Email # 22

> hey family! bad news on the hip.... it hasnt gotten any better. i cant
> walk on it for more than a half hour before it starts to hurt. so the
> zone leaders want me in for the day unless we have an appointment
> scheduled. my appointment with the orthopod is on monday the 18th and
> from there we will know where/when i get the mri on it. ive talked to
> a couple doctors and another orthopedic surgeon in the ward and he
> said that i most likely have a tear in it.  ill update you on what happens....

> so not too much has happened this week because we have had to stay
> in all day which drives us crazy! and we cant go drive anywhere
> because the mission is cutting our miles so now we only have 750 miles
> to drive per month instead of the usual 900 we had. and we cant walk
> anywhere or bike because of my hip, so we are just stuck... lame!
> sounds like you had a great time at beckas homecoming and for
> jackies birthday! thats pretty awesome that you were able to go to
> that and thanks for giving her a hug for me! haha. its so crazy that
> she is already home! it seriously doesnt feel like too long ago that
> chase and i were singing at her farewell! it is crazy how time flies
> sometimes. and ive already been out for almost 6 months. thats even
> more crazy! thats how long chase had been out when i left for the mtc
> and now hes been out for a year now! time is going to start going by
> faster and faster now. how are the oppenlanders doing? i miss them a
> lot!

> im so happy to hear that kennady is doing so well with the sports
> she is involved in. who wouldve thought that she would enjoy
> swimming?! tell her to keep it up! 
> im not even able to workout right now because of my leg. so im just
> getting fat!  i feel disgusting. what
> size is that brown suit?  i seriously look like a tool in the
> suit coat i have now. its way too small...the deacons look better than
> me -__- i went to goodwill and they didnt have any suit coats there
> my size or anything close to it. 

> the weather here is beginning to warm up. it was in the low 90's
> this week with a bit of humidity. today was like 40% humidity i think
> at 87 degrees. not too bad. everyone is telling me that the summer is
> not going to be fun at all! i dont even know what to expect. maybe i
> can lose some weight! haha

> sorry i am emailing you later today. we just came from the
> midlothian house and were trying to shoot squirrels in the backyard
> because i want to fry some up for dinner one night. i bought a wrist
> rocket and some marbles and have been trying to kill one of those
> suckers for the past week but cant seem to do so. the time will come
> though. :) yesterday we went with the johnsons to the hospital to give
> a less active member a blessing. i guess she was found unconscious
> outside the barbershop she works at and her grandson was robbed at
> gunpoint the night before so she was distraught at that also. we are
> still working with darnell. he wasnt able to come to church yesterday
> which means we will probably have to push his baptism back a couple
> weeks. we are meeting with him this week to discuss it.
> can you send me my black pocket knife? i could use that. its the
> bench made one.

> i hope you all have a wonderful week! take care! have fun in cali!
> love,elder baldwin
>