Hello all!
It seems just like yesterday I wrote last. Hard to remember what we did this week, it went so fast. We did celebrate yesterday….hit our 5 month mark! It seems like it was just yesterday that we arrived, but at the same time, it feels like we have been here forever! We are feeling at home, know (kind of) where we are going and what we are doing, and have most of our documents in order to legally do things in Brazil. What we are missing is a driver´s license for Papa! He got his USA one renewed right before we left and because of that, it doesn´t show that he has been driving for a year… and you need to have driven for a year to be licensed in Brazil! Still working on that one!
We are still moving forward with all our projects. Next week will be a big one, as we head back to Batatais and Franca for wheelchair projects, wheelchair recipient, 6 month interviews, and a closing ceremony (375 chairs going to 17 communities). More in 2 weeks on that one.
My BIG frustration this week came on Thursday! I was so excited to see my doctor and get “released” from my brace. It was a crazy day. We also had 5 people coming for dinner, Papa had a lunch with an old banking friend and our boss called a last-minute meeting that we needed to be at. (He announced that he will be leaving… called as a Mission President) I covered for us, at the meeting, until Ray got back and then he stayed and I headed to my doctor´s appointment! I got in an Uber and headed there, arriving just 5 minutes late. At check in, I was told that the doctor wasn`t at that office today ☹ …guess we had made the
appointment for his other office! Bummer! I go again this afternoon!
Our dinner was great! We had returned to our meat store and showed them pictures of the ham we had received instead of the “Prime rib” we had ordered! They agreed to give us the
meat we wanted, for a discount… the ham was, apparently, more expensive! We agreed to it and had a repeat of our Christmas dinner! We choose Thursday because it was Sister Barrett's birthday! Didn´t get Prime rib this time either, but a really good roast beef! Oh well!
Looks like everyone had fun with Emi and Shannon in Utah! Keep having fun together!!
Papa and G-ma miss you all!
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
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| Sister Barrett’s B-day dinner! (With her husband and daughter, Carlson) |
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| Shopping.... well, Sister Moore and I were shopping! The men found a cart to sit in! |
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| Mortadela sandwich sharing |
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| These “little piggies” went to market...they never came home!! Sorry, Shannon! |
I have been very slothful about reading the many mission blogs and so I am trying to catch up. Each of them have something that brings a smile to my face as well as sharing things that makes me proud to know such wonderful saints who are giving up 18 months of their lives to serve others. This is what brought a smile to my face from this post..."Shopping.... well, Sister Moore and I were shopping! The men found a cart to sit in!" We hope you have a wonderful year!
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