Feliz Dia de las Madres

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Feliz Dia de las Madres!

Mother's Day is celebrated here in Uruguay.  We had a very busy day.  My emotions were held in check until in Sacrament meeting we sang "Love At Home".  After I got through that the rest of the day was great and rewarding!

Refrigerator magnet from Relief Society

From the Young Women

From the Primary

It was during Relief Society that all the above gifts were given.  First the young women came in then a few minutes later some Primary children delivered their gifts.  Relief Society handed theirs out at the end of the lesson.

From Sister Hawley
Uruguayan Flag

From Sister Zegarra and Sister Schaelling

My Mother's Day Present  A Waffle Maker...Only one store had this.. not a common item

After church we set up Mike's laptop at the mission office for the Elders to use so that the could Skype with their mothers today.  We then delivered a carnation and a Mother's Day message to Ema, Ivana, Yisel and her sister.

After that, we visited a facility that cares for senior citizens and delivered carnations to the elderly women there.  I thought they would be inundated for Mother's Day but not so.  It was a small facility that cares for about 15 people. 10 were women.  Those that had their faculties to comprehend were very appreciative of the flower and the short visit.  Mike has so much compassion that is expressed to them with his smile and of course his spanish language.  It is wonderful to watch.  

When we got home, I fixed green chile enchiladas for dinner. I had been saving the green enchilada sauce that Kammi sent me for a special occasion.  So today was the day!  The sisters came over to use my laptop and Skype with their families.  It was so wonderful to share that experience with them.  We were able to say hi to both of Sister Zegarra's and Sister Schaelling's families.  They each get 45 minutes to visit.  So after that fun, we all ate dinner together.  

We called home to everyone and had a great visit.  We also visited via facetime with Mom and Dad Burnett thanks to Teri.  They have been very sick recently and Dad could only talk a little bit before he got frustrated with not being able to communicate properly.  They are not home, but in a rehab facility.