Yesterday was a wash! Was sick all day and missed two Spanish classes and the July 4th party at the Casa. If I die here you will know that Scott has been poisoning me slowly by spraying ant spray on the food!
Today has been better. Studied until noon then picked up the Despains to take them to Price Mart to shop. They are temple missionaries and have no way to get around. Elder Despain knows Bishop McClellan so that has been a fun connection. Scott finally got to talk to Don the other day so he was a happy man.
Eli, Chris and the girls are on the ranch for awhile. Now I know how Eli feels being away while the rest of the family is enjoying being together. Not so fun !! They keep finding these baby rattlesnakes on the ranch. We are worried about the little kids and the snakes on the ranch - praying for their safety.
Just wish it would rain at home and put out all of those fires.
Our neighbor lady is single and about 30. She is always on the go when we try to get her to come in and visit or have lunch. I think she was lonely tonight because she finally came in. She is on some kind of a diet so will never eat anything but tonight she had a piece of white chocolate pumpkin cheesecake and took a piece home. In the paper this morning there were four more women murdered in the last 24 hours by their live in boyfriends. It is such a rampant problem here. Out guard friend said one of them was his cousin and that there have been two other women in his extended family killed by their boyfriends. Our neighbor said she thinks it is because the men here consider the women their property and thus they can do whatever they want with them. The more educated the people are, the less likely that is to happen according to Patricia. She is an auditor and makes good money but has no time to enjoy it so she is thinking about doing something different. I feel badly for her when she says she had no time for friends because friends have been such an important part of my
life.
The temple experience tonight was great. This week has been the Puerto Rico stakes at the temple. They fly here and stay at the Casa that has temporary housing for people that come to the temple and need a place to stay. One of my favorite people is a Puerto Rican chef who comes here for six weeks at a time and does temple work. He was so excited tonight because his "people"
(stake) were here doing sessions. The women were so humbled and excited to be in the temple they were in tears. How much we take for granted!
Today has been better. Studied until noon then picked up the Despains to take them to Price Mart to shop. They are temple missionaries and have no way to get around. Elder Despain knows Bishop McClellan so that has been a fun connection. Scott finally got to talk to Don the other day so he was a happy man.
Eli, Chris and the girls are on the ranch for awhile. Now I know how Eli feels being away while the rest of the family is enjoying being together. Not so fun !! They keep finding these baby rattlesnakes on the ranch. We are worried about the little kids and the snakes on the ranch - praying for their safety.
Just wish it would rain at home and put out all of those fires.
Our neighbor lady is single and about 30. She is always on the go when we try to get her to come in and visit or have lunch. I think she was lonely tonight because she finally came in. She is on some kind of a diet so will never eat anything but tonight she had a piece of white chocolate pumpkin cheesecake and took a piece home. In the paper this morning there were four more women murdered in the last 24 hours by their live in boyfriends. It is such a rampant problem here. Out guard friend said one of them was his cousin and that there have been two other women in his extended family killed by their boyfriends. Our neighbor said she thinks it is because the men here consider the women their property and thus they can do whatever they want with them. The more educated the people are, the less likely that is to happen according to Patricia. She is an auditor and makes good money but has no time to enjoy it so she is thinking about doing something different. I feel badly for her when she says she had no time for friends because friends have been such an important part of my
life.
The temple experience tonight was great. This week has been the Puerto Rico stakes at the temple. They fly here and stay at the Casa that has temporary housing for people that come to the temple and need a place to stay. One of my favorite people is a Puerto Rican chef who comes here for six weeks at a time and does temple work. He was so excited tonight because his "people"
(stake) were here doing sessions. The women were so humbled and excited to be in the temple they were in tears. How much we take for granted!
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