We are at the tail end of another week full of activity, mixed with some "let's rest and get better" time too. And, I am happy to report that as of today, "we are all better." Sister Nelson is not very good at willingly staying home to rest, drink plenty of fluids, in order to shake a cold. She is quick to tell me to do that, but doesn't really want to "take her own medicine." But she did this time.
Anyway, the week started off well with a good YSA activity in our apartment. We love having the YSA (and sometimes the missionaries) join us for an activity. They love getting together and we love being with them. One of our favorite YSA's -- Hosea Schroeder wasn't with us Monday, but we saw him on Wednesday as he had just returned from spending time with his family in American Samoa.
Tuesday morning we substituted as the seminary teachers at the High School for our branch youth. This was our second time substituting and this time around the youth were much more receptive to us because we were not "strangers" anymore. We introduced Section 1 of the DC and treated them to some Hot Chocolate too. The first thing Sis Nelson taught them was how to make an epic cup of hot chocolate. See picture.
Tuesday we also made our weekly trek to the Temple and enjoyed not having hardly any traffic to deal with. Many of the Japanese were still on "holiday" for their New Year's week. We had a packed full session of young missionaries from the Tokyo North Mission this time, We don't really know any of them, but they radiate the same wonderful spirit as our Tokyo South Mission Elders and Sisters.
Sister Nelson started sniffling a bit later on Wednesday, but we persisted with one more event after our volunteer shifts at the hospital clinic and ACS (Army Community Service) We were invited to join the branch youth to watch the special YM/YW broadcast by Elder Uchtdorf. For our part, we brought our smiles and the fixings for an Ice Cream Sundae. -- We were going to do banana splits, but the commissary bananas were "just off the boat" and very green... The youth, mostly the YM this time, sat relatively still for the broadcast and enjoyed the ice cream "scout style." I then had to get Sister Nelson home and give her the bad news that she was not going out on Thursday, Friday, and we would see about Saturday.
We loaded up on Cold Medicine (see picture) and made a new plan for our District Lunch for the missionaries on Friday. We adjusted from "Breakfast Burritos" to PBJs. I could handle doing PBJs by myself...less moving parts and little to get wrong. Thursday came and went with Sis Nelson on the couch with a bad cold and Friday I went off to District Council by myself, but prepped to serve up PBJs. Our young, wonderful missionaries loved the Peanut Butter sandwiches and chips and some cookies and pie (provided by Elder and Sister Melton). While the missionaries were enjoying the "sammiches" I shared a story with them about what happens when you get peanut butter stuck on the roof of your mouth! (A Boy Scout Camp classic tale, which none had ever heard nor will they ever forget. (smile)
I stopped at NAF Atsugi for mail and some PX resupply before returning to our apartment. I got back home and found Sister Nelson bravely trying to rest and recover. I even brought her a resupply of tissues. hehe
Saturday, since we had been cooped up a bit, we sneaked out and went to the post-movie theater and saw Moana 2. We sat off by ourselves to not draw any attention to the minor sniffling, We laid low the rest of the day and Sister Nelson elected to stay home on Sunday too. She would give it one more day and then it would be OVER,
Sunday, I went to Church and Sister Nelson stayed on the couch. It's Monday and we are free and clear from cold symptoms and ready to launch and we have a busy week ahead.
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