Saturday, April 27th
We didn’t want to go into the fair today and since we found some great deals yesterday we didn’t have to. We slept in a little and then did some wash. Alan cleaned and then went to the Mission Office to get things ready to take out next week when we take the money to the missionaries. I just worked around the house and did some cooking. Sister Cahoon found some wheat flour somewhere, I don’t know where but I will write and ask her, so I made a loaf of wheat bread. It really tasted good to us and we are hoping we can find more wheat flour. We have not seen any the whole time we have been here.
We are having a dinner at the President’s house tomorrow and I wanted to make the chocolate éclair desert. We don’t have graham crackers here but Elder Szoka brought me some other crackers that we hope will be a good substitute when he went to New Zealand last month. He also had a huge package of vanilla pudding that he shared with me, so I gave it a try. We don’t have cool whip either so I just made it without it. It will be interesting to see what it tastes like but it looks good so hopefully all will be well.
We were able to go for another good walk tonight. I took some pictures of the moon over the Tongan Temple. It was full and so beautiful!
It was nice to have a day off with no stress or hurry. We don’t even know what everyone else did today, we just pretty much stayed to ourselves.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Friday, April 26th
It was a beautiful day today. The weather is starting to cool off a little and the humidity is lots lower so life is good in Tonga. I was able to write a few emails at the office this morning that I sent from Lihaona in the afternoon. We are trying to keep track of our project and also work on a couple of other things.
We left early to go to our last Zone Conference of the week. Sometimes we wonder why we speak to them, nothing seems to be changing. Sister Tukuafu, our Mission President’s wife doesn’t get involved in the missionary housing. She is a wonderful woman and I love her, but she is very shy and unsure of her English so she hates to speak when we are around. We are hoping that the new Mission President’s wife will take a more active roll with the missionaries and help us with the housing problems. The Mission President is focused on the Spiritual things and really doesn’t want to worry about the temporal.
On our way home from the Zone Conference we found a lady selling American products in front of her house. She had Raisin Brand for $15.00 ($25.00 at the American store), Clorox for $15.00 and large boxes of Kleenex for only $3.00!! We were thrilled. We don’t go out that way too often but maybe we will start. It’s closer than going into town and no people!!
We were able to go for a nice walk tonight. It’s fun just to walk around Liahona. Everyone is so friendly and we see lots of people that we don’t get to see on Sunday anymore. It does make it hard to get a good walk in though. I really long to get out and take a fast walk but Alan’s leg has been giving him trouble again so we are taking it easy for now. I don’t want to walk without him, especially at night.
It was a beautiful day today. The weather is starting to cool off a little and the humidity is lots lower so life is good in Tonga. I was able to write a few emails at the office this morning that I sent from Lihaona in the afternoon. We are trying to keep track of our project and also work on a couple of other things.
We left early to go to our last Zone Conference of the week. Sometimes we wonder why we speak to them, nothing seems to be changing. Sister Tukuafu, our Mission President’s wife doesn’t get involved in the missionary housing. She is a wonderful woman and I love her, but she is very shy and unsure of her English so she hates to speak when we are around. We are hoping that the new Mission President’s wife will take a more active roll with the missionaries and help us with the housing problems. The Mission President is focused on the Spiritual things and really doesn’t want to worry about the temporal.
On our way home from the Zone Conference we found a lady selling American products in front of her house. She had Raisin Brand for $15.00 ($25.00 at the American store), Clorox for $15.00 and large boxes of Kleenex for only $3.00!! We were thrilled. We don’t go out that way too often but maybe we will start. It’s closer than going into town and no people!!
We were able to go for a nice walk tonight. It’s fun just to walk around Liahona. Everyone is so friendly and we see lots of people that we don’t get to see on Sunday anymore. It does make it hard to get a good walk in though. I really long to get out and take a fast walk but Alan’s leg has been giving him trouble again so we are taking it easy for now. I don’t want to walk without him, especially at night.
Thursday, April 25th
Today is a national holiday. It is the equivalent of our Veterans Day. All of the stores are closed, the offices are closed and the schools are closed. Our grandkids would love living in Tonga. Since January, they have had two holidays, a 3 day sports event and they missed a week of school because of the rain, which they don’t have to make up. It seems like the kids are always out of school here.
We decided to really take the day off and not do much of anything. We have been going strong since we got here and it felt good to just stay home and relax. We slept in an extra hour and did a little wash but that’s about all. I found out this week that someone was using our washing machine while we are at work. When I went to put some wash in there was a mess in the machine, dried up powdered soap all over the place. I don’t use powdered soap, I use liquid. I hate the fact that people know when we are gone and using my washing machine is like using my towel, it gives me the creeps. When I washed Alan’s white shirts last week one came out with stains on it, now I know why. We figured out which circuit shuts off the electricity to the washing machine today. We will flip it off when we leave for work in the morning.
We spent some time catching up on our journals and we called Dave in Hawaii to wish him a happy birthday. It is his birthday there today. When he answered he was on the golf course having a great time. Tuff life that kid is living!~
Thursdays are great because we can end the day with a trip to the temple. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Today is a national holiday. It is the equivalent of our Veterans Day. All of the stores are closed, the offices are closed and the schools are closed. Our grandkids would love living in Tonga. Since January, they have had two holidays, a 3 day sports event and they missed a week of school because of the rain, which they don’t have to make up. It seems like the kids are always out of school here.
We decided to really take the day off and not do much of anything. We have been going strong since we got here and it felt good to just stay home and relax. We slept in an extra hour and did a little wash but that’s about all. I found out this week that someone was using our washing machine while we are at work. When I went to put some wash in there was a mess in the machine, dried up powdered soap all over the place. I don’t use powdered soap, I use liquid. I hate the fact that people know when we are gone and using my washing machine is like using my towel, it gives me the creeps. When I washed Alan’s white shirts last week one came out with stains on it, now I know why. We figured out which circuit shuts off the electricity to the washing machine today. We will flip it off when we leave for work in the morning.
We spent some time catching up on our journals and we called Dave in Hawaii to wish him a happy birthday. It is his birthday there today. When he answered he was on the golf course having a great time. Tuff life that kid is living!~
Thursdays are great because we can end the day with a trip to the temple. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Wednesday, April 24th
Happy Birthday David!!!! Anyway it is his birthday here, but not in Hawaii.
We stopped in Havelu on our way into work. The sisters that live in that village didn’t have any water this morning. They have been having trouble for the last week but every time the FM men go there they say that the water is working fine. We went to check on it today and the FM met us there. It was just like our TV, when no one was there the water pump wouldn’t work and as soon as someone came to fix it, it worked. Today we saw it when it wasn’t working and sadly the FM said that they don’t know if it can be repaired. If not it will cost about $1, 000 to replace it. We are praying someone can fix it!
Today we celebrated Elder Bean’s birthday. It really isn’t until tomorrow, but tomorrow is a holiday so the office will be closed. We went out to lunch as a welfare team. There is a place close to our office that is called Waves. It is the first time we have eaten there and it was really good. Alan had a fish burger and it was made with a real slice of fresh tuna. He was in heaven. I had a penni made with ham, cheese, pineapple, onion and tomatoes. YUMMY. They also have good French fries and diet coke. It doesn’t get much better than that. Then we went back to the office and had cake and ice cream that Sister Bean had brought.
We headed back to Liahona because we had another Zone Conference to speak at today and it was in a village not far from where we live. We always ask if there is anything we can do for the missionaries when we talk and today two elders said yes. They have a RAT in their MQ. One of them woke up last night and the rat was on his face!!!!!!! He flipped it off and it landed on his companion who went ballistic. I can relate to that! They really wanted some help so Alan spent the afternoon getting some traps for them.
I made some chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. Elder Bean likes them and I will take him some tomorrow on his real birthday. We took a nice long walk to end the day. I’m worried about Alan now. His leg is bothering him again. We thought we had that taken care of before we left but he has had trouble with it off and on the whole time we have been here. He wants to go see the Chinese Master ….. Good luck with that!!!
Happy Birthday David!!!! Anyway it is his birthday here, but not in Hawaii.
We stopped in Havelu on our way into work. The sisters that live in that village didn’t have any water this morning. They have been having trouble for the last week but every time the FM men go there they say that the water is working fine. We went to check on it today and the FM met us there. It was just like our TV, when no one was there the water pump wouldn’t work and as soon as someone came to fix it, it worked. Today we saw it when it wasn’t working and sadly the FM said that they don’t know if it can be repaired. If not it will cost about $1, 000 to replace it. We are praying someone can fix it!
Today we celebrated Elder Bean’s birthday. It really isn’t until tomorrow, but tomorrow is a holiday so the office will be closed. We went out to lunch as a welfare team. There is a place close to our office that is called Waves. It is the first time we have eaten there and it was really good. Alan had a fish burger and it was made with a real slice of fresh tuna. He was in heaven. I had a penni made with ham, cheese, pineapple, onion and tomatoes. YUMMY. They also have good French fries and diet coke. It doesn’t get much better than that. Then we went back to the office and had cake and ice cream that Sister Bean had brought.
We headed back to Liahona because we had another Zone Conference to speak at today and it was in a village not far from where we live. We always ask if there is anything we can do for the missionaries when we talk and today two elders said yes. They have a RAT in their MQ. One of them woke up last night and the rat was on his face!!!!!!! He flipped it off and it landed on his companion who went ballistic. I can relate to that! They really wanted some help so Alan spent the afternoon getting some traps for them.
I made some chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. Elder Bean likes them and I will take him some tomorrow on his real birthday. We took a nice long walk to end the day. I’m worried about Alan now. His leg is bothering him again. We thought we had that taken care of before we left but he has had trouble with it off and on the whole time we have been here. He wants to go see the Chinese Master ….. Good luck with that!!!
Tuesday, April 23rd
Before we left for work we said our last good-byes to the Cahoons. They have lived right next door to us so we see them everyday. We have become good friends over the last 4 months and we will really miss them. Thank heaven for email!
The Beans and Anna had meetings at Liahona this morning so I was able to get a lot done at the office. The computers work pretty good when you are the only one there. Alan’s still isn’t working but he was able to use another one for everything except his LDS account.
We left a little early because I had a massage today. They seem to be helping me. I don’t have the terrible pain all the time anymore and a little of the numbness is going away. Hopefully if we keep doing this for a few weeks things will get better.
We went back to the office and had a sack lunch because we had to speak at a Zone Conference in the central zone today. I spoke for a few minutes with President Tukuafu after the conference. He is such an amazing man! I will write a special entry about what he told me today.
When we got home we spent some time emptying out the Cahoon’s house. They had left some things for us in the kitchen and in the fridge. Then I drank lots of water and relaxed for the rest of the day. Hopefully my body will respond to the massage and get back in line where it is supposed to be. Ying said that I was much better today and that my nerves are good. That was good to hear and I really am starting to feel better.
Alan went for a walk without me tonight. That was hard but I am trying to do what Ying said would be best. I can walk tomorrow.
Before we left for work we said our last good-byes to the Cahoons. They have lived right next door to us so we see them everyday. We have become good friends over the last 4 months and we will really miss them. Thank heaven for email!
The Beans and Anna had meetings at Liahona this morning so I was able to get a lot done at the office. The computers work pretty good when you are the only one there. Alan’s still isn’t working but he was able to use another one for everything except his LDS account.
We left a little early because I had a massage today. They seem to be helping me. I don’t have the terrible pain all the time anymore and a little of the numbness is going away. Hopefully if we keep doing this for a few weeks things will get better.
We went back to the office and had a sack lunch because we had to speak at a Zone Conference in the central zone today. I spoke for a few minutes with President Tukuafu after the conference. He is such an amazing man! I will write a special entry about what he told me today.
When we got home we spent some time emptying out the Cahoon’s house. They had left some things for us in the kitchen and in the fridge. Then I drank lots of water and relaxed for the rest of the day. Hopefully my body will respond to the massage and get back in line where it is supposed to be. Ying said that I was much better today and that my nerves are good. That was good to hear and I really am starting to feel better.
Alan went for a walk without me tonight. That was hard but I am trying to do what Ying said would be best. I can walk tomorrow.
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