August 21

Our care package came from Utah on Thursday of last week.  We had to wait till Friday to pick it up as one can only pick up overseas packages from 11 to 2.  It was a different experience.  After we showed our ID we waited for the packages to be brought up front.  When they came, I had to open them up.  I started to take what was inside out, but I must not have been doing it fast enough as the postal employee began to help me.  We took out the clothes, uno cards, more clothes, metamucil before he got bored.  I then opened the other package which was filled with the same stuff all of which was listed on the manifest.  After two skirts came out, he just waved me away and began to close up the last box while I stuffed our stuff back into the other box.  We were charged $3F per box for the inspection.  Not bad, and the packages got here in exactly two week.  They were hammered, but intact.

The postal employee might have thought it was boring, but I was so excited I could hardly stand myself.  I rushed home and hung up each item of apparel the girls had sent me.  Admiring as I went.  I didn't try any on; I just wanted to look at the new possibilities.  I am not sure why I am so uptight about not having enough clothes.  At home, I wear the same three or four outfits over and over and yet here it is really bugging me that I do not have more choices.  Buying here is tough.  So many of the senior sisters have had clothes they bought here fall apart, shrink, bleed, etc.  So I just admired my new clothes hanging all over the room for a day or two.  One blouse in particular amazed me.  I have a cute skirt that only has two blouses that match it.  I love wearing it, so I had asked the girls to buy me a blouse to match.  "Could they find me a maroony/red blouse?"  As soon as I found the blouse, I ran to get the skirt.  It was an exact match. One would think I had purchased them together.  Looking at it, I realized that it was raspberry colored; however, maroony/red worked beautifully.  I have wonderful daughters.

On Monday I tried everything on.  Everything fit although none of the skirts are the same size.  I wore the first outfit today, and got lots of compliments.   It was a great day.