It seemed to be a week of large and small - mostly large!! We had to take one of the cars to the shop so I got to drive (I haven't driven since we've been here). Somewhere along the route we got separated, I had some idea how to get there but not for sure. It took me just long enough to find the shop for Clark to drop off the "sick" car and start walking to our next destination. I got to the shop of workers who don't speak English - I pointed to my badge, they pointed to the door. Did that mean "get out?" or that "Mein Mann" had left? They let me use the phone to find him. That night twenty-one of us went bowling - haven't bowled in years - followed by "All you can eat ribs!" We had another good turn-out to Institute on Tuesday and had pulled pork sandwiches. These two large meals were followed by a large lunch at the home of some fantastic people. They told us the story of their lives through the war - they have seen some rough times but are so grateful for family, the gospel and small things in their lives now. It was humbling to be in their home. That night was another large experience - 12 people from around the world at German class! Another large experience was being able to go to the Swiss Temple - we heard French, Italian, German and even English while we were there. We made another trip to fix a bed in Zurich and another trip to Gottmadingen to pick up our snow tires and extra "garbage" that needed to be cleaned out of their apartment. I guess there was really nothing small about this week - we experienced miracles, love, gratitude, humility and fun. We are so grateful for this experience!

Amazing people!

"All you can eat ribs!" Monday nights! I think we have found
our new Family Home Evening Activity!



We both got to bowl!



Most are from other countries wanting to learn German. More amazing people!

It was a gorgeous day in Bern, you could see the Alps!




On one of our trips we took a wrong turn and wound up at this little covered
bridge. It was barely wide enough for one car so we had to take turns.



We held our breath, pounded a bit, he can sleep on a comfy bed again!



This is a bed. We are learning way more about German beds than we thought we
would ever need, this "frame"was 1/2 centimeter too big for the bed, so Handyman
 sawed off the needed amount, they put it back together.
 




I posted a picture a few months ago at this same place,
it was a corn field. Now that the corn has been
harvested we can see clear to the Bodensee and the
Alps beyond! This is up the hill from our apartment.

We haul stuff in to apartments, we haul stuff out of apartments!