Mark is nearing the end of his semester! He had a lot of work to do this week. He’s finishing up his modeling class and writing the introduction to an article he is writing. He attended a Technical Advisory Group for Great Salt Lake.
I met with each of the study groups from my BYUI class this week. I haven’t had a lot of live interactions with my students, but I’ve really grown to love them. I’m going to miss seeing their videos and reading their reports. Several students thanked me for helping them this semester and that made me so happy. I hope I really did make a difference for them.
Our internet was out all across campus early on Thursday which made for a stressful morning. I had to cancel my vipkid classes and send in proof that our internet was not working. Hopefully they approve my proof soon so I don’t have to pay the cancellation fee. On Thursday our water pressure went really low and I was worried it was going to go off again so I filled up a bunch of water bottles! Luckily it only lasted ten minutes this time!
Friday night was the Deseret Book Christmas concert. It was virtual this year, but we still really enjoyed it! We heard the Bonner Family and Nathan Pacheco sing, and David Butler narrated. They’re some of our favorites so it was really great! Mark and I worked on some Christmas gifts while listening.
We found out Mark’s cousin is in quarantine because her roommate has COVID. We were planning to go to Walmart on Saturday and were able to get some groceries for them. We also took them a couple of our movies to borrow. We left them outside their door and they came to the window to thank us. We hope they’ll be well, and were glad we could help. The COVID vaccine has been approved in the US and we’re hopeful things will improve once it gets out to the majority of the population! We can’t wait to visit family, travel, go to church, and go to a store without masks!
My African Violet is blossoming for the first time! I love plants, but have the hardest time keeping them alive. African Violets are pretty hardy, non-toxic for dogs, and beautiful, so I asked Mark to get me one for my birthday last summer. I named her Penelope 🙂
Our Story: The Bell Family 