Well, my Monday letter didn´t make it..But Tuesday isn´t bad! Right???
I guess we were a little busy yesterday. Started with an 8 am meeting that about killed me! We are a 15 minute walk from the office, so we have to leave by 7:45am - yes, we ran yesterday! Made it just as the meeting started! The old ¨Brazialian time¨ thing isn´t true anymore!
We had our first meeting with our team today. There is a Brazilian senior missionary couple that just arrived, our boss, his assistant, an intern and us. We all have different assignments. We will be responsible for Wheelchair projects throughout the country and food (garden) projects. Also refugees and emergencies as needed. Papa has started on assignments, but I`m still just trying to get things in order.
Everyday we go out for lunch with someone...great places to eat. Many days we all stop for dinner as well. Just experimenting now with everything... food has been great - tooo great! It is hard to remember that we are in Brazil, not the US. Things have really changed! The Church is strong...strong leadership!
Each Monday evening, we have a senior FHE like we did in the DR. Every other week is a potluck! Our turn to cook is next Monday.... I haven´t had much luck in the cooking department! Made brownies on Sunday to take to work on Monday. Well, when the temperature said 350, I put the brownies in the oven... 15 minutes later the kitchen was filled with black smoke...a lot of it. We pulled out the brownies and 1/4¨ on the bottom and sides were solid BLACK - Checked the temperature and the oven had jumped to over 500! So next time I bake (If I ever do!) I will stay close to the oven. I cooked dinner in a borrowed crockpot Sunday, but it wasn´t done until 10 pm so we ate it Monday night. Another couple came home with us after FHE and we had a yummy dinner. Success #1. Papa has invited a family over for dinner next Tuesday (One of his YM that is old now) Have no idea what I CAN (literally) make... no brownies!
Saturday a bunch of us went to the feira about 2 miles away... heavenly! The fruit is soo incredibly yummy! Papaya and these huge, strange looking oranges are my favorites. We bought sooo much - our bags were so heavy. One of the seniors had a car for the weekend and so we got a ride. After the feira, we went to SAM`s club...it was so exciting!!. Very few american products, but tons of great things to buy. There wasn´t room in the car for 2 of the Elders, so Papa stayed home. He did his own shopping and got us set up in our office. We had no supplies, so kind of a necessity!
Sunday was an adventure. The mother of one of our YW from the past is in our ward. This YW (Nandiara Kidd) is now one of our neighbors at the ranch. They are the ones that sent the mugs, S&S. She and her grandson invited us to walk home with them for dinner. We told them that we were still fasting, but that we would come for a visit. Rachel went straight to the kitchen to start dinner when we arrived! She had no kitchen table so she put dishtowels on the coffee table with plates and forks. We helped ourselves from the stove top. Pretty tasty. Georgie, their dog, stayed close by waiting for any droppings. Rachel is soo cute and funny. A nurse by profession...told me how to cure my cough! Her family is Jewish and they converted many years ago. Fabio is her grandson, Nandiara´s son.
No more progress in our apartment, but they are now talking about putting in central air, because our bedroom is too small to fit a room, floor unit! We`ll see!
Send favorite photos to my email so I can print them. I need more for my office wall.
Thanks for the emails and calls! Love them! Keep us posted on your lives.
We love you all!!
Papa and Gma
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