February 16th to 22nd
Monday was a good day at work. In the morning Lucas and I played with play dough and I taught him new words in English, like Octopus. We had lunch then I helped Christina with home work, the girls had lots of home work to do and so we did not go to the park.
Tuesday, Lucas was busy for the morning and I had home work to do for the ladies bible study that I’m going to we are doing a study by Beth Moor on the fruit of the spirit. It’s really good but has a lot of home work. Andy was also there in the morning so we chatted and read and sort of hung out. The kids came home we had lunch then the girls had to do laundry after they were done there laundry and homework we went to the park and had fun.
Wednesday morning I helped Heidi paint scarves and things, some of the kids were home as the school was having a dance for carnival. And it was morally incorrect for the kids to attend school. We had lunch and then I got sick and had to go home. I slept for the rest of the day
Thursday morning I still did not feel that good. So I stayed home and babied my head it still hurt a lot, by supper I was feeling a lot better and went to some missionary friends the Fehrs for supper and met Olya, she is a Friend of the Fehrs that’s from Saskatoon and is working at one of the other children’s homes here in Santa Cruz. She is very nice and bubbly I like her.
Friday I got sick all over again, and did not go to work, or do much of anything.
Saturday I picked up a few groceries, and made cookies.
Sunday I went to church it was good then I came home for lunch and Skyped my family and talked to most of them as they were all together for Chris’s birthday. It was so cool to be able to talk to them, I had a fun time though I wish that I could have been home for it, it sounded really fun.
This is a long weekend because of Carnival so I am off work till Wednesday which is kind of nice. I have not participated in any of the events that are happening for Carnival. So I have got lots of things done at my place and got caught up on emails and chatted with friends on Facebook MSN and such things.
I hope and pray that you are all in good health. And that God is shining bright in the midst of the snow and cold. With love thank you all for your prayers they are greatly appreciated.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Feb 9-15 2009
Monday was my first day back at work, it was a slow day the kids were all in school for the morning but I did not know this when I went or what time they would be getting home from school so I spent the morning reading a book and just relaxing which was nice as I was still getting over being sick with bronchitis. The kids came home just before lunch we read books for a bit had lunch and then I helped them with home work it was raining so we could not go to the park.
Tuesday was such a good day it started with hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock then time spent with God then breakfast and getting ready for work, then the taxi ride to work was, let’s just say comical. All the kids have school in the morning except the directors son so I watched transformers with him and talked English (as to his mothers request) then I read a book and met a really cool guy his name is Andy he’s from Minnesota. Then the kids all came home and we had lunch, after lunch we did home work and read books then we went to the park just as we got there it started to rain and the girls decided to play in the rain and get soaked the boys met us at the park so all the kids got soaked together it was so much fun watching them play and wipe out in the rain oh and I met yet another boy a friend of Tony the guy I work with that’s form Manitoba. His friend is from Paraguay I can’t remember or pronounce his name. There is no special reason why this was such a good day besides the fact that I invited God to hang out with me, and God answers prays.
Wednesday I spent the morning with Lucas the director’s son. We watched Stewart little and then played and coloured along with Tia Heidi and we talked English it was fun. The kids got home in time for lunch. After lunch we did homework, the girls had a lot of home work and it took us till, my home time to complete it. The kids are so smart the math that they can do is incredible, I happen to dislike math and have never been good at it, so the complexity of the math problems that they can do astounds me.
Thursday was really rainy, so the kids did not go to school, so we did homework all morning, and some of the afternoon. The rain cleared up in the afternoon so we went to the park and had a lot of fun.
Friday the honour roll students at the Santa Cruz Cooperative high school had all the kids and some of the staff from Talita Cumi over for an afternoon of games and Pizza. It was so much fun the kids had a blast, and for participation each of the kids got a bag of candy, and the wining team got a basketball and volleyball. There was so much Pizza that the kids got to eat as much as they wanted. It was amazing to have high school students put on an event for the kids at the home. You could defiantly feel the energy, and enthusiasm that everyone had not just the kids but the students as well. It was defiantly a cool way to bless the kids of Talita Cumi.,
Saturday, I just relaxed, went shopping and made cookies. And talked to people on MSN, Facebook and such stuff and I got this really cute and hilarious Valentines Day e-card, from one of the boys that worked at camp silversides with.
Today I went to church and then to the Beams for lunch we had salteñas they were good I had a fun time at lunch. It was nice to be asked over especially because I don’t know that many people. I also got invited to go to the parade at carnival I’m not sure if I will go though. I am still thinking about it. It could be fun. After lunch I came home and chated with friends over the internet. And Skype my parents and my uncle Gary, we had some good talks. And now I think I am going to get ready for bed and maybe watch a movie.
I hope all of you amazing people back home are doing well and that God is present in your lives in a big way. Blessings on you all, may Gods love abound in your life.
Monday was my first day back at work, it was a slow day the kids were all in school for the morning but I did not know this when I went or what time they would be getting home from school so I spent the morning reading a book and just relaxing which was nice as I was still getting over being sick with bronchitis. The kids came home just before lunch we read books for a bit had lunch and then I helped them with home work it was raining so we could not go to the park.
Tuesday was such a good day it started with hitting the snooze button on my alarm clock then time spent with God then breakfast and getting ready for work, then the taxi ride to work was, let’s just say comical. All the kids have school in the morning except the directors son so I watched transformers with him and talked English (as to his mothers request) then I read a book and met a really cool guy his name is Andy he’s from Minnesota. Then the kids all came home and we had lunch, after lunch we did home work and read books then we went to the park just as we got there it started to rain and the girls decided to play in the rain and get soaked the boys met us at the park so all the kids got soaked together it was so much fun watching them play and wipe out in the rain oh and I met yet another boy a friend of Tony the guy I work with that’s form Manitoba. His friend is from Paraguay I can’t remember or pronounce his name. There is no special reason why this was such a good day besides the fact that I invited God to hang out with me, and God answers prays.
Wednesday I spent the morning with Lucas the director’s son. We watched Stewart little and then played and coloured along with Tia Heidi and we talked English it was fun. The kids got home in time for lunch. After lunch we did homework, the girls had a lot of home work and it took us till, my home time to complete it. The kids are so smart the math that they can do is incredible, I happen to dislike math and have never been good at it, so the complexity of the math problems that they can do astounds me.
Thursday was really rainy, so the kids did not go to school, so we did homework all morning, and some of the afternoon. The rain cleared up in the afternoon so we went to the park and had a lot of fun.
Friday the honour roll students at the Santa Cruz Cooperative high school had all the kids and some of the staff from Talita Cumi over for an afternoon of games and Pizza. It was so much fun the kids had a blast, and for participation each of the kids got a bag of candy, and the wining team got a basketball and volleyball. There was so much Pizza that the kids got to eat as much as they wanted. It was amazing to have high school students put on an event for the kids at the home. You could defiantly feel the energy, and enthusiasm that everyone had not just the kids but the students as well. It was defiantly a cool way to bless the kids of Talita Cumi.,
Saturday, I just relaxed, went shopping and made cookies. And talked to people on MSN, Facebook and such stuff and I got this really cute and hilarious Valentines Day e-card, from one of the boys that worked at camp silversides with.
Today I went to church and then to the Beams for lunch we had salteñas they were good I had a fun time at lunch. It was nice to be asked over especially because I don’t know that many people. I also got invited to go to the parade at carnival I’m not sure if I will go though. I am still thinking about it. It could be fun. After lunch I came home and chated with friends over the internet. And Skype my parents and my uncle Gary, we had some good talks. And now I think I am going to get ready for bed and maybe watch a movie.
I hope all of you amazing people back home are doing well and that God is present in your lives in a big way. Blessings on you all, may Gods love abound in your life.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday I was not feeling good so I went to work for part of the morning and then took the rest of the day off to recuperate to hopefully go for the whole day on Tuesday but that did not work as I had a fever on Tuesday so I spent the whole day home doing nothing.
Wednesday I was till not feeling better so I went to the Doctor, they took chest x-rays which were funky looking, I found out that I have bronchitis, the Doctor prescribed antibiotics and come cough syrup which seem to be doing the trick but they make me kind-of loopy. After the doctor I decided to take the rest of the week off work as I do not want to give the kids what I got. So it has been sort of a long week. But I finished reading a book, so that was good.
On Saturday went grocery shopping which I desperately needed to do as I did not have much left in the house to eat, I also attempted to make bread and I think that I have failed it doesn’t taste bad but it did not rise like I wanted it to and its kind of doughy I will have to try some thing different next time.
I went to church on Sunday the serves was good. But I got sick from my allergies on the way home and spent the afternoon in bed. But over all it was a good week.
Wednesday I was till not feeling better so I went to the Doctor, they took chest x-rays which were funky looking, I found out that I have bronchitis, the Doctor prescribed antibiotics and come cough syrup which seem to be doing the trick but they make me kind-of loopy. After the doctor I decided to take the rest of the week off work as I do not want to give the kids what I got. So it has been sort of a long week. But I finished reading a book, so that was good.
On Saturday went grocery shopping which I desperately needed to do as I did not have much left in the house to eat, I also attempted to make bread and I think that I have failed it doesn’t taste bad but it did not rise like I wanted it to and its kind of doughy I will have to try some thing different next time.
I went to church on Sunday the serves was good. But I got sick from my allergies on the way home and spent the afternoon in bed. But over all it was a good week.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Well this has been a long hot week. Jan 26 - Feb 1
Almost everyday this week I have been to the park with the girls. We played soccer and climbed trees. Most of the days we played soccer with kids from the neighbourhood this was very fun, some of the girls are really good.
This week and sadly only this week, we had two volunteers from Texas. These girls were really nice and were a blessing at Talita Cumi, the home where I work. We spent one of the evenings at my house in the pool, that was a very hot day and the pool was relaxing for all, I was thrilled to have had them over.
I am doing better with my Spanish. I’m getting more comfortable using it, which is always a good thing.
I am getting a pretty nice tan. People keep commenting that I am getting darker, which is ok considering that I live in a hot sunny country.
I have not been sleeping very well lately, but I did get new pillows which seem to be helping out some, but it is defiantly hard to sleep in the heat I hope to buy a fan this week.
I am still getting over my cold, and yesterday was sick from my allergies and am still recovering this fine Sunday. Though right now my whole body is sore from being sick with my allergies and getting comfortable is a hard thing to do. Though I did manage to nap in the hammock for a few hours yesterday
I went to church this morning, though all through the serves I was thinking that I should have just stayed home, but I am glad that I went the sermon was very good. After church we (like 16 of us) went out for lunch. We had Chinese it was good but I did not eat that much, at least not nearly as much as I normally eat at Chinese restaurants.
To day I am just taking it easy and recovering, I may walk across the street and buy some movies but I have not decided for sure if I will. Though I would like to get a few more Disney classics to watch is Spanish.
Well that is how my week went I hope yours was just as exciting and full of God working in your life. May you all be richly blessed as you go about his work. thank you all for praying for me it is truly a blessing.
Almost everyday this week I have been to the park with the girls. We played soccer and climbed trees. Most of the days we played soccer with kids from the neighbourhood this was very fun, some of the girls are really good.
This week and sadly only this week, we had two volunteers from Texas. These girls were really nice and were a blessing at Talita Cumi, the home where I work. We spent one of the evenings at my house in the pool, that was a very hot day and the pool was relaxing for all, I was thrilled to have had them over.
I am doing better with my Spanish. I’m getting more comfortable using it, which is always a good thing.
I am getting a pretty nice tan. People keep commenting that I am getting darker, which is ok considering that I live in a hot sunny country.
I have not been sleeping very well lately, but I did get new pillows which seem to be helping out some, but it is defiantly hard to sleep in the heat I hope to buy a fan this week.
I am still getting over my cold, and yesterday was sick from my allergies and am still recovering this fine Sunday. Though right now my whole body is sore from being sick with my allergies and getting comfortable is a hard thing to do. Though I did manage to nap in the hammock for a few hours yesterday
I went to church this morning, though all through the serves I was thinking that I should have just stayed home, but I am glad that I went the sermon was very good. After church we (like 16 of us) went out for lunch. We had Chinese it was good but I did not eat that much, at least not nearly as much as I normally eat at Chinese restaurants.
To day I am just taking it easy and recovering, I may walk across the street and buy some movies but I have not decided for sure if I will. Though I would like to get a few more Disney classics to watch is Spanish.
Well that is how my week went I hope yours was just as exciting and full of God working in your life. May you all be richly blessed as you go about his work. thank you all for praying for me it is truly a blessing.
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