Thursday, 10 February 2011

Another cake.... another goodbye.....

Time flies! It seems like yesterday that the O'Neals came to the project. That was 18 months ago. Among other things JT found lots of new ways to "break" things!!! Fortunately most of not all I could fix! I hope he's not trained any one to replace him!! I'll still miss him, even for all that - he kept me on my toes. Now there is only 3 camera operators and over 3000 volumes to do in this set!
This is Mary Jo's last day of Quality Control.
JT's last report!
Let then eat cake..... As usual there is cake when a couple leave. I seem to remember that there would be a few NAS Staff to say good bye, but sadly there was very, very few this time.




Monday, 7 February 2011

2011.... the beginning....

Well it's been a while since I last put any thing here. I'm glad to say that the cast come off after 6 weeks just in time for a hernia operation! Well I 'm fully recovered and looking forward to my 2nd birthday as Bishop!


The group at the beginning of the year comprised of:
Back row: Mary Joines, Magaret Reid, Linda Iverson, Cindy Lee, Mary Jo O'Neal, Anice Nolen;
Front row: Jimmy Reid, Ned Iverson, Allan Lee, JT O'Neal and Mike Mitchell.





Mary Joines and Anice Nolen stopped over for a few weeks before going on to Belfast and joining the Finlays at PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland). They left at the end of January. They enjoyed their time in Edinburgh and even went to the Burn's Supper at Livingston Ward. Here is a picture of the Reids and the Lees. Jimmy looked wonderful in his kilt etc! People keep asking if they will see me in a kilt... I wouldn't say never, but I have survived for nearly 49 years with out wearing one.... need I say more?

Yet again the time has come to let a missionary couple go, and this time it's JT and Mary Jo O'Neal to go home. They have done a lot in their time here. They started in Livingston and served in Primary. After about 7 months and the return of the Buckwalters, they were asked to be the YSA Couple for the Stake, which meant they transfered to the Edinburgh Ward. It was a sad loss for Livingston, but they gained the Lees, and the work with the YSA is important. When they left both Daniel and Zac were part of the YSA. Both of the boys are talking missions, so watch this space. Little Thomas will miss them. Daniel started a new job today - a full time job with full time money, so that's exciting!