Sunday November 18, 2007

Just wanted to drop a line and say hi to everyone. The weather has finally cooled off a little bit here in south Florida. Michelle and I were laughing the other day, the weather man said "You better get your blankets and sweaters out of the closet tonight because it's going to drop into the upper 50's!" He went on to say, "The expected high tomorrow (last Tuesday) is 72, and if it doesn't get above 72 degrees, it will be the coldest day on record since February 19th of this year." These Idahoans are really struggling through these "cold fronts". We went to the beach last Sunday afternoon to take some family pictures for Christmas cards and the water was still
very warm. The locals tell us that the weather will be heavenly until about the beginning of May when the heat will return. We have an extra bedroom and hope some of you will come visit. We can't wait to see Deidre in February!
It occurred to Michelle and I the other day that we live miles and miles from any pine trees or anything that would resemble a traditional Christmas tree. We asked one of the neighbors and were told that you can get one, but they are very, very expensive. After being snowed in during Christmas in Colorado last year, we are sure this Christmas will be quite unique.
Ann Romney (Mitt's wife) attended our sacrament meeting this morning. She sat in back with her brother who lived in Florida for several years. Her brother is helping to organize a lot of the
campaigning here and is good friends with our stake president who is in our ward. We had wonderful talks from two missionaries who are finishing their missions this week and returning home on Thanksgiving day. The elder is from Portland Oregon and the sister is from Guam,
Micronesia. The missionary work here is amazing, we have seen many families come into the ward since we've been here, and it seems like there are baptisms at least a couple times a month. Michelle and I find ourselves answering questions about the church every day. It's
amazing how much the church has been brought into the spotlight. For those not in the Kunz Klan, Michelle's youngest brother, Tyler, recently received his mission call to the Mexico, Mexico City East Mission. Our kids have already begun praying for you Tyler.
Hope you all have a great week. We love you all,
Mark, Michelle, Mikayli, Anna, Kellen, and Max.....The Miami Marlowe's