Wednesday, February 14, 2018

My sweet husband is so awesome!  This morning at 5:00 a.m. he slipped out to the store to get a Valentine surprise.  When I got up at 6:30, I was greeted by these beautiful red roses and giant lilies that will keep blooming until we leave.  This cute little bear also holds live roses, and he said he just couldn’t pass it up.  Fresh raspberries, a frozen Marie Calendar lemon pie, and a beautiful card made the gift complete.  He’s my sweetheart!  And I love him.

The Dr. appointment and therapy went great and the x-rays indicate the bone is healing very well.  I am walking with weight on the foot now and it is feeling pretty good.  I’ll still have to walk with two crutches until we leave, but at least I’ll be walking.  We took the cane we bought Monday and had the therapist adjust it to the right height.  I may not be using it much until we get home, but at least it will be ready to go!  I get the feeling this Dr. Siekanowicz takes things slowly and surely and may be on the conservative side, but for me that is the best.  There is no way I want to go through injuring it or re-breaking it and having to start again.  I’m still sleeping with this brick of a boot and can’t wait to “lose it”—two more weeks! 

While we were visiting with the Dr., he noticed my missionary tag and asked about it. I told him we were missionaries working in the Mormon temple.  Of course, everyone around here is familiar with this landmark building.  He said he remembers when he was a young boy, the Mormon missionaries came to his home, and his mom invited them in.  They were at his house a lot and even went to church with the missionaries.  He and his family are Catholic and the good Elders reciprocated and went to a Catholic service with his family.  He said that they were so nice and such kind people and that it was a very positive experience for him and his family.  He never forgot them.  They are still Catholic, but positive seeds have been planted and he was gracious and complimentary to us.  Chance encounter?  Maybe, maybe not.

Our shift coordinator gave each of the assistants a beautiful handmade gift today after the shift and one of the sisters brought mine over this evening.  Sister Brown and her husband worked together to make these beautiful keepsake boxes using natural, unstained wood.  It was a wonderfully thoughtful gift and memento of our experiences here.  It has this picture of the temple set into the top.

 

The sister who brought this gift tonight also brought two chocolate dipped strawberries on skewers to share with us, so we had a sweet bite added to our day.

Glade took advantage of the rainless afternoons and walked  yesterday and today.  Yesterday he encountered a deer on the sidewalk and tonight he saw two more of these beautiful creatures up by the temple.  No camera, tho'.

Happy Valentines Day!  Hope you all hugged the ones you love and told them how much they mean to you.   Love to all of you.  😊