New Office Elder

We were anxious to get to the office today to begin where we left off yesterday. Then we remembered that someone had to stay behind and be here for the "exterminator" that was coming by. We received a notice under the door last week announcing that some guy was coming to spray for bugs in each of the apartments. If we weren't going to be home, we had to let them know. They were coming at 9:00, so Rich opted to stay home until they did our apartment. Good thing because I couldn't talk to them. At 9:00 he heard someone down on the floor beneath us, so he went down and told the guy he was home and ready for our place to be done. The guy said he would come right up. So he was to work in no time.

That would have been something we could have caught on film, but Rich failed to think of it. The exterminator sprayed along the baseboard area in every room where the wall meets the floor. We haven't seen any spiders at all. We had a cricket under our fridge one time, but we found him and he met his fate. We know how he got in because the door from our kitchen to the balcony has some serious gaps under it.

Today was an unscheduled transfer day so missionaries were shuffled all over the place. A surprise to us was that a replacement for Elder Nelson came to the office today. The President called yesterday to talk to everyone and announce it because the newcomer is Latin. His name is Elder Coria and he is from Argentina. With this change, there will be a lot more Spanish being spoken in the office, so the President wanted to talk to me to see how I would feel as it might isolate me more. Of course I assured him that I was adaptable and maybe I would be learning more Spanish. However, he wants me to speak English to Elder Coria and Elder Paz so they will learn more quickly. This should be interesting. We'll post a picture tomorrow.

Our evenings are quiet and uneventful. That's okay with me for now as I am so tired after getting home due to coughing all day and no nap. We did talk with Susanne and Thale on Skype so that was fun to get caught up with what is going on with them.