Shurtz Start to Finnish

On Sunday, Sept 23rd, we left in the afternoon to drive to Mikkeli  so we would be there on Monday morning for zone conference.  We saw another brilliant rainbow! This time it was a double rainbow.  I kept trying to capture it, but it was very difficult as we were driving. Once again the colors were more vibrant than I have ever seen in a rainbow.  You could distinctly see every color, and even a little beyond the red at the top and the purple at the bottom. Such a beautiful sky and clouds as the sun set.  We passed so many lakes!  This lake was reflecting the last of the color from the sky, just as we got to the turnoff for our hotel. I had found a hotel online that was about 10-15 minutes out of town.  It had good reviews and was cheaper than other places.  It was an old manor house that had been turned into a hotel.  They had rooms in the actual manor house and also rooms in a new building. The o...

The week of Sept. 17 - 23 was spent catching up after our trip as well as getting ready for zone conferences. It was a busy week, but not too many pictures. The glass shelf for our fridge that Vanhin Shurtz had ordered to replace the one that broke finally came in.  Vanhin Shurtz was able to go pick it up and then the next morning he was able to get it put in the fridge.  We are glad to have that little bit of extra space again.  We got a new shredder in the office. Vanhin Shurtz got it unpacked.  Sisaret Airto ja Shurtz got it running and tested.  There was also a bonus that came with the shredder order. Sisar Airto was pretty excited about it! Yummy!  On Saturday, the sisters needed someone to go teaching with them to a less active member.  They hated asking us because it was our p-day. We were able to arrange to go with them. Just as we left our apartment we saw a beautiful rainbow. The picture doesn't begin to capture...