December 7, 2016

Happy Birthday!  Well, today is the big one….60!  Somehow I don’t think people will belief the ‘29’ line anymore. Right off, Socorro knocked on the door with a dozen yellow roses.  What a beautiful bouquet!   For me, it was a busy start because it was my first day to teach in the summer course.  It is hard to learn so many new vocabulary words in one day.  I taught a hands on science class and it is not my everyday choice of words.  We had 15 for the morning and I think I kept everyone busy with lots of experiments.  The Juayua group is on the younger side, ages 9 to 12, so I think they liked doing things and competitions.  Dwaine helped me keep things moving handing out items, serving refreshments and helping with group activities.  After lunch I went to Socorro’s.  She was available today and we got a good start into Que Dice la Biblia.  We did a round of pick ups for church and had a good turnout. Dwaine taught about the book of Judges. At the end, Alba and Linda put together a surprise birthday gathering with a cake and piñata.  Whew, I got my own princess piñata!  It was all delightful and I enjoyed the fellowship.  When I got home, Dwaine had invited a few friends to come by and I was on for the second surprise and another cake!  Yikes!  We didn’t cut it because we just finished the other cake.  Through the day I had the delight of talking to each of the children, my dad and stepmom and Sharon, a dear friend in Huntsville.  It is blessing to have family and that made my birthday really great!

Summer Class in Juayua

Birthday Celebrations!