This early Sunday morning started with a shower in the shower! It's not often you can stand in the shower and have water dripping down form the ceiling tiles. It seems to be slowing down a bit though. So we were off to pick up the kids for church. When we got there Alta Gracie and her family were not there - they had no clean clothes. I was just happy to hear they had no clean clothes instead if they had no clothes left. We wanted to bring some of their clothes here to wash but alas - no water here. So we ended up with only William's three kids. Our students playing today were so far away we knew we couldn't get back to pick up the kids if we went. First dent in our car in a land filled with dented cars. Scott went to open the door to get out to go get the kids while a motorcycle was coming down the street with two men on, one setting on broom sticks. Why they were driving so close to our car only they know but the broom sticks hit the car door which knocked the door into Scott's head. Of course they just drove on as if nothing had happened.
No one had been in the church since the hurricane. The Relief Society meets in the chapel - tile floors with no seating put up. Eight or more of the sisters had mops and brooms and they were mopping and sweeping the water out of the room. They don't have windows - just slats that open and close. Plus they have a courtyard kind of like we used to have at the Rock Church. It still had water standing on the cement entryway to the church and was going into the chapel under the door as well as through the windows. The teacher had written on the chalkboard the lesson "Los Obreros de la Vina" - appropriate I thought. It seemed strange to me that there were no men helping. One of the sisters was opening the folding chairs, giving them a shove that sent them clear across the room on the wet floor! I thought it was a great idea. However as I was moving a couple of chairs a lizard scurried out in front of them. I was helping set up chairs and that was much better than walking across the slick floor to get them and carry them back. But then the man who had looked in came back to help and was going to do it the right way. It was hilarious when chairs he had moved to set up slid and crashed noisily to the floor. It was nice of him to come and help but was obvious these women know how to handle trying situations. This was just those in the middle of the room!
No one had been in the church since the hurricane. The Relief Society meets in the chapel - tile floors with no seating put up. Eight or more of the sisters had mops and brooms and they were mopping and sweeping the water out of the room. They don't have windows - just slats that open and close. Plus they have a courtyard kind of like we used to have at the Rock Church. It still had water standing on the cement entryway to the church and was going into the chapel under the door as well as through the windows. The teacher had written on the chalkboard the lesson "Los Obreros de la Vina" - appropriate I thought. It seemed strange to me that there were no men helping. One of the sisters was opening the folding chairs, giving them a shove that sent them clear across the room on the wet floor! I thought it was a great idea. However as I was moving a couple of chairs a lizard scurried out in front of them. I was helping set up chairs and that was much better than walking across the slick floor to get them and carry them back. But then the man who had looked in came back to help and was going to do it the right way. It was hilarious when chairs he had moved to set up slid and crashed noisily to the floor. It was nice of him to come and help but was obvious these women know how to handle trying situations. This was just those in the middle of the room!
When they realized I was taking a picture they wanted me to take another .
It was a great start to the day!
Guess what I saw at church today???? The first set of unpolished toenails I have seen. If anyone, kids and all, are wearing shoes where their toes show, their toe nails are painted
.I can't seem to get the alignment to work! We ended up with about 20 minutes for Relief Society. In every meeting as you are listening some vehicle goes by with sound things on top of their car and is either selling or looking for something or playing obnoxious music. These people never bat an eye.
After we located the kids for Sacrament meeting Scott told me he had volunteered me to play for them for Sacrament meeting since the one guy that plays was not there. Keep in mind that playing for them is not like playing for someone in our home wards! Plus you never know what they are singing. Since it is October and they begin celebrating Christmas the last of September they chose a couple of Christmas songs. Just have to say it is kind of weird singing a Christmas song in October.
The good thing was we had a trunk full of keyboards so I got to play on something I play every day.
The kids and Scott sat up at the front with me and they were good. Katty is fascinated by the music that comes from the keyboard.
We dropped them off and headed home to pick up a table, more books and teclados that we usually keep in the back seat. We had 20 minutes to grab something to eat and get back on the road for Oriental. Thank goodness the traffic was light and we got there fairly close to on time.
When we get home at 7:00pm and climbed up the stairs with the equipment we were just grateful to be home.
I really appreciated being able to talk to most of my family - they are wonderful! We are so blessed!
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