6/23/2013 A surprise at Tres Brasos

    The kids were all ready when we got there to pick them up today.  We only had four though so it seemed like a small crowd in the back seat.  I have been playing for RS if the kids were ready on time and we got there soon enough.  Well we were there on time and I went in to set my things on a chair and a

sister motioned to me to come over to where she was.  When I took time to look at her the first thing that registered that the woman by her had an awfully white face - then I realized it was Sister Wegener.  What a happy surprise!  We just love them.  They have been working in the Institute right next to where our music classes are so we get to see them but now they are being transferred to Santiago.  They just church hop on Sundays finding different LDS wards to attend.  She was amazed at how many beautiful babies there are in this ward and wanted to take pictures with a couple of them.  It was fun to see them there.  The kids were good. Laney, the extra girl today that has been with us for the past three weeks cut the palm of her hand on a piece of glass and had about 20 stitches.  Not covered or anything - it was ugly enough it should have been covered...
We planned with the kids to have them come to our apartment next Monday.  William was getting his hair cut in a "barbershop"  as we passed by so he followed us down and we got to talk to him.  Just can't be sure what is going on in his life but he looks 10 years older than when he worked here just last year.  It is always good to see him.
   Got home just in time to grab some lunch and head out of the city for San Cristobal.  I realize that leaving this ward will be just like leaving family.  Carolina is planning on packing herself in my suitcase - we'll see how that works!  Realized I didn't have any pictures of the building so I am putting one on the blog:

For weeks I have wanted to get a picture of this yellow flamboyant tree because all we have seen has been red.  But then I would have forgotten my camera, or I would get it out and had left the media stick in the computer or who knows what other hair brained thing kept me from getting it.  But today was my lucky day.  Here it is:

Don't now why it looks so blurry - maybe because we were going fifty miles an hour past them.  But  these  trees are beautiful everywhere now.                                                                                        

We have passed many moving trucks full of stuff with men sitting on top holding it on but this time it was three women standing in the back holding everything in place the truck drove down the freeway.

Our drive back through the city and out to Hainamosa was uneventful.  Half of the students were gone to various and assorted events so it was fairly quite today.