November 15

Manase, who is over the fireside reported this morning that the two Suva stake presidents would be out of town on the date we set the fireside.  Now what???  We discussed using bishops and threw that out.  Scott finally said that we should ask Elder Wakolo. We resist bothering Elder Wakolo as he is so busy. Scott and Manase went right up to the service center and asked.

Elder Wakolo said he would be glad to lead a question and answer fireside, but it would have to be moved to Tuesday, December 3.  Scott and Manase agreed to the change, and then came back to reality when I told them that we had handed out the individual schedules to young adults in every ward in the two Suva stakes and some in the Nausori stake and that we had huge posters in every chapel that said the fireside is on Sunday, December 1.

I called Maggie and asked her to come in today and get new posters made.  I wish I knew how to change the one she made, but I am not familiar with the program she used.  She is in the middle of finals, but bless her heart she got here and changed the pass along schedules and the big posters.  I then had to go to the Service Center to print the posters as they are in color.

This has been a frustrating day.  Besides the problem with the fireside, the lady at the airport tried to charge us $30 instead of the $15 she told us to plastic wrap the suitcase we are sending home. Because Maggie needed to finish her test at school, I had to ask the Wells to stay late at the Service Center so I could get in and print.  We asked the Wells to go out to eat and Elder Wells refused to go. This blog is becoming a real chore.  I would love to stop writing, but I have not been keeping much of journal and so I feel like I have to finish what I started.  It is driving me crazy.  To make matters worse, I got bit in bed last night and by 4 o'clock the bite was itching so badly that I had to go home and get some ointment.  While putting it on the bite, I realized that I had three bites not just one.  I think a dark rain cloud is hanging over me.  I feel just like Joe Btfsplk.

I told Scott I needed to end the day in a peaceful, positive way.  He asked the Jacksons if they wanted to go out to dinner and they accepted bless their hearts.  As we were walking out the door the Wells called and said they had changed their minds; they wanted to come and had, in fact, invited the Hogges to come as well.  Hmmmm.

We love the Jacksons; they are just the best.  They are fun, easy to get along with, interested in everything and are funny.  We had a great dinner.