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Perplexing Parking Procedures

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Passing the mantle So, we had to take the sisters to the immigration office to pick up a residency card.  We pulled over just long enough to let them out, which is very common.  I looked up and noticed this stack of signs.  30 kph speed limit, passing zone, "no parking" and a towing warning for parking.  There were obviously no cars parked in the zone.  However, after further inspection though, the cars are parked on the sidewalk, which is also very common.  It is much safer to park on the sidewalk rather than the street, at least there, there is no chanced to be towed.  Go figure.  I am a little worried about some of the driving habits I've picked up.  I'm sure the officer will totally understand. Transfers happened again this week and we served them the unthinkable.  Something inside a croissant!  That's just what we do.  Sorry to offend our European friends.  Vârstnicii Storrs (fresh from the MTC), Roberts, Morrell (new...
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Friends, Festivals and Farewells

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Gathered as a hen... The sky from our apartment was awesome this week.  The thundershowers have been amazing.  This is just another reminder that God is aware of us and that he shares the "beauty all around". We caught a few more local churches around Iasi.  These two are some of the older ones.  They were built in the 16th century.  The video inside the first one shows the old stone walls without paintings.  The other video shows the wall around the church and the attached cemetery, which most of them have.  This little, and I mean little, baba was precious.  She was making her daily rounds with respect. In the midst of our busyness our grandson Tyson graduated from high school.  When we originally left, we had intended on making it home for this event but due to circumstances beyond our control we had to watch it from afar.  We were able to capture a few photos online.  We really had good seats.  We are proud of him and are a...
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