I am just assuming that I am only one day behind - certainly not going to check because I really don't want to know if I am farther behind than that...Scott had invited this woman doctor and her two daughters that live in this apartment complex to dinner. We stopped in at her apartment Thursday night to see what time they wanted to eat. An hour later we had tried some kind of dulce she had made, knew she had a Mormon friend in the states and that she is a Catholic who is very happy with her religion. The Catholic church here is very strong and has probably been one of the few influences for good here. They are very actively involved in promoting good values here. I have gained a great appreciation for any organization that teaches some kind of a value system. Anyway, Milagros, her name, and her two daughters, Sarah and Beatrice came for dinner around 7:00 pm. We had been at the Institute teaching keyboarding until 4:30 so it was kind of a rush. Scott wanted to feed them some hamburger vegetable soup and some vegetable cheese soup. Then Sister Mahon told us that when she took soup to the Institute for their pot luck dinners, no one ever touched the soup. PANIC!
Scott decided to cook up some chicken and broccoli because we know that's two things they eat. As it turned out they really liked the soup. I had mentioned to Yturraldes that it would be nice if they dropped by to visit - so they did.
Sister Yturralde Milagros, Sarah 12 years old, and Beatrice, 17 years old. They are such a cute family. It was fun to have them all here. She is a dermatologist that lectures at the colleges here.
So today we started off around 9:00 am for our usual Saturday. Normally when we get to La Caleta there are some kids waiting for us. This time no one was there, the gate was locked and no one came. Worse though was I had to go to the bathroom and there aren't any fast food places with restrooms here. Scott got out of the car to walk around the fence and see if by chance someone was inside the church yard. Just as he looked up the missionaries came walking down the street. They had a key to the gate and the church. Now if that wasn't a tender mercy I have never seen one!
They told us that the kids were all at the temple doing baptisms. So we had time to meander around the city of La Caleta. It looks just like the other smaller cities around. It is right across from the airport so every time we go there I think it won't be long before we are taking the other road and going to the airport. When we got to our next class at Los Molinos the gate was actually open so we pulled in but couldn't see anyone around. Thought we would just rest in the air-conditioned car for a while. After fifteen minutes we went into the building only to find that all of the kids were there and had been since before we pulled into the parking lot. They must think we are crazy! This is the most talented class we have if you can just keep them focused on practicing.
At 2:45pm we left for the next lesson - this one in Hainamosa. This gate was open too - what a surprise! I don't know if it is the heat or what but we were pooped and when we got everything hauled into our room it was 87 degrees and the air conditioner wasn't working and they have no ceiling fans in that room. We had some plastic sheets with music information on so passed them out for everyone to fan themselves. Finally before we left two hours later it had started to cool off a bit.
It isn't as easy to be patient when you are hot and miserable! But the students had a good practice time despite their discomfort.
We were home by 7:00pm. Our internet hasn't been working but it was fixed when we got home. We had a spliced wire smoking in our closet. It's the water heater for the bathroom so Scott thinks he got it put back together. Guess we'll see in the morning!
Scott decided to cook up some chicken and broccoli because we know that's two things they eat. As it turned out they really liked the soup. I had mentioned to Yturraldes that it would be nice if they dropped by to visit - so they did.
So today we started off around 9:00 am for our usual Saturday. Normally when we get to La Caleta there are some kids waiting for us. This time no one was there, the gate was locked and no one came. Worse though was I had to go to the bathroom and there aren't any fast food places with restrooms here. Scott got out of the car to walk around the fence and see if by chance someone was inside the church yard. Just as he looked up the missionaries came walking down the street. They had a key to the gate and the church. Now if that wasn't a tender mercy I have never seen one!
They told us that the kids were all at the temple doing baptisms. So we had time to meander around the city of La Caleta. It looks just like the other smaller cities around. It is right across from the airport so every time we go there I think it won't be long before we are taking the other road and going to the airport. When we got to our next class at Los Molinos the gate was actually open so we pulled in but couldn't see anyone around. Thought we would just rest in the air-conditioned car for a while. After fifteen minutes we went into the building only to find that all of the kids were there and had been since before we pulled into the parking lot. They must think we are crazy! This is the most talented class we have if you can just keep them focused on practicing.
At 2:45pm we left for the next lesson - this one in Hainamosa. This gate was open too - what a surprise! I don't know if it is the heat or what but we were pooped and when we got everything hauled into our room it was 87 degrees and the air conditioner wasn't working and they have no ceiling fans in that room. We had some plastic sheets with music information on so passed them out for everyone to fan themselves. Finally before we left two hours later it had started to cool off a bit.
It isn't as easy to be patient when you are hot and miserable! But the students had a good practice time despite their discomfort.
We were home by 7:00pm. Our internet hasn't been working but it was fixed when we got home. We had a spliced wire smoking in our closet. It's the water heater for the bathroom so Scott thinks he got it put back together. Guess we'll see in the morning!
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