Friday March 25

 

Today the weather was unsettled. It was warm, cloudy, and very windy. The ocean on our side of the island looked very rough with high waves out our kitchen window. Grandma didn’t want to walk and she didn’t have to talk very hard to get me to go along. So we went shopping. We bought a lot of food in preparation for Sunday and next week’s general conference. We also got food for a young adult activity we are planning. While shopping I noticed the new spring window display with bright contrasting colors.

Then I walked around the corner and there they were on a real person.

We came home and I got lots of phone calls arranging visits for this evening. The missionaries and members kept calling to change their times, and for some reason I became the middle man. The life of a senior missionary. We needed gas so we left a bit early and then drove along the ocean headed for Ribeira Grande. Our side of the island usually is the protected side with calmer seas, but today the waves were extreme. We drove slowly along not finding a place to stop and take pictures. But believe me it was fun to see, and would have been miserable to be in a boat. Remember the road rally. Well they were getting started and so I drove in the slow lane while a bunch passed us and grandma got two good pictures.

I thought it was fun. We arrived on the other side of the island where we always take pictures on Sunday of the huge waves rolling in to a calm sea. Getting the missionaries we started visiting people, t was good. We had a dinner appointment at 6:30 and we arrived and had a really nice meal. I wish I had remembered to take pictures. We had clams cooked in tomato sauce with small pieces 

of beef and seasoned up nice. With rice and home fries and tossed salad. It was wonderful. I hope I get it again sometime. We headed home and just as we arrived it started to sprinkle. Great day we love you all.

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Jim good eye seeing the drywall. It was nice to see construction more like home. Laura thanks for the kind comments.