We stopped at my corner store, but I couldn't go in because here someone always has to wait in the car. No matter how hot or how long, if you are in public, like the mall or the grocery store, someone waits in the car. I only had to wait a minute and it wasn't hot, so it was no biggie. He came back all excited to make his spaghetti with the ingredients in his bag.
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| First melt four sticks of margarine, being sure to get every bit off the wrapper by warming it on the pan. |
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| Then Jairo's secret ingredients. And more butter. |
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| Jairo cooking "Espaghettis" for the kids at the Breakfast Program (with the stove and industrial pots from K2!) |
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| Even & "Mi Conejo" I love these two little guys! Every morning they work with Don Juan as grounds keepers to keep themselves out of trouble and to help the church. |
As we left the store I told him that I had a question for him, but since he has told me to be careful about what I say on the phone, I didn't want to call and ask last night. I told him I had seen some men at my pila yesterday. Then when I was washing my clothes I found a baggie with some white stuff in it. I asked if there is a reason to keep a baggie in a pila, or did those men leave drugs in my pila. At first he was very confused because he didn't realize how in the US drugs are sold in baggies, so I had to describe the baggie thing. Plus he was concerned there were men in my yard. But finally we realized that the men were city workers whose job it was to be sure that each pila has at least one baggie in it - because the baggie keeps away mosquitoes. There were no drugs in my pila, but we had a good laugh.
Eunice's son, Josue, had xrays yesterday which showed his lungs were completely full of fluid, so they diagnosed him with pneumonia. But today he is better so much more quickly than they expected that they have no explanation. Apparently yesterday he was almost in a coma and his kidneys were shutting down. Today he is able to urinate and his kidneys seem to be better. He is still very sick, but improving and no longer near death. This healing, which the Dr.'s cannot explain, surely glorifies God and is an example of the power of prayer!
Lourdes stayed home again today, which I know is hard for her but I am happy she is resting. The kids made cards for her. They miss her, but are very well behaved and doing fine. Jairo said she will go to the doctor tomorrow.
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| We close our eyes and pray before the meal |
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| Washing hands - youngest to oldest |
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| Three buddies enjoying "espaghettis" |
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| Uh oh! Mine's almost gone! (A talk of - Should we share? But we're not supposed to touch each other's food follows) |
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| Three cute boys |
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| Daily checkers tournament. With chess pieces. |
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Making "Get Well" cards for Lourdes  
It was a hot one out there today. And I have a strange rash on my shoulder which is irritated by the sun, so it was nice that we were able to leave early today. I ended up napping away the afternoon and waking up to a lovely thunderstorm, accompanied by the music from the choir across the street. It was a beautiful moment.
Then I went to the kitchen and found a cockroach the size of a matchbox car in my sink. Bye-bye perfect moment. I felt ill. I've been saying I need ant spray, but this takes it to a new level! For some reason when I see these things in other peoples' houses it doesn't bother me, but in my own I was frozen with fear and disgust. When I could finally move, I killed it with cleaning spray that had bleach. But then there was the nasty dead body in my sink. I am usually not a wimp when it comes to bugs, but this thing was too much for me. Finally I took a napkin, shoved it into a cup, and dumped it into the garbage. It landed with a thump - that's how big it was. (I did consider taking a picture, but I figured all of you did not need to see the disgusting thing.) Now I'm having visions of it coming back to life and crawling out of the garbage can. Oh boy. I need some super powered bug spray.
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