This is a trial and hopefully we have things working so we can get back on track with this blog.  Today was our P-day so we went to Akron to visit this house.  It is the Stan Hywet House built in 1915.  It belonged to the Goodyear Rubber inventor the Seiberling Family.  Wow!!! it is over 65000 square feet with twenty three bathrooms, a swimming pool and even a full sized gym. There is about 70 acres of gardens.  Truly a breathtaking place and we enjoyed it. Took the Nook and Cranny Tour and so really get into all of them.  We also walked through the main home and out through the gardens.  Was a fun day. 

This is the rock quarry on the property that has filled with water surrounded by the beautiful gardens.

We keep having trouble with our desk top computer so purchased a new lap top and we are getting acquainted.  So far it is working pretty good but it is taking some getting used to.  If this works I will do some catching up. 

Well, we got lost. Yep! Lost! The RUUUTTTSTONROADRALLY happened on Saturday. We helped get things going and then took off with our set of directions. Got so involved getting the photo for extra points that we missed the first turn off so had to turn around and go back....lost time. Didn't do too bad after that, got our second set of instructions and off we went again. Well we also got turned around this time as well but ended up being first at the next check in point. Not sure if that was a good thing or not. Then things really got nasty. We went left instead of right for 5 miles, finally realized and turned around, took another wrong turn because it didn't match the instructions and so finally just set our GPS for the church and headed there. Well, upon arriving everyone else was sitting there eating sandwiches and not missing us at all. Guess they had decided that we had just headed home. Anyway, so much for that, however we still have the instructions and might try it again on our own. Got to see a lot of new country so it was a fun adventure. We had our singles activity for July. It was a river walk with John Ridinger to learn about some of the history of the Cuyahoga River and the settlement of Kent. Only trouble was that no singles turned up. It had rained hard all day so that discouraged some and not sure what else but the Wells' had a great personal tour and enjoyed it very much. We also took our P-day and went to Kirtland. The Petersons took us to Garfield's Home which is a national park. It was very interesting and quite the house. We learned quite a bit of history concerning that President of only 200 days. Most of the home was built after he died. This one picture is of his office, notice the big chair...he liked to sit side ways with his legs over the one side. Things are considerably slower here at the home but we still have some very special tours. It is amazing how many connections can be made with the people who come. They have been in our home town or know someone we know, etc. They all love the Johnson Home and we love sharing with them. We had our zone conference last week in Youngstown and it was really good. It is fun to be able to meet with the young missionaries and to be taught by them. The couples are usually the investigators and they teach us. So it is fun. President and Sister Vellinga are so good and it is always great to be taught by them. Transfers are coming up soon and it is hard to believe how fast time is flying by. We did get a new couple in Kirtland, the Walkers, who have moved into the Palmer's home and are assigned to the Cleveland 3rd ward. The Palmers were suddenly moved to Canton as MLS missionaries (member, leadership support). The couple that were serving there had an emergency at home and so Palmers were assigned to take their place. They will be able to come up on occasion and help at the Johnson Home so we will see them some times.


Our 'singles group

Well, this is as far as I get.   I have been fighting this computer for the last three weeks and no solution is in sight.  I did get this photo posted but that was the last.  We are working on it so hopefully things can get better.  If anyone has a solution as to why as I try to upload a picture to post it kicks me off of the internet, we would appreciate knowing that. 
AAAARRGGG.... computers who think they are so smart.....