08 February 2010 – Monday

It is a very good day or at least morning – Mary has been released from the hospital  and is at home sitting on our couch. When I went to pay the bill, they said they will charge it to the mission and I can pay them. That works well because then we only have to pay a single bill and not each one separately. I still do not have any idea of what the total charge will be but I am sure it will be only about 20-25% of what it would have been in the US.

I did make one big mistake. Last night I told the elders that there would be boarding inspection this morning. I was not confident that the doctor would release Mary so I decided I should do something useful  and this is the last P-day of the transfer. When Mary called to tell me that she could come home at about 9:00 I forgot to call the elders to tell them I would not be around. We were just leaving the hospital when Elder Wengert called and asked when I was coming by. I had to apologize for not calling and telling everyone that there would not be any inspection today.

However I did get a call from the Richards Bay elders asking us to stop by to pick up some things that President Vilane had given to Elder Nare. So while we were there, I did a quick check and found everything was good except Elders Reeder and Lemmon’s fridge needed cleaning as did the floor of the shower. I will check them again next week to see if it was done.

We made a quick but safe trip to Durban and after a brief stop at the Mission office where we got to talk to sister Mann, we drove to Little Haven and checked into our room. It is always a treat to stay with the Rawlings who are so kind to all their guests but especially I think to the couples that stay there.

Mary was tired so except for going out to eat, we did not do much of anything else today. It is just wonderful to have my companion back and in good health.