The Pandemic, Part 3...

On Thursday the 26th we all worked very hard getting ready for a dinner party.  B had discovered that the only time to have the six Japanese fellows he had been working with for the last year over for supper would be that night.  I tidied the yard, and Misses A and M did a great job on the patio.  Miss R entertained our Japanese girl.  She goes to three different schools normally, and has her mom all to herself in the rare times she isn't in school.  So I don't think she knows how to entertain herself very well...

B grilled Cartagena beef kabobs, and we had elote corn casserole, salad, taco chicken, and Mexican beans made in the instant pot.  It was tasty!  The six fellows were tons of fun.  They played soccer with the girls in the back yard while B was grilling.  The visiting girl and her mom also stayed for supper, so we had quite a house full.

 We had a very fun dinner, finding out about the doctors, their families, and  their hopes for the future.  They almost all want to go study more in the US.  This girl had this shirt, which I found very amusing.  She had never read it before.  We taught them all about rodeos, rodeo clowns, and rodeo crowns.  We asked them about their favorite places to visit in Japan.

The fellows sent lots of pictures that they took of the evening.

Late that night, the Stomach Bug struck.  Miss M was first, and she had it bad...  A solid 24 hours of straight vomiting, misery, and sleeping.  

Miss R was next, on Saturday.  She didn't seem to have it quite as bad.  Less vomiting, slightly shorter duration.  Miss A had her turn on Sunday, and  then B and I both got it on Monday.  It was horrible!  I had a good long non puking streak, all gone.

But man did it feel wonderful to feel better after it was over.  I had extra strong sympathy for all the poor people sick with illnesses and viruses.  I feel so blessed that I am rarely sick!