We’re back at our hotel room for the evening and will soon head for bed. We’ve got an early flight tomorrow morning and will go directly 
to the airport after checking out of the hotel.
The remainder of the afternoon was quite pleasant. A huge thunderstorm dropped more than 2 inches of rain shortly after we got back from the baptism. That kept everyone indoors for the remainder of the afternoon. It truly felt like a Sunday afternoon!! Perhaps that’ll count as we won’t get to Church tomorrow. The most eventful part of the afternoon was when a Pyrex dish exploded on the stove top. Jim was getting the dish ready to make gravy from the roast juices, had left it heating up on the top of the stove while he did something else, and it boiled dry. The explosion was pretty spectacular — glass everywhere, particularly all over the stove top and on the floor in front of the stove. What food was on the table was protected, a very good thing. In spite of the fireworks, the dinner was quite tasty.
The picture to the left was taken just prior to the baptism. James is on the left and Steven is on the right. James is just slightly taller than Steven. I’m actually getting to where I’m pretty sure I can tell them apart. They definitely have distinct personalities and differing preferences. However, they sing together beautifully — well in tune and right in time with each other. They really enjoy singing and they could easily be singing close harmony together in a few years as they’ve both got great talent. I was also impressed with the ward support at the baptism. There were more than 25 ward members present at 2:00 p.m. on a sultry Saturday afternoon. James and Steven were the first two baptized in the new ward building. In fact, their baptism was postponed from early June because the ward was being split and they were moving into a brand new building. Jim and LeeAnn attend a good ward and have a good relationship with a number of people in the ward.
For us this was a whirlwind trip. We arrived late Friday night and are leaving early Sunday morning. It is very warm and very humid this time of the year in northern Kentucky. We aren’t used to this kind of weather and it just wears us out. The hotel room’s air conditioner is on full high coldest setting and it isn’t doing the job. We’re looking forward to getting back to the dry country!