Late October

We finally have some pictures so we can blog this week!  On Tuesday Hermana Tanner turned 80.  The single sisters had a pizza lunch with her on Monday, and we sang to her at home evening that night, but Hermana Barney and Hermana Eberhard wanted to do something more since it is such a special birthday and she is away from her family.  We took her to breakfast at San Martin.  She was so thrilled!  We told the waitresses it was her birthday, so they brought her a muffin with a sign stuck in it that said Feliz Cumpleanos.  It was on a plate, and they had written in frosting Happy Birthday  80.  They also gave her  a San Martin hat which is like a chef's hat and a balloon.  She was so tickled!  Unfortunately, we forgot to bring a camera, so we went back to her apartment and took pictures there. 

The pictures are small because we took them on her I-Pad and she e-mailed them to us, but this is Hermana Tanner.

We took this one in the mirror of the three of us.

Note our bright, autumn colors.  We don't get autumn here, so we have to dress for it!

We got our two new missionary couples this week, the Brubakers and Allreds.  It was our assignment to collect food donations for them so they would have have something to eat until they could go shopping and also have a start.  This is how much we gathered, and this is for just one couple.  The other couple got the same things.  The one thing not pictured is the homemade bread President Thompson made because he delivered it fresh after we took the rest of the food in.  These couples are our neighbors, and it is so good to have people near us again.  They are delightful people, and we are very excited to have them here.  We will get pictures at their Bienvenido tomorrow night.

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Dorine also finished the donations from the first 8 yards of flannel for the humanitarian service project.  We're waiting for the opportunity to go to a different fabric store where the flannel is less expensive and nicer quality.  These things will be donated next week at our break the fast.