My oldest son turns 40 today - that must mean I am as old as the hills! Or older!! We are very grateful for him. I look at pictures of our family and I know we are so blessed - I can't wait to see some of them in person in January!!
We just got home from lessons out in Hainamosa. Elder Esplin was having another baptism today so I played for that while Scott taught keyboard. Everyone should have the experience of playing for these people to sing. The ward mission leader is one of our students and lead the music or tried to anyway. It was a 6/8 song and he couldn't keep on beat which didn't matter too much as the people weren't singing with either one of us. You just want to stop playing and have them try to match their voices with the notes but by the second verse they pick it up a bit and by the third many of them are singing on tune. Anyway, Elder Esplin is fun to work with and is doing a great job out in the Hainamosa area. We took cheerio treats and as soon as I put them out all of the kids from the hallway came in and had some also so there were none left for Scott. He was sad.....
Today in the paper we read that the Caribbean area is second in the world with AIDS and STDs. What is amazing is they don't seem to realize their behavior is much of the reason. They should burn those Cabanas to the ground for a starter! The high councilor over music for the Hainamosa stake is taking lessons and we give him a ride back into Santo Domingo. When we were talking about the AIDS epidemic he shrugged and laughed and said"that's just the way it is here". Unfortunately I think that is everybody's attitude. We take a car load of kids back to their houses after lessons - they pack in two deep. I am amazed that they walk to lessons which are a at least 4-5 miles from their homes.
I am grateful it is time for bed! The day was hot but it actually cooled off tonight after a rain storm.
Hooray! The downstairs India neighbors came up to visit - the husband actually made it home this weekend from Haiti. They just want to go to a Christian church. She and the kids have been going but this will be the first week for him. They are very nice people.
We just got home from lessons out in Hainamosa. Elder Esplin was having another baptism today so I played for that while Scott taught keyboard. Everyone should have the experience of playing for these people to sing. The ward mission leader is one of our students and lead the music or tried to anyway. It was a 6/8 song and he couldn't keep on beat which didn't matter too much as the people weren't singing with either one of us. You just want to stop playing and have them try to match their voices with the notes but by the second verse they pick it up a bit and by the third many of them are singing on tune. Anyway, Elder Esplin is fun to work with and is doing a great job out in the Hainamosa area. We took cheerio treats and as soon as I put them out all of the kids from the hallway came in and had some also so there were none left for Scott. He was sad.....
Today in the paper we read that the Caribbean area is second in the world with AIDS and STDs. What is amazing is they don't seem to realize their behavior is much of the reason. They should burn those Cabanas to the ground for a starter! The high councilor over music for the Hainamosa stake is taking lessons and we give him a ride back into Santo Domingo. When we were talking about the AIDS epidemic he shrugged and laughed and said"that's just the way it is here". Unfortunately I think that is everybody's attitude. We take a car load of kids back to their houses after lessons - they pack in two deep. I am amazed that they walk to lessons which are a at least 4-5 miles from their homes.
I am grateful it is time for bed! The day was hot but it actually cooled off tonight after a rain storm.
Hooray! The downstairs India neighbors came up to visit - the husband actually made it home this weekend from Haiti. They just want to go to a Christian church. She and the kids have been going but this will be the first week for him. They are very nice people.
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