January 26

I spent this morning catching up on this blog. I can not believe I had not posted anything for almost a month. Thank heaven for my iPad. It goes everywhere with me, and I have gotten in the habit of writing my journal notes as I sit waiting. I write in my iPad because I have figured out that the reason I can not keep this blog current is that by the time we get home at night I am too exhausted to think let alone write, and then the mornings go so fast that I find myself once again coming home at 9 or 10 too tired.

Worked on the blog from 9 until about noon and then changed and went to eat lunch with the seniors which lasted until three. We raced home and I made muffins for the YSAs who are singing tomorrow morning for the Samabule 2nd ward's ward conference. The muffins are an incentive to come to practice in the morning at 7:15 a.m.

I was not quite finished at 5:30 when Sameli's baptism was supposed to start, but knowing Fiji time I figured I had time to bake the last batch. Got to Sameli's baptism at 5:50, practiced our song once with the YSAs and then went into the baptism which had not started yet.

Scott saved me tonight. He recommended that since the YSAs were all sitting in the choir seats, because that is where Bishop Sautu has those who attend baptisms sit that I should just ask them to stay and practice for the ward conference tomorrow. Great idea, except I had asked Elder Jackson to come whenever it was convenient between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. to play the piano for our practice at the institute. Scott said start anyway. He left to go to the institute to see if Elder Jackson had come and sure enough he was walking towards the chapel as the institute was locked up. Tender mercy! Elder Jackson had decided to come early. We had chosen "Because I Have Been Given Much." Filipe was not at the baptism nor later in the institute and he was supposed to lead. Thankfully I can always count on Maggie.