Typical Day

Today was a good catch up day for me. Since I had everything done for transfers next week, I spent the day sorting through, filing away, and throwing out notes and papers that have accumulated on my desk. I finished up entering baptisms that took place last week, and loved the time to clean out and organize. I also took care of some medical matters which involved doing a report that I am to send in to the area doctor, Dr. Petersen, once a month. I also followed up with an elder that has a knee problem. He has been going to an orthopedic doctor that has told him the only thing left is surgery on his knee. He did have orthoscopic surgery on this knee while in the MTC in Provo before he came on his mission. That was over a year ago. He says it has never been the same or healed, and it still hurts him to walk. President Argyle wants him to get a second opinion from the doctor is do Elder Kroff's surgery. I am to arrange that.

I, also, had an elder from Tierra del Fuego call with a dental problem. While eating, his crown came off and he chomped down on it and broke it. Dental work is the responsibility of the missionary and his family. The church does not supply monetary assistance for dental work. He understood that, but wanted to know if we knew of a good dentist down there that he could go to. We do not, but I told him to check around with some members and see if they know of a reliable dentist that he could call. He mainly wanted to know if it would damage the tooth to be uncovered for any length of time.

The President stopped by to sign some checks and assess the damage to his car. He didn't say anything about it in front of all of us, but I am sure he groaned inside when he saw it. After lunch, the elders whisked it away to a body shop close by to see if it could be fixed promptly. They returned without the car, and said it would be done by Tuesday. That seemed pretty fast to us. We hope they don't run into any problems, because it is needed this week to transport people back and forth between the office and the mission home, and to deliver my 13 new missionary binders.

Now here is a happy couple. Because we have not had any pictures to post for a couple of days, we decided to take a picture of us in our normal setting. We sit side by side making sure the office is running smoothly and attending to the needs of the missionaries so they will be happy and productive. When we are alone and the elders are out of the office, it is very quiet. We do not talk very much unless Sister Kroff has to ask Elder Kroff to assist her with something on the computer. I am glad to have him as a resource. Normally, we stay pretty busy.

These are the noisy ones in the office, especially Elder Valente. He receives soooo many calls during the day regarding apartment matters. He receives calls from missionaries, landlords, utility companies, and Silvio (who helps with the upkeep on the dwellings) Elder Nelson is more reserved and is a computer person. I appreciate his help on computer things I can't figure out.

Today, Elder Valente announced that lunch was on him. He was going to be the cook. Boy, did I like that idea. I get tired of switching between tuna fish and ham and cheese sandwiches. He made some sort of rice that had chunks of meat in it, with fried papas (potatoes), and green salad on the side. It was very tasty and hit the spot. We all gobbled it down.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, so we decided we needed to go grocery shopping tonight for a few things we need to tie us over until next weekend due to Rich's surgery on Monday. We can't be without milk or bread or eggs etc. The doctor says he should be off crutches in 2 or 3 days after the surgery, but if that doesn't happen, we don't want to be caught stranded at home without food or drink. We didn't think we had enough on our list to warrant a WalMart trip, so we walked about 7 or 8 blocks to Carrefour and will call for a remise to bring us back with our bags. Good idea! We are too tired to be gone all night, which would be the case if we made the trip to WalMart.

We are feeling a bit homesick today as this weekend, starting last night, is the Kroff family reunion up at the Ophir campground. Two nights camping and then a BBQ in our back yard on Saturday afternoon. We never miss family events, and especially the yearly family reunion. It seems strange not to be going. Will we be missed?? Hope so! Marianne has been working extra hard on getting the yard and house in shape for all the company. We feel for her, because we know all the work it takes and the stress level that accompanies this event in our back yard. On Saturday, one of the family's laptops is going to be set up on the patio so we can attend the reunion and talk to family members on Skype. It should be fun.

Tomorrow we are having a BBQ of our own, plus a baptism, plus a visit at the reunion. Lots on our agenda.