Day TWENTY FOUR. Truly a Day of Rest.

Day 24. Truly a Day of Rest. My body woke up bright and early, but my brain did not. It was truly a day to be lazy and rest up. I wrote blog entries, responded to emails, watched Saturday morning conference, and priesthood session, read recipes, and studied....all from the comfort of my bed. Only to get up for the loo & to eat. I did manage to take a walk midafternoon around the neighborhood to the Thames River, as it is only .5 miles from the house. On the map, it looks like a nice big park between the house and the river. Turns out that half of the park, are private estates, and so a big brick wall surronds that portion. When I made it to the river, it was an industrial section, nothing grand or glamourous, just water with buildings all around. I debated going further down a bike path, but bikes and I have had a few near incidences that I didnt want to take on. Back home, showered, and back to bed, more studies, more interneting, and trying not to burn the housedown. I decided to warm up a leftover Madeline I had sitting in the fridge, I thought the toaster would be an amazing option for that. Well, toasters here are not like home & do not have the ability to pop up whenever you want. Instead, my madeline got stuck, and caught fire. I tried to unplug the toaster, but I couldnt find the outlet (it was built into the eave on top of the cupboard, hard to get to when your madly blowing the flame out). Finally it went out, kitchen smelled like smoke. There is no exhaust fan over the stove, and all the windows are locked with a key. The only window I did find was in the next room, the bathroom. Luckilly, that helped. I am not good with appliances here. At some point soon I'll only be able to eat out of the fridge or PB Sandwiches for failing to use the stove properly. Ha! Not yet. Back to bed, more studies, warmed up some soup, and watched Sunday Morning Conference at 5pm. I sang my recipes to all the musical numbers. :) Talked to the parents inbetween sessions, watched Downton Abey, and went to bed. It was nice to have a lazy day, not feeling obligated to go anywhere, see something, or do anything but be lazy.