Dentist twice
Tuesday morning Dee got up very early to go to her dentist, trying to get the implant to fit and match color, which has taken too many visits. They can't seem to match the color because she doesn't smoke or drink wine or coffee, so they have apparently never seen teeth so white here! The technician said my tooth is the color of his wife's pearls, and he would just use of those, haha. He is frustrated and mystified because he can't find a color sample to work from. He has been a good sport and willing to keep trying. She had to go back a second time in the afternoon, after Taco Tuesday. This time it was raining cats and dogs, and she got soaked. The road was flooded up to the level of the curb, so I had to backtrack a couple of times just to cross the street. The roads are frequently uneven and broken.There was also heavy thunder and lightning. I tried to encourage her to take a taxi, but she loves being on the public transit. So if she catches pneumonia, it is all on her! And yes, she still needs to go back again next week. The good news is that the dentist and his staff are really interested in the Temple open house.
On the first outbound trip, I decided to go a different way, without thinking it through. So, I had to get off and turn around at one point. The metro was so crowded at that time of day that I literally couldn't get on and had to wait for the next train. Also, I missed my stop on the outbound trip both times, so I did a lot of walking. My purse got so wet that the Metro entry gate couldn't read my ticket. My tote bag was entirely soaked, and made puddles wherever I set it down. My clothes were even wet in the back. The second time I went to the dentist, I entered with a swimming motion and made fish lips. Paola at the front desk got a kick out of that. It was so nice to get home into something warm and dry, but I didn't mind at the time. I really like walking around and finding my way. I like to see the different neighborhoods and feast my eyes on Rome. I also got to talk with a woman on the bus who hadn't heard of the open house yet. Red hair, 100% Italian, and spoke with a heavy Roman accent. On the way home the second time, one side of the metro entryway had to be closed off due to flooding.
Meanwhile, I stayed home in the morning with a ton to do. I snaked her shower drain again, and hopefully this will work better. I also walked up to Todis and got a bunch of tortillas, hamburger buns (for Sloppy Joes on Friday), and plastic cups. We received four Amazon packages the day before, which I was able to pick up from Paolo. I also got a call from Infostrada to set up an appointment to install and activate the internet at the Millet's apartment next week. He gave them my number because he doesn't speak Italian, and I will be there at their place when the technician shows up, for which they are very grateful.
I drove alone to the Institute with a fair amount of stuff. Dee had already been there for a while when I arrived. Somebody (Jomar, we later learned) had set up the tables for Taco Tuesday, saving me some time and effort, which was very kind.
Our Taco Tuesday group was a little smaller than usual, but everyone had a good time and plenty of food. The Benincosas showed up to give a pitch for their self-reliance training. They enjoyed the tacos and showed a brief video. Several of our GANS want to have a class with them, but they haven't set a time yet.
I also ordered some more adhesive labels from Amazon.it for Sorella Thacker. With some help from me, she was able to search for what she wanted herself this time, and I just placed the order. They are printing thousands of labels for the temple open house, to go on the back of business-card-sized photos. While on the phone with her, I discussed our flight home in March. She will work with church travel to make the reservations, and I requested that she start a bit early so that we can try to get the "premium" seats with a few extra inches of leg room, which I will happily pay for. We also will have an extra suitcase of stuff to check, which the church will reserve and we will pay.
We moved the desk from the Family History computer into the kitchen to see how a smaller table might work. There would be room for a second fridge, but it is tighter than we had hoped. When I checked online, the fridge probably wouldn't be here for our Thanksgiving dinner on the 30th if we ordered it immediately, so for now we decided to punt on it.
At 7pm I hosted Ugo's Institute class online again. He was up north, driving, so he listened in, but I directed things. Two of the kids taught the topics, and I contributed a few thoughts, but it was basically all them.
When we got home, the Anziani who now live on our piazza came by to pick up extra bedding for two missionaries in town for the mission tour (a fancy name for a large conference, with missionaries coming from the northern half of our mission) later this week. We have extra, but they don't, so we happily gave ours to them and will buy new ones for us on the mission credit card. All four of them showed up, including ex-Ganziano Lewis (now in Cosenza), which was a delightful surprise. He got a big hug from me and a hearty handshake from Dee.
