13 de agosto - Quail egg breakfast

This morning the elders couldn't pick us up to take us to the office because they had to leave early to run some errands up at the Capital. So we decided we would call a remise to come and get us. They only had to drive us 4 blocks, but it was necessary because Rich couldn't walk that far. This afternoon at 5:30 Rich has an appointment with the doctor, so we'll see how things are progressing.

Yesterday, Elder Valente got a package from home. It was el dia de los niños (kids day), and his mother sent him a gift. Inside, were all kinds of snacks and small toys. She even sent everything that he would have had for breakfast which included a small carton of orange juice, a granola type bar, and some other sweet treats. Also inside were two dozen Quail eggs for us. They raise Quails and have about 30,000. Each day a Quail lays one egg, so they have that many to harvest every day. Obviously, they sell them. I need to ask him more about this Quail business they have.

He told us they are very good to eat and have more nutrients than regular eggs, Three quail eggs are equivalent to one chicken egg. I cooked Quail eggs for breakfast, and put six in my cookies I made last night. They taste just like regular eggs to me. They are so cute!!

As we were finishing getting ready this morning, our lights went out. Who knows for what reason? Then about 20 minutes later they came back on. We didn't think much about it. But, when we got out in the hallway, we found out that the elevators were not working -- we were five stories up. When the lights came back on, the elevators didn't. Good grief!! The only way down was the stairs. Rich took each step carefully as he maneuvered down to the bottom with his crutches. That was a workout for him! He is afraid to put much pressure on his leg until he sees the doctor tonight.

Here are our happy foursome pausing for a photo while trying to regroup after a couple of busy days. I had lots of baptisms to enter, plus worked on filling the request for supplies ordered by the missionaries in the first zone conference that will be held next Monday. We all can't believe it is time for conferences again. And this month is half gone. Unbelievable!

Dr. Ottonello was glad to see us and ushered us into his office. He took the bandage off of Rich's leg and said things looked good. It was a bit swollen because he was to take the ace bandage off at night, and we didn't know that. He then told him that he needed a few sessions of physical therapy to get the knee working good again. He has a niece named Mariana Ottonello that is a physical therapist and he says she is good (what else would he say?) He has set us up to go to her for some treatment. Our first session isn't until next Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

We brought a remise home, and Rich remained on the couch for the rest of the night with ice on his leg remembering that "your best friend is ice." AND, the elevators were still not working and we had to climb the stairs five floors to our apartment.