THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR

SHOVELING......!!!!!

SNOW that is......these are the boots we purchased back in June when Becky and David where here to visit with us. Stockman's was having a great sale. What better time to get snow boots than in the middle of JUNE!

The surprise was that when we woke up at 5:45 a.m. and looked out the window it was snowing! Had not expected that. Wayne went into 'SNOW MODE' and bundled up....headed out to begin the process....

It was 'O-DARK-HOUR' and lonely but he was eventually joined by a couple of other missionaries. We are on the MORNING SHIFT this week which meant he had to get ready to go to the temple at 7:45 a.m.......didn't leave a lot of time, but.....

It snowed pretty much all day.....as we left the temple, we were met by Veli Pecilius....one of Wayne's 'shoveling buddies'! They make a great team. Veli Pecilius shoveled while we were in the temple and Wayne continued for most of the afternoon.

Bless his heart. Can't tell you how many times he has SHOVELED THESE STEPS!!

It did make for a very pretty KAUNIS SUOMALAINEN TALVI

(beautiful Finnish winter).