Week 10

Hey,

Nothing good is happening this week. Sleep is perfectly fine. It is my knees. So I got my new bike, and no knee problems, till maybe Tuesday. It felt as if they were grinding together again. Then on Thusday (or around then) my knee popped just above the knee-cap on my right leg. Since then I have been limping everywhere. It hurts to walk on it for a long time and biking is completely out of the picture now. If I go biking again, my knees will just get worse. Going up and down stairs is not good, especially if they do not have a rail or something to hold on to. I have been getting better lately and am able to walk much better, but still limping. It is likely that we will get a car.

Total on the bike is $600. It is a really good bike. It sold for nearly 65% off the price of a new one. It really does not help now that I cannot ride a bike anymore. If I were using it, I would be happy. But, since I am not, I am kinda frustrated.

That is really the only thing this week. I am still in my original area. Others count their transfers, I don't. It is too confusing. Friday was insane. We were basically stuck in the apartment, not able to do much of anything the entire time except study. We were getting cabin fever. We were able to get out of the house and get rides from people to places. When we got back, the house was full of people. Now I do mean full. Complete with kids running up and down the stairs with lightsabers and playing in our basement. We hunkered down in our room, unable to study because of the noise. Cabin fever made us go insane with all of that going on. This lasted for maybe two hours. After one hour though, the kids were forced upstairs. My mind basically whited out. Here I am, crippled, have cabin fever, and there is noise everywhere and you cannot study or get much of anything done. I was near the point of insanity.

As I said, this week was not good. I hope we can get a mode of transportation soon. By the way, the thing about Elder Packer. Aparently it was primarily towards that group. Many people in there are living beyond their means. I've noticed that here. Houses are at least 3,000 sq. feet. Some have two, one for warm weather and one for cold. That is basically it. I just hope I can get back to work soon. I feel as if I am holding things back because of this knee. I'll be alright...just my moods are down.

Love ya,
Elder Waller
We are concerned about the knee issue. I will have to call to get a better understanding.

Hey,

Forgot to mention something. The people here at the Family History Center are doing work on the Waller line. They found Great Grandpa Waller, his father and mother, some others, and also a line that no one has found out yet. Her name is Mary Land. She is the part of a line no one knew about. When I get this information in a packet, I'll send it out to you.

Love ya,
Elder Waller

I hope he is right about this. We waited a long time for a break. I'll need to get Chuck over there to check it out.