1 month in MEXICO!!

THOUGHT:                              “And in despair I bowed my head;

                                                            "There is no peace on earth," I said;
                                                             "For hate is strong,
                                                              And mocks the song
                                                              Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

                                                             Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
                                                           "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep!
                                                             The Wrong shall fail,
                                                             the Right prevail,
                                                             With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
                                                                                      ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Monday Dec. 22nd - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!  I MADE IT ONE WHOLE MONTH IN MEXICO!
and I even made it without getting in an accident!!  and going over huge topes ( large speed bumps everywhere)!!! and getting found after we get lost - a million times!!!  and without diarrhea - ever!!!  and walking to and from the office - uphill(which is hard considering we live at 7500 ft)!!!  and drinking bottled water always!!!  and having a water filter always by our sink!!!   and going to the Tianguis and the Ciudadela without buying much!!! and going to Walmart, Costco, Olive Garden, Chilis, Sams Club!!!! and eating tacos for Christmas dinner!! and caroling in SPANISH!!!
AND missing my grandkids (and my kids)!!  and meeting these wonderful senior missionary couples!!  and living in a hotel with very little - really!!  and having a maid come in 3 times a week to clean everything up!!!   and enjoying really nice weather - although you have had really nice weather too!!!    and meeting CUTE missionaries, and awesome Mission Presidents and their wives!!   and helping the poor sick missionaries!!   and giving the missionaries flu shots!!!   and trying to serve others to the best of our ability!!!!  and trying to learn spanish and trying to do better at studying the scriptures!
Another miracle -  Greg sat and watched the BYU football game ( cause it was the only one he could watch) all the way to the miserable end!  That was such a painful game for everyone!!!
Sorry BYU!
We spent the morning shopping with the Andersons.  On the way home dad wanted to go to a family's home where he taught them as a missionary.  We struggled getting there - cause it's always fun to get lost!  He found it and rang the bell and knocked and knocked!  Finally someone came to the door, but they had never heard of the family Greg was looking for!  That would have been awesome if they were still around!  Greg doesn't realize 43 years is a long way back to find people!!!
We took it easy the rest of the evening and caught up on emails and stuff!  We had Papa Johns pizza during the football game so we ate soup at 9 pm and went to bed!!!!

Ringing the bell at the house
Looking for his ward members from 43 years ago!

A lady answered and didn't know the family Greg was looking for! 

The stake center where Greg was such an excellent missionary!

I love how people load up their trucks down here!

Gotta love the purple house!!!