We passed the immigration test and now we can stay for our full mission. We need to re-register with our commune (neighborhood) and then we will be good for 3 more years. We only need it until next April though.
We started doing the early 1800 protocols and they are awful. They are about 4 or 5 inches thick and weigh so little that if you hit it wrong - the whole book goes flying. Our images also reduced by half because it takes 2 pages across to record all of the information. They are basically ledgers. We had no problem with the first 3 books but now these thicker ones have us on edge. We will hopefully be finished this week. Jeppe wants to have a party to mark the end of our first project. It is Thursday because Friday we are going to the temple for the first time in 6 weeks.
I walked home today without a cover up of any sort. It was interesting to walk in shirtsleeves. So beautiful today.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Daylight Savings Time
Last night at the President Sederholm's house, we found out that Denmark has Daylight Savings Time. I have never been a fan but I am now. To wake up every morning at 5:30 a.m. because the sun is blasting through the blinds is hard. This way the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. - a more acceptable time for a few days anyway.
This will be short and sweet. We are on our way to another dinner for the Thorne's and I have to get ready. I have been fighting a horrible headache all day but at least it feels like 60 degrees outside. I will take that warmth any day. I won't need to wear a sweater on the way to the Hansen's tonight, we will be carrying our sweaters to wear home.
We need to be aware of pickpockets right now. One of our fellow senior sisters lost everything the other day. I am actually locking my purse with a travel lock so they can't take anything. Should be an interesting summer.
This will be short and sweet. We are on our way to another dinner for the Thorne's and I have to get ready. I have been fighting a horrible headache all day but at least it feels like 60 degrees outside. I will take that warmth any day. I won't need to wear a sweater on the way to the Hansen's tonight, we will be carrying our sweaters to wear home.
We need to be aware of pickpockets right now. One of our fellow senior sisters lost everything the other day. I am actually locking my purse with a travel lock so they can't take anything. Should be an interesting summer.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Stilhed - Silent
As we are doing the protocols, we see STILHED on entries. It means silent. How do you have a silent funeral and why is this so important that it is noted? Do you just sit there in silence with no music and talking? No one at that archive really knew what it was. They surmised the same thing I did. Finally last week, I asked Helge. She said it meant that is was not advertised in the newspapers or made public. It is for family only. It is interesting because as the years have gone on, these have become extremely popular.
We finished the more current end of these protocols and have 11 more from the early 1800's to do. Then we will do the German graves and on to the next project. We are waiting for the orders from Salt Lake. The woman that does the conservation of the documents, Anni, said that they have 40 kilometers of documents that they would like to have digitized just for the city of Copenhagen. FamilySearch is a bit picky about what they are willing to do. They want the most bang for their time.
Annika, the young woman that came in the same time we did, is only going to be there until May. They did not extend her contract. I will be sad to see her go. She is a delightful young lady. Maybe I keep falling in love with these young women because they remind me of our daughters.
I don't know if I have posted this before or not - but they do not use disposable things here. Lunch is always eaten on a plate with utensils, even if it is just a sandwich. Open face sandwiches are always eaten with a knife and fork. If you think about it - that does cut down on trash. We get a good bit of money back on our plastic bottles. They are great at recycling here. Lunch is also what we would consider breakfast fare in the states. At least a couple of times a week, it is eggs (done different ways), bacon or ham and toast. For dessert, most of the guys have Nutella on bread. All of the permanent young men that are employed at the archive, pool their resources and take turns preparing lunch. When it is Daniel and Jeppe's turn, it is quite a feast. The rest of the guys just buy sandwich fixings. Anni, had the most beautiful open face sandwich the other day. She had thinly sliced ham, Havarti cheese and sliced radishes on that. On the side she had avocado, and a fresh fruit salad. It was beautifully plated - which seems the norm for the employees in our office. It looks like they have received the food from a restaurant, but I watched them put it together in the kitchen.
We are going to the Mission President's home for dinner tonight. Another senior couple has just arrived and we will be introduced to them there. Sister Swena and Sister Hamblin found us a rug for our living room. When they come to pick us up, we will receive our rug. Yeah, that will help with the cold floors this winter.
We finished the more current end of these protocols and have 11 more from the early 1800's to do. Then we will do the German graves and on to the next project. We are waiting for the orders from Salt Lake. The woman that does the conservation of the documents, Anni, said that they have 40 kilometers of documents that they would like to have digitized just for the city of Copenhagen. FamilySearch is a bit picky about what they are willing to do. They want the most bang for their time.
Annika, the young woman that came in the same time we did, is only going to be there until May. They did not extend her contract. I will be sad to see her go. She is a delightful young lady. Maybe I keep falling in love with these young women because they remind me of our daughters.
I don't know if I have posted this before or not - but they do not use disposable things here. Lunch is always eaten on a plate with utensils, even if it is just a sandwich. Open face sandwiches are always eaten with a knife and fork. If you think about it - that does cut down on trash. We get a good bit of money back on our plastic bottles. They are great at recycling here. Lunch is also what we would consider breakfast fare in the states. At least a couple of times a week, it is eggs (done different ways), bacon or ham and toast. For dessert, most of the guys have Nutella on bread. All of the permanent young men that are employed at the archive, pool their resources and take turns preparing lunch. When it is Daniel and Jeppe's turn, it is quite a feast. The rest of the guys just buy sandwich fixings. Anni, had the most beautiful open face sandwich the other day. She had thinly sliced ham, Havarti cheese and sliced radishes on that. On the side she had avocado, and a fresh fruit salad. It was beautifully plated - which seems the norm for the employees in our office. It looks like they have received the food from a restaurant, but I watched them put it together in the kitchen.
We are going to the Mission President's home for dinner tonight. Another senior couple has just arrived and we will be introduced to them there. Sister Swena and Sister Hamblin found us a rug for our living room. When they come to pick us up, we will receive our rug. Yeah, that will help with the cold floors this winter.
Happy Birthday, Heather
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| Today is Heather Lou's birthday. She is 35! I am getting old. Here is Heather and Sunshine. Heather, you wonder why your girls don't smile in pictures!? |
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| Heather and her husband, Brandon |
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| Heather with her sisters and Popi. This year begins another chapter in your life. Keep true to the faith and stay close to your Father in Heaven. Life is going to be wonderful for you. Love you so much. |
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The Train Station
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| The ceiling to the train station. There are pigeon nests in those rafters. Today we went in and found out the reason we couldn't evaluate our books yesterday was because of a brown out caused by the new dishwasher. There was an electrician in all day trying to fix the problem but he was telling Christian, the guy over all of the archives for Copenhagen, that there were many many severe problems. When we were downloading at lunch we lost our data because the power was turned off again. It now will not upload onto the external hard drive. We are waiting for the fix for that now. |
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Days are getting easier...
It is hard to get back into the swing of things when you have been away for so long. That plus Clyde being so sick that his recovery is moving along slowly. We have had 3 good days this week but ended up coming home early today because of a glitch in the program again. We were reviewing book #4 when all of the sudden it just spun and froze. About every 3 or 4 minutes, another page would be there for our evaluation but when we are used to doing the whole process in less time than that - it was frustrating. We finally shut everything down and will try again tomorrow. We have sore muscles like in the beginning but other than that - life is good.
Mads took pictures of us today doing our work. We will let you know when they are put on the website and you can see for yourselves (all three of you that read this blog).
Vanessa, a young woman that we were very close too, came in today with lots of hugs for both of us. She is a charming and wonderful young woman. She loves her new job but we miss her sweet smile everyday.
It was cold and rainy today. This is what it was like when our family came to Denmark, 42 years ago - on the trip that Marianne said she could never say was a fun experience - no matter how old she got.
We are laughing about how much things have changed in our lives in the last year. A year ago, we received our call to Denmark, and were desperately trying to find a place to put our stuff in storage in Kerrville. No matter how many companies Clyde called or emailed - we never heard from one of them. It turns out that we were not supposed to be there but in Manti. Everything fell into place for that location. Now it looks like we will have granddaughters in Manti, living quite close by.
This morning when I got off the bus, the bus driver tried to squash me. The bus doors don't pop open when something is in the way like they do in the US or like elevators do. You can end up getting really hurt on them. Today, I was stepping off the bus and there were 4 other people behind me, when the doors started shutting. I am bruised because of the impact but the other women that I have a nodding acquaintance with, started yelling at the bus driver to open the door. I was out of there before I was too hurt. Some bus drivers don't like to stop and don't like to open the doors. It is interesting using the public transportation here.
Mads took pictures of us today doing our work. We will let you know when they are put on the website and you can see for yourselves (all three of you that read this blog).
Vanessa, a young woman that we were very close too, came in today with lots of hugs for both of us. She is a charming and wonderful young woman. She loves her new job but we miss her sweet smile everyday.
It was cold and rainy today. This is what it was like when our family came to Denmark, 42 years ago - on the trip that Marianne said she could never say was a fun experience - no matter how old she got.
We are laughing about how much things have changed in our lives in the last year. A year ago, we received our call to Denmark, and were desperately trying to find a place to put our stuff in storage in Kerrville. No matter how many companies Clyde called or emailed - we never heard from one of them. It turns out that we were not supposed to be there but in Manti. Everything fell into place for that location. Now it looks like we will have granddaughters in Manti, living quite close by.
This morning when I got off the bus, the bus driver tried to squash me. The bus doors don't pop open when something is in the way like they do in the US or like elevators do. You can end up getting really hurt on them. Today, I was stepping off the bus and there were 4 other people behind me, when the doors started shutting. I am bruised because of the impact but the other women that I have a nodding acquaintance with, started yelling at the bus driver to open the door. I was out of there before I was too hurt. Some bus drivers don't like to stop and don't like to open the doors. It is interesting using the public transportation here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Today we met Sabrina...
Today, a lovely woman came into the archives and introduced herself. It was Sabrina, Jeppe's wife. We had a wonderful visit. She was very interested in what we were doing. She loved the set up and was thrilled we would do this for the Danish people. It was a wonderful opportunity to finally get a face with the name. Jeppe is very proud of his family - and he should be.
Mio was back. His dad had a meeting and as I walked back, I saw this little 5 year old bossing all of the people in his dad's office around and telling them what he wanted. I just laughed. He does come down to see us and tries to scare us. Such a boy!
Pirnelle brought a tray of sprouts into lunch today. The guys in the office had taken an old, broken keyboard and planted sprouts in it. There was a note on her computer that said she had been gone so long, her keyboard had sprouted. Like I have said before, this office is fun to work with.
It was interesting at lunch because everyone was talking about Putin and the Russians taking over the Crimea. Their concern was, what if he has designs on Denmark and other small countries? This is exactly how WWII started. It was quite fascinating to listen to their very legitimate concerns.
We have both been chilly today. The weather never heated up and now it is raining. It will be a miserable day tomorrow. I ache from my neck down. I think I am getting arthritis in my neck. Not fun.
Mio was back. His dad had a meeting and as I walked back, I saw this little 5 year old bossing all of the people in his dad's office around and telling them what he wanted. I just laughed. He does come down to see us and tries to scare us. Such a boy!
Pirnelle brought a tray of sprouts into lunch today. The guys in the office had taken an old, broken keyboard and planted sprouts in it. There was a note on her computer that said she had been gone so long, her keyboard had sprouted. Like I have said before, this office is fun to work with.
It was interesting at lunch because everyone was talking about Putin and the Russians taking over the Crimea. Their concern was, what if he has designs on Denmark and other small countries? This is exactly how WWII started. It was quite fascinating to listen to their very legitimate concerns.
We have both been chilly today. The weather never heated up and now it is raining. It will be a miserable day tomorrow. I ache from my neck down. I think I am getting arthritis in my neck. Not fun.
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