Sunday Surprises

Last Sunday's snowstorm . . .

. . . turned into this Sunday's icicles on our chapel.  For such a righteous building, it has some pretty wicked-looking icicles hanging off its roof.  And if you think that's an unusual sight . . .

. . . check out Joy's Sunday footwear.  When her stunned mother asked why she was barefoot at church on a winter day, Joy explained that as we were rushing out the door, she realized she had time to grab paper or shoes, but not both.  She felt it was more important to have paper to draw notes on.

As we waited for the meeting to start, Daniel and Anna walked up to the front to talk with the organist and check out the screen where we read hymn lyrics and watch speakers (some people prefer to give their talks safely from home instead of at the church's pulpit).  Phillip glanced over at them and suddenly exclaimed, "Spider!"  When I looked in vain for a giant, hairy arachnid big enough to be spotted from ten or twenty yards away, he clarified that the computer coding platform displayed on the screen was called Spyder.  Oh.

Speaking of computery stuff, Daniel has been asking to learn more about doing family history research online.  Since teaching and assisting with family history is Daddy's current job in our ward, he spent some time this afternoon helping Daniel set up a FamilySearch account and explore our family tree.

They were both delighted to discover that they have over a hundred ancestors from the Isle of Man, an island in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland.  The Isle of Man is of special interest to Phillip because it hosts a famous motorcycle race he would love to watch in person.  Now we have one more reason to go visit that island someday: I think it would be really cool to explore an area where many of our ancestors lived two or three centuries ago.