Saturday I awoke after a halfway decent night's sleep -- maybe 4-5 hours, upright in a chair -- with my sinuses still open! Progress. However, I was still feeling too weak to even try to go to lunch at the Magnantis. We love them, and she is an awesome cook! Dee called to tell them that I couldn't come, and Elia said that Dee should drive down and pick up the food, which she would package up for us to enjoy at home. It is almost 40 minutes on the freeway, but who can refuse an offer like that?
Dee had invited all the GANS to lunch at Roma 3 after church on Sunday, so we asked Ugo to buy some porchetta, a local specialty meat often served at ward events, to insure that there would be enough food to go around. Usually you have to order a few days ahead of time, but Ugo knows a guy who found 7kg for us to buy for Sunday. Nice. Dee walked down to Conad to buy the bread for the Sunday lunch, as well as getting more Gatorade for me, then headed out to get our lunch. I tried to nap while she was gone, but was unable to do so -- these days being sleepy and being able to sleep are rather uncorrelated. When she got back, we enjoyed some amazing pasta and eggplant Parmesan. Wow. I told Elia that it was magnifico and Magnantico!
I spent some time with Barbara's laptop but couldn't find any problems with it, other than the fact that is slow and 10 years old. I called her to ask what the issue was, and it was a rather vague "something pops up every so often". So I just made a backup of it and will give it back to her. Sorry I couldn't do more.
I did some of my usual financial and computer housekeeping chores during the day when I felt up to doing anything. For example, I gave Dee her Verizon SIM card for using at home and installed the one she bought for me in my US phone, which I also configured and updated for me. Dee set up the scanner right next to her desk to scan and delete a bunch of paperwork. This is not just a trip coming up; it is a move, so there is lots to do. I am glad that it cannot be done by car or truck, else we would be tempted to keep too much stuff. She also worked on her final Primary lesson. I got to speak with my sister Colleen in Las Cruces on the phone when I called my mom, and it was nice to hear her voice.
The Pickerds have been out of town for Zone Conferences and a Stake Conference, but I was able to set up an appointment for a final visit with them Sunday evening at the mission home. I hope that I will have enough strength to do that: it didn't feel right not to make one last connection with them before heading home.