JULY 23-29
MONDAY.Wagon Tour 6:30 - no first tour at 7 but took the 9 and 11am.The flag at the Temple was flying half mast and when I made inquires, it was in behalf of those who lost lives in Colorado. I am living in such a cloistered life that I didn't know of the tragedy until I asked someone. It was 100 by then so they closed up the wagon tours.At one point today it was 110 in the shade...that is 40degrees Celsius. I worked on my Cast manager assignment all afternoon trying to get things organised. Headed off to the Sunset Show which they held inside because of the heat.Our lawn is so brown but we are not to water it with our tap water,
TUESDAY Woke to 85 Degree weather/I walked up to the post office and it was a wonderful surprise to get mail from Hill Spring.The ward has sent a letter as well as my forwarded mail from Hill Spring.Worked with S/Young on the cast list as she is making changes and then off to the Tinshop from 12-6.We were very busy today and actually had one tour of 30 people in that small place.I was working with S/Kinikini who is from Tonga.but lives in Salt Lake now. She is preparing to go home in 2 weeks and told me that the 18 months will go fast. Indeed it has been 4 months already and I just have to get in the habit of writing every night on this blog.Tonight I have been working on getting the line up out to the cast for tomorrow and it will be interesting to see how many changes will take place before the performance.
PREPARATION DAY Awake before the robins this morning.At the 8am Training Meeting, we had a presentation on Listening Skills.E/Wise gave part of the presentation and he made reference to Steven Covey. It is interesting that I just learned the day before that he had passed away. What a great influence he had on so many lives.   Went to the Temple and visited with a Sister as I was leaving. When she saw my name tag,she asked if I was related to a Brooks who was in Samoa. Her name is Moana Carlon and her father was the Mission  President in Samoa when she was  nine years old. Isn't that amazing that she would remember that name after all these years. Elder Brooks must have left an impression on her. We hope to connect another time when we are not so busy.And yes there were many changes in shuffling people around in the show. It is amazing how the show just goes on with so many unseen problems but there are so many of us on the stage sometimes (40 Plus) that you don't catch all the fun mistakes.
THURSDAY RAIN BEAUTIFUL RAIN. We have needed the rain so bad . Everything is so dry and brown.The temperatures have been 40 and above. Today I was  in the Brigham Young Home on a split shift 9-12 and 3-6.  It is such an honor and a privilege to be in that house.In 1950 the nation honored him by placing a statue of him in the Rotunda in Washington, calling him America's Greatest Colonizer. Then at 6:30 I had the production of Sunset by the Mississippi.
FRIDAY I was at the Family Living Center today. They give demonstrations on pioneer skills on making rope,barrels,pottery, weaving and I was part of the candle, spinning and bread making. In the bread making they talk about making ash bread, where they would cook the bread on the ashes of a fire or on the bricks and put ashes on the bread dough. I had that experience with Kari,James and Grandchildren  when we went camping one summer.The Sisters actually cook bread in the Bustle Ovens here where we do the demonstrations and the guest get to have a piece. The recipe is available on historicnauvoo.net.Tonight was my OFF but I was busy getting the cast line up ready to be sent out and so I am hoping that I can get a grip on these constant changes so that I can get a break.
SAT. Had a quieter day today when I was at the Sarah Granger Kimball Home. It is a bit off the beaten path so we don't get too many visitors. I got to know one of the sisters better and found that we have a common interest in  the artist Carl Bloch. She had seen  the display of his altarpieces at BYU Museum of Art. I had seen the pictures only in an April 2011 Ensign. It really is great to get to know such noble folks such as the likes of her. Another show tonight, so I am very weary tonight.  as mother would say a 'happy tired".