Pythons, Corn & Booties

Saturday is our ‘P-day’, short for preparation day.  It’s the day we are supposed to do laundry, shopping, cleaning, and other personal errands.  We often are busy doing other assignments on Saturdays and don’t get a full ‘P-day’.  But, yesterday we had time to experience a real adventure!  I almost felt like Indiana Jones, wandering through bat infested caves, holding an albino python and hiking to a waterfall. Honestly, I was too chicken to hold the large, scary looking python, but I was happy to participate in a photo op with Elder Roberts letting the snake dangle around his neck!

Yesterday was a sunny warm day with a high in the 90’s.  Several of the local farmers had spread their corn and rice along the road to dry.

Apparently, they only use the corn to feed their animals and don’t care if you drive over it.  They grow a lot of corn here!  I am bummed that you can’t buy cornmeal because I am hungry for some warm cornbread dripping with butter and honey.  Elder Roberts told me that he would get me two stones and I could grind my own.  😁

Tamara and her neighbor, Betty

Back home, my friend, has a dear elderly neighbor who spends all of her time knitting matching baby caps and booties and donating them all over the world to those in need.  She has a world map on her wall with all the places marked that she has sent them.  I was blessed to be able to bring some of her handiwork to the Philippines. 

Last Friday, Elder Roberts and I took the precious little booties and caps to a government-owned hospital for the poor. The room we visited had seven beds, with seven new mothers holding their babies. They were all very grateful to receive a gift made with so much love.  It was a small miracle, that I had just the right amount of hats and booties for the babies that were born that day and also the right colors for the boys and girls. (I didn’t have to give any boys pink booties!)

Our kids sent us a picture of them enjoying a delicious Mexican dinner. I zoomed in on the food so I could see what they were eating.  It made me hungry!  I miss Mexican food!  I'm so glad that Maggie organized this event and sent me pictures.  I love and miss my family!  They are my greatest treasure!  A.R.Y.M.L.Y. - Sister Roberts

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