Sunday, 05 April 2009

• Praise the Lord for His merciful Goodness!

  We're still alive. We've come through a few hard weeks, with everyone getting sick - Brandon worst of all. His lasted a whole week to a week and a half. Vomiting and diahrrea took hold of him and he wouldn't eat or drink anything, except a little gatorade or water sometimes - he lost weight and we were very worried about him, but thank God he is doing better now. Every day I would wake up and say, "today he'll be better - it's like the flu, those only last 1-3 days!" just to be disappointed again when he continued being ill. I'm still not sure if he's 100% yet, because he still has ouchy gas bubbles and his tummy inflates when he eats, but as long as he is eating, and not in any serious pain, I'll just keep an eye on him. It was putting me in mind of poor little Clara when she had her problems - maybe I should try taking him off all gluten for a while...

  I had an idea... I thought I'd throw it out here, because maybe it can be done, and it would really feel good to feel closer to the brethren while down here. I was just wondering if someone would be willing to record a bunch of worship services for us on cd, songs and lessons, and mail it down. Please let me know if anyone is willing to do that - it would really mean a lot to me. I've been really missing the church. Thanks to Mother I have a red songbook now! It's helped even just to look through it and sing some by myself. But, it is the fellowship feeling I miss too - and the sound of the songs being sung by all who are gathered - there is something so powerful about that. "It Thrills my soul"! and the lessons also to help us to stay on track and never to forget God's wonderfulness.

  Well, I have some pics, Thank you to the good people who sent me a camera! That was so nice, and it'll be great having those pictures in later years.

  This is when we went to Monterrey to renew my permit to stay in Mex:

  

  

  

  They have a famous mountain, I think it's called the Horse's saddle or something. (middle pic)

  

  They had several of these in downtown Monterrey, but for time's sake I'll just put this one. It's cool. :)

  

  This is the fanciest public bathroom I've found in any place I've been in in Mexico. No. Lid. EW.

  

  Kids having fun!

  While I'm waiting I'll say more things that have been happening...

  Last night was our niece's 15th birthday. In Mexico they always do a huge thing for their "Quincen~era" (the ~ is supposed to be on top of the n... but I don't know how to do that.) Like a ball, a dinner, lots of church stuff... We didn't go to the church stuff obviously, and they didn't do it as fancy as others have, so it was just a dinner and she danced around with her friends after everyone left, and that's it. But it was fun anyway, to partake in a little bit of cultural custom. Her dad, Nicolas (Apache's brother) made his "Birria" which is goats that have been oven baked - an oven that is in the earth, and he uses cactus like plants to put around it so it doesn't burn. I've put up pics before I think. Anyway, the night before last Teresita (the niece) got surprised by a serenade (Serenata), around 11:30 pm! Mari (Nicolas' wife) came and told us to come listen too, so we got to be in on it! It was really lovely - three men playing guitars and singing old romantic songs. I got some pics and videos - I'll try and upload the pics but the vids might be too long to upload right now.

  

  stinks

  

  stinks and the stinks' daddy

  

  cool elena

  

  the apron I made with old jeans... stitched entirely by hand. that took a while. I forgot to take a pic of my shawl I made, but I'm finally done with that too. I'm so excited - it's the second and third project I've ever finished in my life. ... sad. the first was a little quilt. Took me about 5 years to finish just because I was lazy.

  

  lil cowboy

  

  with the nieghbor's doggy

  

  being silly

  

  ok... fine. it isn't opening, hope it opens for you... I think it's elena's birthday party one. We had a small party with a few friends and cousins, and a friend brought a pinata! It was a pleasant surprise.

  

  still not opening.

  

  hitting the pinata - with one shoe off and one shoe off, lol

  

  pile of cousins and pals!

  

  blowing out the candles.

  

  We...... had mice.   This is actually a very teeny tiny one. It stood up on top of the trap while nibbling away at the cheese, and the trap didn't go! Well, it did once its brother came and they started fighting over the cheese on top! haha I got a video of it.

  

  We put it in a jar for... Observation....

  

  Marisol was in a Spring Parade (she's the middle one) and then the others had to put on the bunny hat too. Speaking of bunnies....

  

  This one had a suspicious death but there are quite a few around, thanks to Nicolas getting a bunch. They had babies! and they're sooooo cute!

  

  This is Nicolas' wife Mari with her mother.

   

  I'm sorry, this is gonna have to be it, because Apache is waiting and I've been online for 2 1/2 hours with only these pics to show for it! How annoying! I can't wait till I can hopefully have my own internet, in the U.S. and that goes faster! I will really, really, really try harder to get online very soon to put up more.

  Please let me know if anyone is willing to do that church service recording I mentioned above.

  I hope you all have great days!

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