Day 34 Tuesday

I have to replace an outside faucet, and as a result have to turn the water off at source. Easy to do it for inside the trailer. Somewhere at the back of the property there is a shutoff valve. I finally found it but had to dig down and get all the mud out of the way. The fire ants are also there and luckily only got a couple on me. They make the spot they get you immediately itchy. I got it shut off with some difficulty.

Once I get the new tap, I will have to dig a bit more to make it easier and try and cover it so that it is not so hard next time.

Katie and I went to meet Sister Maureen at her residence that is now a few weeks from completion. She got there about the same time as we did. Off we went to Mexico. First stop we went to see Michelle, who my brother Paul and sister-in-law Doreen, sponsor. She is 10 now but is very small for her age.  We had a package for her from Paul and Doreen. The road is extremely bad where she lives, and there is a lot of water behind their place which is much higher than other times we have been there. It will not be good if it gets even higher. The place were they live is not much more than a shack. You can see in the picture Sister Maureen and the damage to the side of her truck, which was sideswiped in a parking lot.

Then it was off to Dayla's place. Dayla is sponsored by Arlene a friend of ours in Winnipeg. Darla also lives in a schack. We had a package for her from Arlene.

This is Dayla's mom and her sister

After that we went to Lupe's store where Sister Maureen takes many of the articles that she gets donated. There was quite a lot in the back of her truck. This little guy Carlos, who we remember from previous years as being a baby, jumped in the back of the truck so he could push and carry things to the point where we could get things out. He was like a blur, and all this with a bad hip. He needs some kind of brace, but still runs albeit with a bit of a limp.

We sat with Lupe, her mom, and several of the local ladies, until our first sponsored girl Vicky appeared. We had a gift for her as well. Katie also had candy for the kids as usual and this was given to us by our friend Anne who lives in the same Condo Building as us, back in Winnipeg.

Vickey is growing up but still very small

Katie took some more pictures of the kids et al

She wasn't happy with Katie's camera

Sister Maureen had to be somewere so after a bit of a wait on the bridge we got home around 5. Kate and I went to Logan's for supper as Texas Roadhouse was too busy.

relaxation for the rest of the evening.

and so ends another great day in the Valley!...

more later...