My Week

So last Saturday I was at the Lammaes all day to help with Abby's 5th Birthday. I got there around 12 to help Rosie get ready. The party officially started at 2 but true to Latin culture people started coming around 2:30. Things went well. Rosie made BBQ beef sandwiches which the people called hamburgers. Rosie and I just looked at each other and smiled. A friend of hers made arroz con pollo. and we also had refried beans with chips and pop and cake. The pinata was in the shape of a minnie mouse. In latin America when you invite a child to a party you also invite siblings and parents. So there were about 50 people in their small house. Abby had a great time. I gave her a set of play food that I bought in the states last Christmas. They (Abby and her sister Ester) loved it. After the party I stayed to help get things cleaned up. Nick realized during the party that they had a flat tire so he was running around (by bus and taxi) trying to get it fixed so that they would have a car to take to worship in Cartago the next day.
I spent the whole day Sunday at the Greens. Aletha and I have about 15 kids in our Sunday School class if everyone comes. We have several new families that have been attending for about a month.
School was pretty normal this week. I'm reading Charlotte's web in 8th grade and Stone Fox in 7th grade. I need more copies of Stone Fox, Sarah Plain and Tall, Charlotte's Web, The Mouse and the Motocycle, The Giver.
On Thursday I had my 9th graders over for coffee after school. I have about 14 students in 9th grade and 7 came. The ones that take the bus had to leave but the ones that walk home stayed. It was fun. I could tell you some funny stories. Yesterday, Saturday, I went to the San Jose Zoo with Rosie, the girls, and
Seth. The zoo isn't too impressive but there are lions and monkeys and the girls loved it. After the zoo we went to Pop's an icecream store. In the evening I came to the Green's to work on the internet. I'm working on a shutterfly album for Joseph when he was here.