April 11th and a little from before

Today was one of the most peaceful days of the mission.  It was quiet at the office and I got all my baptisms entered into the Convert Data Entry System and all of my referrals sent out to the missionaries in the mission.  We even made it home for lunch relatively on time at 12:30 pm.
I then worked on learning the email system they use at the mission and sent off an order for Mission Name tags before I went home.

Larry spent the day trying to figure out why they do the mileage system they way they do in this mission and then he got a recall at the last minute on some of chevy cars we have and had to start calling the missionaries.  We are all still learning in the office but it was really pleasant today.

Often the mission assistants are there in the office in the morning and so I have to find something else to do while they use my computer.  But they are such great people.  They are always so friendly and always wanting to know if they can help.  Nathan decided that he wanted the missionaries to come and teach him that are in the ward that we live in and they came the other day and worked with him and apparently Sara showed up and they taught her too.  They were pretty excited about it.

Nathan at Warm Springs

Nathan moved in with us on the 1st of April as he had to be out of Warm Springs because he has had a change in care associated with his retirement.  It was a pretty overwhelming experience.  He just came home and we had no facilities for him.  I had to help him shower and go to the rest room but now he has a bar between the shower and the toilet he can do all of that by himself.  I just have to help him dress some and he has some good ideas on how to help him.  I generally have to help him get into bed also but that is a good time because he seems to enjoy that time. He is adjusting pretty well but I am not understanding how to get him the help he needs.

 I feel like the whole load of taking care of him was dumped in my lap but that is not true.  I just do not understand the military system of care for the veterans and it is hard to figure out in three days.  Nathan wanted to move home but Sara needed some place to live until she can get a job and the house needs to be remodeled some before he could be there.  We showed him the apartment that we had for the mission and they told us that we could have him move in with us and it all seemed to be the perfect thing to do for now.

Larry and I with President Slaughter

It was frustrating for the lady that was training me that I had to go to different things for Nathan to get him settled but I did learn a lot and she has been kind enough to talk to me now she is home when I come upon something I cannot do.  It was also frustrating for me because I knew that I needed to be there to be trained and I also knew that I needed to get Nathan setteled.  On the day of new missionaries coming in I knew that I needed to go so I could learn what needed to be done but at that point Nathan did not have his bar in the bathroom so he could be independent about going to the toilet.  I thought that maybe he would be okay but that morning I realized that he would probably fall if he did not have someone there to help him.  I prayed to Heavenly Father and realized that I could call Bishop Alonzo and ask him to help me.  He is Nathan's bishop and we are attending his ward. He was busy but he said that he could add me to a facebook group that the ward had created and I could ask there.  Before I had time to do anything except say yes to his request for friendship so he could add me to the group a young person in the ward had said that he could help.  When I called him he said that he could stay all day.  I felt like it was a blessing from Heavenly Father because I should have called earlier but he knew that I was not aware of what was going on until that morning and he provided someone that I could trust to stay with Nathan.  Reed Johnson stayed with Nathan that day and most of the next until we could get a bar put in for Nathan and that bar made all the difference for his independence.  But Reed should have many blessing for being able to come that day also if I have anything to say about it.

Nathan wonderful new handicapped equipped van

Wednesday and Friday were Ethan and Kallise's birthdays this week.  I finally was able to send them a card and we scheduled a time to Skype on Sunday.

Showing Nathan's van.  He rides in the passenger side

One thing that was frustrating about the last two weeks was that I didn't have the computer to do many of the things that I usually do.  Sending Birthday cards is one of those things and I am so glad to finally have the computer back with a charging cord so I can do those things.  Nathan needed some help with documents to fill out and we needed to order internet and I needed to find out about my prescriptions being transferred and I had to contact people and it was hard to do without a computer.  Luckily I got a phone just before we left that was easier to use the internet on and I was able to do much of that on line on the phone, but then I dropped my phone and it did something to the graphics and the screen the graphic float like ink and the screen is much darker so I can't see it in the light outdoors.  I have been trying to get a new one through insurance and they are making me upload all kinds of documents on line to prove that I am who I am to get another phone through insurance so that just added to my frustration. 

Often when people would call or we needed to find out something we were using the phone for GPS and so it could get a little hairy when someone would call and we were trying to find our way somewhere and Larry couldn't hear the GPS so we have been lost more than once. Sometimes though it was just because we had problems understanding the GPS.  I don't know what we would have done without the GPS though because San Antonio is such a big city and I really can't figure out the landmarks.  We have finally figured out how to get to the mission office from where we live and we can get to Nathan's church and his home without to much frustration but often we have turned on the GPS and we have been amazed that it guides us to go the opposite way of what we thought. 

Today we just came home after working at the office and ate with Nathan.  We were burdened down because we have little money left and our renter cannot pay her rent so we are at a loss as to how to manage our money when it is not there.  But I have to have faith that it will work out.