This morning I had off so I got up at 8AM and got ready for the day and went down for breakfast. I had this feeling I would meet my boss in the elevator. It was a strong feeling. Slightly off because they weren't in the elevator but they were just outside of it, ready to go for breakfast. I went with them even though I had off because it's so boring to eat by yourself anyway. They make very good french bread and I had fresh pineapple and papaya and watermelon. They always have cheese and bologna out and that's very good too. I love their papaya juice. I was drinking that like crazy and then Dexter killed some of my joy of reveling in the fact that I'm being healthy by saying they definitely add sugar to their juices. Sigh:( I probably gained weight on this trip, I don't even want to know:(
After breakfast I went out on the beach and sat on a beach chair that wasn't broken-gotta watch for that because some of the backs are broken and you can only lay down on them- under a manmade thing that resembles a palm tree but has more shade than a palm tree. I lay there and read my Bible for a very long time, sipping a virgin strawberry margarita at the same time. I am currently on a plan to read the Bible in a year (with a chronological Bible) and it ends June 9 and I was trying to finish it on this trip because I wanted to go onto some deeper studies. I always get tired of what I'm doing and need to change it to keep it interesting. A year with the same plan is a long time for me. I have several study work books to work and I need to start floating around with those again. I like the Bible in a year plan because you have to read it every day because if you skip some then you have to read a few a day to catch up. I like to get through the whole Bible. But I don't like how I don't take time to ponder things deeply very often because I have to read pretty much every day. With Study guides/workbooks, I get to dig deep and ponder different things so I'm ready for that again. So I ready my Bible for awhile and got a lady drink waitress to take my picture as I lay on my chair reading and sipping! It is not easy for me to go up to strangers and ask a favor. I really don't like to bug anybody. But I really wanted a picture of me with the Caribbean behind me so I asked a complete stranger sitting on a chair in the sun to oblige me. She was very sweet and did an excellent job of capturing the pose exactly the way I wanted it. I meandered farther away then down the beach and asked another complete stranger to take a picture of me one the rocks and by a palm tree. I stood there awhile til I got up the nerve. Don't know what my problem is, everyone was very nice and quick to jump up and do it. As I had sat reading my Bible I thought about how interesting it is that I could totally block out their loud rock music they were playing over at the pool and concentrate on my Bible. If I don't like music that is playing, I can usually block it out that well that I cannot tell you later if anything at all was playing even. But if you turn on some praise songs or any other songs I like, it is pretty much impossible for me to concentrate on anything at the same time because I have to get involved somehow in the music. I was planning on swimming one last time in the Caribbean but time flew and after all that relaxing under the tree I had to get up to my room and be ready for the children to come take their naps with me.
I was up in my room by 1, I didn't eat lunch because I just wasn't hungry and I hate to eat when I'm not hungry. So I picniked a bunch of pictures as I waited on the children. If only I had known they wouldn't come til 1:45 I would have gone swimming:( I assumed I'd take the children swimming after their naps but........they had been in the water all morning pretty much Heather said so that was the end of that. They slept 2.5 hours for me. I was able to have fun on my computer in the meantime. After they woke up at 4:30pm I let them play a little in my room then took them down near the pool. I did not have their stroller or any sunscreen or the key to their room. By the way, the keys freak me out. They have a little chip in them and you just scan the chip on the door sensor and it lets you in. Makes me think of the mark of the beast. Anyway, so I took them down and we sat under a tree and they played in the sand. I made them stay in the shade. I struck up a conversation with an older couple and found out they are from Summerset County. They were very nice people. If only I'd make more efforts to be outgoing, I'd learn to know more nice people like them. Evan suddenly smelled very rancid so I went to take him to my room to change him. He had diarrhea which explains the rancid smell and guess what, he had gotten it on his shirt and pants:( I had nothing to put on him. I did not know how long it would be til I saw his parents so I decided to go ask for a room key at the front desk. The elevators said they were being serviced ( I actually understood the Spanish writing) and we were on the 5th floor so it was down the steps holding Lyla. Huff! Puff! The lady did not give me a problem like I'm sure they would have back home. She didn't ask questions but nicely gave me an extra key for their room, she didn't even ask me what number my room is. So, up the stairs again.......all of them........this time to the 6th floor. And of course to come down again.........why did the elevators have to be serviced over the time I would have used them the most:( Bad timing!
Just as I came outside I saw my boss waiting.......looking for me. They sat down with me at the tables to help get food for the children, then they were going to leave and go off by themselves. But......the food looked so good that they ended up eating with us!
This is Mexico's Independence day. I thought it might be a huge celebration but I didn't see alot of extra stuff going on here anyway. Who knows what happened in other parts of Mexico. For dinner though they had a very nice way of doing things. They set up nice round tables all by the pool, all around the pool. They had bright tablecloths on, stripes of rainbow colors that are typical of Mexican things. They set up serving tables as a buffet with gobs and I mean gobs of food! The tablecloths on those were white on top with skirting of red, white, green which are the flag colors. They had a few flags stuck around in the flowerbeds. They had loud music playing, maybe their patriotic songs, I don't know because it was in Spanish.
I put the children to sleep in my room. I got tired of singing and they just weren't going to sleep so I put on Little Friend of Garments of Praise (which is on my computer) and they very soon went to sleep. I packed my stuff and then the parents came back to take the children to their room.
The children are really growing on this trip. Lyla started walking on her own while here. I started making up my own words to the tune of "Are you sleeping Brother John" and I'd stop in the middle of they tune and Evan would continue with the correct words but on this trip when I did that he sang the tune and made up his own words and they made sense and were perfectly in rhythm! A water bottle I got out of the fridge made a crackly noise and in her dear little voice with the perfect intonation of a grown up, Lyla asked, "What happened?". She now says, "I want water". The little girl is only 16 months and all these new things happening at once! Evan is acting more grownup and smart like Reece. Yesterday he was trying to get into the stroller (it's a double decker and he sits in the bottom) and he kept falling out as he was trying to get in. It looked so funny so I laughed out loud. He said, "That's not funny!" So I said, "I'm sorry but it's funny on my end!" He said, "Well, it's not funny on MY end!" So grown up, that's the type of comeback Reece would give. I just love watching these children grow up. It's a joy! They're so cute to begin with, and then with their cute little actions I just want to love on em as much as I can. Even though they are so bratty at times............I can't help but forgive them.
Well, I guess this is the last Mexico letter. Tomorrow we leave the resort at 9:15. Dunno when I will get home.
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