On Friday, my cell phone died. We do not have a home phone and my cell phone number is used as our "home" phone. I was completely lost all day on Friday without my phone. I knew I was heading to St. George the following week for a conference and I wanted/needed a new phone before my travels.
On Saturday, we took the girls to my Mom's around 5 o'clock and Dave and I headed to the Verizon store. Finally, Dave and I left the Verizon store at 7 o'clock frustrated that we waited 50 minutes for a salesman and then were bummed to find that we could only purchase two phones that did not require us to pay an additional $30 per month for Internet service.
First of all.....I do not want to spend an additional $30 per month to have Internet access on my phone. "Supposedly" the manufactures are starting to require this. I did not want to spend of $50 for a new phone. Of the two choices I had, one was for $79.99 after the mail-in rebate and the other was $129.99 after the mail-in rebate. AARRGGHHH!!
As we're driving around town running our other errands, I called Traci to see if her provided made her sign up for Internet service when she upgraded her phone a few weeks ago. One of the phones Verizon was telling me needed Internet services was one that Traci upgraded too. Long story short.....Traci did not have to sign up for Internet service and she told us to check out the phones at Walmart. I did not know that you could upgrade your cell phone at Walmart for TONS cheaper!
Here we are at Walmart purchasing a new phone for $28.88 compared to the $129.99 at Verizon. After going through all of the hassles because we are on the Friends and Family plan and Dave is not authorized on the account, we were ready to purchase. Dave had to call Customer Service who then had to call his sister Erin so he could be authorized. Then, Dave had to call Erin to get her SSN, Birth date, Driver's License Number and Expiration. My goodness! They might as well asked for a blood sample too!
We're at the check out. We're ready to activate the phone and pay. The sales guy at Walmart calles Verizon customer service, which Dave talked to them 5 minutes prior and guess what? They are now closed. Yep, no cell phone purchase for Dave and Michelle. We left Walmart empty handed too. Are you kidding me?!?!? We finally were back to pick up the girls at 8:30 and according to "our" plan, we wanted to be home much before this watching a movie and eating popcorn.
On Friday night at 10 p.m., I checked for messages on my broken phone by using Dave's phone. There were two messages from the Executive Secretary for the Stake President for Dave. He wanted Dave to call him back so he could set up an appointment for Dave Sunday morning.
I passed the message on to Dave and told him that he'd have to give him a call sometime on Saturday. Dave's comment was something to the effect of, "I'm sure they want me to be stake athletic director or something. It can't be anything too major and would I be terrible if I didn't want to do it?"
Well, the craziness of Saturday came and went and around 9:30 p.m. I reminded Dave that he hadn't called the executive secretary back. Oh well. It can't be that important. I'm sure they'll call back and set something up for next Sunday. That was that and off to bed we went.
Ashley gave the scripture in primary opening exercises on Sunday and both Dave and I went in to help and support her. After her scripture, Dave rode with another guy in the ward to take a baby home to his Dad for a nap and to check up on him and do a little home teaching. They guy had had another surgery on his arm. Now that Mendon has four wards, we are no longer to hold Sunday school in the chapel.
So being late to Sunday school is not fun trying to find a seat in the Relief Society room that is packed like sardines. Instead of fighting my way in and making a grand entrance because I was late, I went and sat on the couch in the foyer. Dave returned from his "home teaching" and sat with me. The next ward coming in needed additional chairs set up for a farewell so Dave was off helping when the Bishop approached me on the couch. He asked how Dave was handling the new calling. What? I had to explain that our phone was broken and Dave hadn't chatted with the Stake President yet. Dave returns and again the Bishop asks, "You didn't chat with the Stake President? Well, he's here setting the others apart I can see if he has time to chat with you." What? Setting the others apart? This can't be a major calling remember? They only asked to chat with Dave. Don't they ask to meet with both of you when it's something big?
Dave went off with the Bishop to find the Stake President and I went off to Relief Society. For some reason I chose to sit on the back row this day. I gave the opening prayer and said I would read a part of the lesson. As I'm sitting here, the next thing I know, I'm getting a tap on my shoulder. It's Dave saying, "Come with me." I walk out and ask what's going on. He says to come and be with him while he's set apart for his new calling. I ask what it is. He says Elders Quorum President and I laughed. He said, "Just kidding. It's Second Counselor in the Elder's Quorum Presidency."
Let the whirlwind begin. We're off to the room and get to the door as they're setting apart the President. Then it's time to set apart the First Counselor. Then Dave and then the Secretary. After that, the Stake Presidency says to have the exiting Presidency give their testimony and then in incoming Presidency is to give their testimony. Now if you know Dave and I, you know this is not something we do easily. We really like to keep quiet in our chairs and keep to ourselves. Especially because we are both such sympathy criers.
Dave did an awesome job with his testimony. Yes, he was already doing the sympathy crying before he even went to the front of the room but that's alright. He has such a big heart and I do have to say the spirit was EXTREMELY strong in the room.
This Sunday we chose to drive the golf cart to church. It's probably one of the last times this year we could do it. It was a nice sunny morning. As we're driving home, Dave takes a breath and says, "That is so not what I thought was going to happen today."
It's probably a good thing it turned out this way. If Dave had a few days to think about this new calling he may have very well said no. Being caught off guard and totally caught up in the whirlwind was probably the best way to go.
Dave will do great in this calling. He was taught in his younger years the concept of serving other. This is something he likes to do and he does it very well. I know he will be great!
When we got home from church, we took some random pictures of the girls:
This is the skirt Hannah made in her sewing class.......
Wait a minute! Stay here!
Now give us a funny face.......
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