My name should just be Catch Up Kathy since I am having such a difficult time keeping up these days.
Sister Eickbush asked me to do the refreshments for FHE since the Bairs were leaving and two other group leaders were not going to be there either. So the Eickbushes were put in charge of the evening. It was on geneology - the lesson I always hate to hear because Scott and I have done no geneology!Thank Heavens DeDe knew a story or two about our ancestors that I could share. We need to do so much better....So I studied in the morning and began cooking around noon. My oven is too little for a cookie sheet so I borrowed the Yturraldes oven and cookie sheet to bake the crust for fruit pizza. Caring a pan of dough to the elevator and the baked goods back down is so impressive to others who think I am crazy... It looked much more cakelike than I remembered but by that time it would just have to do. Baked some cookies for those who didn't like fruit pizza ( who is that crazy??) Got the rest of the stuff together for the refreshments.
The problem was I was to get information to Sister Johnson with attached pictures for the web page and redo the handbook info for the Dominican since it will be years before they follow the handbook (or even read it). I kept losing the pictures and the pages I had them written on. I honestly thought I was losing my mind - We were to meet with Sister Johnson and Sister Anderson, the area president's wife, after Family Home Evening and I was to have all of this stuff sent to her before then.
I finally decided that I just coudn't get it done and packed up everything to take to Family Home Evening feeling like a worthless woman. The evening was fun with the Ewells from California , the Casanovas from Puerto Rico, the Ruckers from Arizona, the Eickbushes from Utah and the Marinos from Colorado, and us - so it was fun to hear all of their stories.But it took much longer than we thought and our scheduled meeting was for 8:00 pm. Scott was relieved when he had to leave for the meeting because he said for all he knew his ancestors crawled out from under a rock. Sounds like something he would say, doesn't it! And to be honest, I was relieved he was going to the meeting and I was staying to do the refreshments. Two minutes after he left he came back to get me because they really wanted me to be there - so sad I couldn't leave right then and go to the meeting They loved the fruit pizza so that was a positive thing. Then I had no more excuses, I had to go to the Casa lobby for the meeting. Sister Johnson and Sister Anderson were obviously tired but Sister Johnson explained to me just what she wanted from me - didn't mention that I hadn't sent her the pictures - instead wants me to take many, many more of different things. That I can do! Don't know about the short camera videos she wants though.
So first thing this morning I started on the revision of the information - called Sister Anderson and we collaborated on the information and got it all together. She told me to do the responsibilities with bullets - which of course I had no idea what were. But I did learn! The other thing I learned was what I was trying to put together yesterday must not have been what Heavenly Father wanted because today with a different plan it just all fell in place. Hopefully I learned when things aren't
going well, maybe there is a reason besides I am just dumb.
Sister Button had sent back the history report with some questions about some photos she didn't get etc, etc. So when I was able to get with her we went through it and finished putting things together and she sent me the finished copy tonight. YEAH!! It will be fun for us to have a copy for ourselves. Got info sent to Sister Johnson. What a relief. Still have to do much more but at least part of it is done.
I am feeling guilty about not being more thoughtful as my husband sees the city workers out by the side of the the road laying bricks for a sidewalk and takes them out drinks of cold water and chocolates because they looked hot and tired.
This is the side by the guagua and taxi stop and has been a broken up piece of cement ever since we have been here. It is interesting to see them mix sand and water by hand, add a little cement powder in the wheelbarrow and put in down to lay the bricks on. They are doing a great job!
We had a new class tonight in the Santo Domingo Stake. This stake building is actually about a mile away - which is a nice change when you are driving at night here. The stake president had announced that the class was just for the YM/YW. We were there early and waited for the stake pres. with a couple and a woman. When the woman heard we were teaching how to play she was estatic! However the president told Scott he wanted to focus on the youth learning. There were four mothers who brought their teenagers and all wanted to stay and take lessons with the kids. I can see some fun friendships ahead! Of course when it was time to start we were the only ones in the room, half an hour later there were four, an hour later there were fifteen. So typical for these people..... It turned out to be only two wards and presidents says they have people in six other wards that want to participate so we will have to make some other arrangements because we don't have that many keyboards. We look forward to getting to know these new students!
We have so many new classes it is difficult to keep the students and where they belong straight.
When we finished the training the young/older men were playing basketball in the church courtyard. It probably is the only place in town for them to play on a good sized court. We walked across the street and had supper at the little restaurant there.
Sister Eickbush asked me to do the refreshments for FHE since the Bairs were leaving and two other group leaders were not going to be there either. So the Eickbushes were put in charge of the evening. It was on geneology - the lesson I always hate to hear because Scott and I have done no geneology!Thank Heavens DeDe knew a story or two about our ancestors that I could share. We need to do so much better....So I studied in the morning and began cooking around noon. My oven is too little for a cookie sheet so I borrowed the Yturraldes oven and cookie sheet to bake the crust for fruit pizza. Caring a pan of dough to the elevator and the baked goods back down is so impressive to others who think I am crazy... It looked much more cakelike than I remembered but by that time it would just have to do. Baked some cookies for those who didn't like fruit pizza ( who is that crazy??) Got the rest of the stuff together for the refreshments.
The problem was I was to get information to Sister Johnson with attached pictures for the web page and redo the handbook info for the Dominican since it will be years before they follow the handbook (or even read it). I kept losing the pictures and the pages I had them written on. I honestly thought I was losing my mind - We were to meet with Sister Johnson and Sister Anderson, the area president's wife, after Family Home Evening and I was to have all of this stuff sent to her before then.
I finally decided that I just coudn't get it done and packed up everything to take to Family Home Evening feeling like a worthless woman. The evening was fun with the Ewells from California , the Casanovas from Puerto Rico, the Ruckers from Arizona, the Eickbushes from Utah and the Marinos from Colorado, and us - so it was fun to hear all of their stories.But it took much longer than we thought and our scheduled meeting was for 8:00 pm. Scott was relieved when he had to leave for the meeting because he said for all he knew his ancestors crawled out from under a rock. Sounds like something he would say, doesn't it! And to be honest, I was relieved he was going to the meeting and I was staying to do the refreshments. Two minutes after he left he came back to get me because they really wanted me to be there - so sad I couldn't leave right then and go to the meeting They loved the fruit pizza so that was a positive thing. Then I had no more excuses, I had to go to the Casa lobby for the meeting. Sister Johnson and Sister Anderson were obviously tired but Sister Johnson explained to me just what she wanted from me - didn't mention that I hadn't sent her the pictures - instead wants me to take many, many more of different things. That I can do! Don't know about the short camera videos she wants though.
So first thing this morning I started on the revision of the information - called Sister Anderson and we collaborated on the information and got it all together. She told me to do the responsibilities with bullets - which of course I had no idea what were. But I did learn! The other thing I learned was what I was trying to put together yesterday must not have been what Heavenly Father wanted because today with a different plan it just all fell in place. Hopefully I learned when things aren't
going well, maybe there is a reason besides I am just dumb.
Sister Button had sent back the history report with some questions about some photos she didn't get etc, etc. So when I was able to get with her we went through it and finished putting things together and she sent me the finished copy tonight. YEAH!! It will be fun for us to have a copy for ourselves. Got info sent to Sister Johnson. What a relief. Still have to do much more but at least part of it is done.
I am feeling guilty about not being more thoughtful as my husband sees the city workers out by the side of the the road laying bricks for a sidewalk and takes them out drinks of cold water and chocolates because they looked hot and tired.
We had a new class tonight in the Santo Domingo Stake. This stake building is actually about a mile away - which is a nice change when you are driving at night here. The stake president had announced that the class was just for the YM/YW. We were there early and waited for the stake pres. with a couple and a woman. When the woman heard we were teaching how to play she was estatic! However the president told Scott he wanted to focus on the youth learning. There were four mothers who brought their teenagers and all wanted to stay and take lessons with the kids. I can see some fun friendships ahead! Of course when it was time to start we were the only ones in the room, half an hour later there were four, an hour later there were fifteen. So typical for these people..... It turned out to be only two wards and presidents says they have people in six other wards that want to participate so we will have to make some other arrangements because we don't have that many keyboards. We look forward to getting to know these new students!
When we finished the training the young/older men were playing basketball in the church courtyard. It probably is the only place in town for them to play on a good sized court. We walked across the street and had supper at the little restaurant there.
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