Preparing for Christmas

We attended the ward Christmas party. It was good to get to know more members of the ward. First President Laycock gave a Christmas message. Then we went outside to play some games the missionaries had arranged. They were games that required communication and cooperation. After the games we went inside and the Primary and the Missionaries had arranged a nativity story. We finished up with soda and cookies and other treats.






Christmas shopping this year was really a chore this year. Shopping isn’t nearly as fun when you have to carry everything home with you that you bought. The 23rd Jeff and I went grocery shopping to get stocked up for the holidays. The store was a zoo! We bought so many things we needed to take a taxi home. We walked out of the store to the area where the taxis are waiting and to our joy, we discovered that there was a huge line of people waiting for a taxi. We had to wait for about 30 or 40 minutes until we got a taxi. On the bright side of grocery shopping – it is getting easier to do. The first couple of times it was very stressful. With all the different brand names and everything in Spanish the store just looked like a jumble of colors and letters to me. My brain would throb. Now that I recognize brand names and know some of the items that I am looking for it is much easier. One of the major differences is that the meat is cut differently. None of the cuts of beef are the same as well as they have different names for them. I’m having the most success cooking hamburger and whole chicken. I know for sure what parts of the animal they are and how to cook them!