Sunday, May 3, 2015

 Isn't she darling?  The kids are just adorable.
 Yum!  Would you like some?  Head and all?
 Outside of the market.
 Another picture of the outside of the market.
 Sister Call (husb is the Miss Pres 1st Couns) & Neal in market.
 Street vendor.....the sign says...Layaway is available
 This is his shop--bigger than a phone booth, but very small
 You don't buy a coloring book, you buy coloring sheets
 Neal among the peppers
 Lady sewing in the middle of the market
 More market shots
 Murals like these are everywhere.
 Neal amid the piniatas....we see whole shops just with piniatas
 Market
 Roses:  2 doz for $1.50.  Aren't these pretty tulips.....
 Sister Call and I just getting out for a bit
 Street vendors
 Typical street
We see altars everywhere---this one in the market, but we see them on the streets every few blocks
 Lady marketing her wares
 Pauly & Xio Brown.  We are doing this shopping this week and last mostly for them because they want to get a few things before heading home.  Who is that old woman?
 Older still....resting while Xio shops.
Much of Mexico reminds us of the Philippines and Kenya both.
 VIEW OUTSIDE OUR APARTMENT-looking North

 VIEW of our Bathroom
 Our wonderful Kitchen cupboards
 Oops!  I don't have time to fix this---broom closet
 In the Clinic---the pharmacy
 The Reception Area of the Clinic:  Dr. Gill & Neal & 2 Missionaries--puzzle making
 XIO in what will be Neal's office
 Now we are back home again...this is our office--2 computer stations--nice view
 Dr. Gill's office & view
 Out front from our dorm
 Our guest room has 2 single beds, 2 computer stations & a large dresser--beautiful
 At the Clinic, poor hummingbird got trapped in the Atrium
 Neal in the big reception area of the clinic.  Our offices are just inside front door on the right there
 Jacaranda trees---beautiful purple trees line the streets---the birds are amazing--singing--parrots
 Our dorm--washing rooms...blue kiosk is for dry cleaning--inexpensive shirts
 Our Kitchen cupboards---mostly empty---so much storage in these apartments
 This is other side of kitchen--note the grandkids' pics....big windows light
 View from big kitchen window
 3rd side of kitchen--note water cooler, microwave, toaster--so nice-love windows
 Living room--gave me a piano to practice & a fan to live through the heat:)
 Other side of the Living room
 Living room with big picture windows
 Better picture of our cute grandkids
 Our Master bedroom with tons of closet space
 Master bedroom--kingsized bed---if I could just get your dad to sleep in:)
 Other side of Master bedroom---again big windows--beautiful view of large campus
 Both bedrooms have these lovely closets....this one is mine...Neal has the other one
 We arrived on Friday & went trinket shopping Saturday P-Day.  Xio wanted stuff for home  These are mini-piniatas....you fill them with small candy.   I thought they were so cute.
 Neal standing by our dorm (by washing machine place) with the Clinic in the background.  Isn't he cute?
 Neal sitting in my desk looking from our office into the reception area where the elders are putting a big hard puzzle together.
 Clinic with our male nurse and a victim.
 New chair (1 of 2) I will have in my office.  It is very small, so no desk in there--just counseling area
I will use the desk in what should be the Mental Health Reception--2 reception areas really.
 Home sweet home.   Big palm trees--the birds go nuts in them.  Our apartment is the last one on the bottom floor toward where those trees are.  One other couple right next to us--he is the Exec Sec.  We will get another doctor (Mexican) coming in 3 weeks on the far other side of the bottom.  The census is really low right now--lowest ever in fact.  We will eventually have elders upstairs & in between the couples I think.  This is overflow right now...there are many, many cottages surrounding the inside of the campus where the presidency and missionaries live.
 Another side view---big hall closet....so much storage.  You just have to live with it....I'm beat...and typing as fast as I can.
 Neal sitting where I will be--It has been an inner reception area just for Mental Health while the big reception is for both Mental health & Medical.
 This is my little office.  The desk will be removed and we will have 2 overstuffed chairs, a rug and I hope a little end table & maybe buffet like thing (waist high)
 This is where the Hispanic missionary psychologist will be when she moves out of where I will be.
It is very nice

View outside our living room & extra room windows
View from our office to the new cafeteria being constructed---lots of building going on here
View outside our front door--buses for temple trips 2 X a week and pick up from airport
Neal standing by our dorm with the clinic in the background
XIO in Neal's new office--big windows look out on street
Xio smiling--first grandchild born 2 days ago--can't wait to get home!  She's paid her dues BIG TIME!