We came home Thursday from Oasis and we have been running ever since. Friday we did school and after lunch (and laundry) we went to visit Don and Minna a bit. We had to go to the Mennonite store to pick up some sausage for Saturday night so we stopped at their house for a visit. Friday night we had our small group Bible Study - getting home around 11.
Saturday morning the kids went to Awana at the church while Gerald went to the Directiva meeting. The kids were all nervous and hesitant at first - I stayed with them to help them out a bit. Andrew got very frustrated trying to learn his verses in Spanish. It is like memorizing sounds - the words don't mean anything to him yet. Gerald drove the kids and I home around 1:00 and he went back to the meeting. I spent the afternoon preparing (both some food and practicing my part of the talk) for the couples meeting in the evening. Gerald come home around 4:45 and we left at 6:30 for church once again. We helped set up and prepare the rest of the food. Gerald did an awesome job leading the study and discussion. The kids played upstairs during the study. Again it was late when we got home.
(Directiva Meeting at our church here in Cuauhtemoc...)
(Sandy & I leading the couples evening...)
This morning was church. As we pulled into the church the kids commented that we have been at church a lot lately. This was the first Sunday that I didn't go to Sunday School with Olivia. The boys have been going by themselves for a few weeks already, but their teacher speaks some English. While Olivia wasn't thrilled about it, she did great. Gerald taught the adult Sunday School class. After church we decided to go for lunch to the restaurant owned by one of the couples that has started coming to Prayer Meeting on Thursday. We are not sure where they are spiritually and we are trying to connect with them.
We had a great time at their restaurant(the food was amazing - Andrew loved the Animal Planet show that was on the t.v. and Caleb and Olivia loved the playground) and they seemed thrilled that we had come. On our way home we drove down a street and spotted an elephant on the side of the road. Andrew YELLED at us to stop and so we did and got out and looked around at the lions, elephant, monkeys, camels and of all things, cows. It appears that the circus is in town. We were only home an hour before we headed back to take in the show. We got seats in the very front row, literally a few feet from the ring. I don't think the smile has left Andrew's face yet. He was in his glory. I was glad that the lions weren't actually part of the show - it was too close for comfort for me. The cows weren't part of the show either. Once again Gerald quickly dropped us off and then headed back to church for youth.
(Our family out for lunch today after church...)
(The elephant walks like this and like that...)
We have been busy, but it has been good.
Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends and family!
Sandy for all of us!
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I see the dirtbike cage in the background to the right of the elephant. When we saw that act, there was a 5 yr-old in there doing tricks with several older kids. Cool, but very scary for this mom to watch. Ezra loved it, of course!
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