Day11: Loving the Expact Branch

We were all so thrilled to get back to our 1st-world accommodations last night.  We went to the store and got the stuff for two of out comfort food meals, pasta al ragu and fried chicken and mashed potatoes.  The kids were thrilled and effusive in their words of gratitude and love for the cooks, their parents.  It was a beautiful thing to take a shower in a clean bathroom.  We went to church today after skyping with my parents.  The cab driver didn't know where the church was but luckily a girl I met last Sunday picked up her phone right as church was starting and was able to give me the address.  We made it there albeit a few minutes late.  Great lessons with lots of interjections from the Fillipinas in the branch. The diversity and friendliness of the members is amazing.   The kids played great in the apartment afterwards and we had another yummy, American meal followed by chocolate chip cookies.  The kids were thrilled.

Primary in the Philippines.  

Things I've found I can live without:
Clothes Dryer (although the clothes dry rather wrinkled on the rack)
Dishwasher, because I have two little ones
Lots of space (just more to clean!)


Things I can't live without here:
Cleanliness
Legos
iPad-(books, recipes, metric conversions, music, maps, etc.)
Hand sanitizer-Jacob calls it holy gel
Bleach for fruits and veggies
Sleep...Jacob and I go to bed around 9 every night!