Cute little frogs

See this cute little frog? We have these visitors each evening. We think they climb in through one of the drains. They are only about an inch big. But we end up chasing one around the living area each evening. See, what they don't realize is that if they come inside for the evening, they will shrivel up and die by morning. So it is rather important that we catch them and save their little lives. By save, I simply mean I catch them and toss them outside near the drain. This one was found in the dishes in the kitchen sink. The chase is on. If I win, we both win, or, another another one bites the dust.

Mother's Day preparation in the Garden Park Branch

Check out this great group of Garden Park Primary kids. They were preparing three songs for mothers day next week. They are singing some song I vaguely remember from my primary days as a youth, Love is Spoken Here,

and a Happy Family. They are also having two primary children speak and one child give a poem. What an awesome tribute to mothers. They practiced smiling and the whole performance bit. I can hardly wait to see them next week. They Rock. And their leaders are pretty cute too. I love that where ever I go in the world, Primary children are learning the same songs. I need to brush up on some of them. I get to teach them songs when I visit their branch and we have such a fun time.

Seminary Rocks in the West Indies

Here are some pictures of some of the seminary students in our district. We had a special seminary fireside this saturday. Elder Gamiette, our soon to be mission president and current CES director for the West Indies came to spend a day with the youth. They played a fun Scripture Bingo game that really challanged them. They were split into 4 teams. If a team thought they had a bingo, they had to either stand and recite the scripture (one of the 25 they are to learn for the year) or read the scripture and relate a personal experience. So many of the kids are receint converts to the church and were so quick to apply the scripture to their lives. I was in AWE. Guess I'd better buckle down and learn these scriptures. They were so into it and Brother Gamiette is soooo motivating. He will be replaced by Brother Alverado of Peurto Rico. He too is a really fun guy. He lead a great discussion with the young Adults that evening. WOW!

Two of our favorite friends

Here are two of my favorite people here in Guyana. This is the darling wife and son (Rande)of our new District President. They got to spend a little time at our home one sunday afternoon while our husbands had meetings. It was fun. Is this not the cutest kid you have ever seen? He is always smiling. Sister Vonella Goodluck happens to be the sister of one of our St. Lucia friends, Kendrea from the Castries Branch. The world is getting smaller every day.

The sheep and the goats

This land is full of wild life. This troup of about a dozen goats and kids crossed out path the other day. We stood on the side of a bridge to see if they would confront us or not. They didn't seem to have a problem sharing the road with us. They are cute little critters. They are all over the place. Makes us feel a little like we live in the country.

Shrimp for dinner, maybe

On our way home from Conjie the other day, we stopped on the side of the road along this trench to visit with this little family. A mom, her 4 year old boy and these 3 daughters were attempting to catch shrimp in this trench. The two older girls about ages 12 and 10 were swiming in the water with their net while the rest of the family walked the bank with a basket to hold the caught shrimp. When we asked them how long it would take to catch, they said this was their first time and that they had no idea. What a fun family activity, catching dinner.

Rice Drying on the Road

Guyana is famous for their rice. Part of the rice drying process is to pour the rice out of its 50 lb bags onto the road and spread it out to dry in the sun. Every 15 minutes or so the workers walk through it to help it dry. After several hours of drying, they scoop it back up and take it back to the mill to separate the rice from the dried outside cover. Here is a father working with his son and sister Hymas who thought it looked fun. What a way to toughen your feet.