34 down, 39 to go

I have been busily working in the sewing sweatshop trying to prepare for the Bijou Market that will be going on November 19th & 20th. I had 74 onesies to begin with and am working hard to get all of them done. I figure the more that I have, the more likely I am to meet someone's "needs" and hopefully the more likely I am to sell some of them. I have also been working on some baby shoes, which are way more adorable in person than they appear in picture, but they take at least 2.5 hours to complete 1 pair. Couple that with the stomach flu that hit me HARD two days ago, the horrible sick feeling I've felt for the past few days and it's been a little rough these past few days.

We are thoroughly enjoying the leaves that are changing in our neighborhood. One of the more main streets right by our house is flanked by the biggest, most beautiful trees. I love the fall for the leaves, especially for the sound of them crunching underneath my feet. Unfortunately, it also means that winter is on its way and soon it will be covered in snow..... Sad.

A Temple in Lisbon, Portugal

John and I so enjoyed General Conference this morning and afternoon. We sat down to listen to this morning's session in the comfort of our own home (I actually think we were eating Twinkies at the time) and heard President Monson announce that a temple will be built in Portugal. We both were SHOCKED and I immediately started bawling. John also joined in with the tear fest and we rejoiced at this announcement. For those of us in the states, it is really exciting to hear of a temple being constructed and making things closer for us. For those who live outside of the states, a temple even in their COUNTRY is a huge, huge deal. The Portuguese people are our favorites on the earth and we really came to love them as we served our missions there. We are so excited for what it means, the declaration that it is that Portugal will have a temple, that will probably only be populated by Portuguese, that the members are ready to have a temple to stand on its own for them, that Heavenly Father trusts them with the sacred responsibility of a temple. We feel so blessed to have served there and to have come to know such amazing and wonderful people. We are already planning on going to the dedication (whenever that will be....) with Laura and look forward to seeing the Church growing even more in Portugal.