Joseph's amazing technicolor dreamcoat

Our school just finished their production of Joseph. They had worked very hard on it and in the end it was enjoyable.
Jana was part of the narrator choir and also the baker in prison with Joseph. She did a great job.

Maren had us all laughing at her beard and mustache, she was Rueben and did a great job singing "Those Canaan Day's" in her French accent. I thought it was cute how they dressed the brothers as a soccer team.

Jay was in the 8 member band and did super! He really misses being in band full time so this was a real treat for him.

This is a lovely picture that Maren took. I thought that some sand/pollen something blew in through the door. But on closer inspection we discovered it was millions of ants moving their larva. eewwhhhh!

Gwen the kookaburra

The kindergarten through the 3rd grade put on a cute program called "It's a small World" where they traveled to different countries. Gwen was an Australian Kookaburra, you can barely see the top of her head in the picture. She did a great job flapping her wings. But she said the beak hurt her nose.

This totally cracked me up, when they traveled to the UK they ran into the "Beatles" they sang "She loves me yah, yah"

These adorable kids are at the Abandoned Girls Home where I go and teach sewing. I usually go with another lady but she has been gone for a couple of weeks so I'm going solo, my portuguese dictionary is getting a workout! I love going, the girls really enjoy sewing. These 3 cuties are about 5 years old. The one in the blue shirt is the only boy at the home his name is Gobbie and he was left with his sister a year ago and they wouldn't separate them. So for now he'll stay at the girls home. When he sees me coming he runs and jumps into my arms and gives me the best hugs. He knows I don't speak a lot of portuguese but he always asks me for candy. Salina is the girl in the front and Mommie is the girl in the back they are a little more cautious then Gobbie but they still want to be hugged. They especially love to play with my hair and rub at my skin, I wish I knew what they were thinking! I must look so weird to them.

This is Tete pronounced Taytay, 14 years old she is a remarkable little sewer. The fun thing about sewing is that they can create something is such a short period of time and feel so proud. She finished her book bag yesterday. Lydia is the other lady that teaches sewing and she has done such an amazing job with these girls. She has been here for 4 years and she has watched them grow up. Her sewing skills make me look like a total amateur. Then my camera battery ran out so I couldn't get pictures of the other girls.

Chicken Quesadilla and Brownies

We had a fun activity at our house with the Young Women at our church. They practiced a song that they will be singing at church.
The leader in the yellow dress speaks english and so does her daughter but the rest of them only speak portuguese.

There is just a small group now that the branch has split. They are just so cute and fun.

They wanted me to show them how to make an "American Dish" that wasn't hamburgers. So I asked Jana what we should make and she said "Chicken Quesadilla" I know, real American.

I taught them how to make their own tortillas and they seemed to really like it. Maren showed them how to make brownies. Someone asked if you could make it without the cocoa, hum, I'm not sure about that.

Where did the month go?

I can't believe May is here. Time continues to move a neck breaking speed! Jay took part in a cute program about animals. He was a chick. It was fun to watch him try to be cool in such a silly costume.

Jana put together a variety show for the school. She had some kids in her class help her but they had no support from the teachers. They did a great job. There were about 20 acts from a rock band to magic tricks.

Maren sang, Jana also played a piano solo.

Jana teachs piano to her friend at church. She took the SAT yesterday. She had to go to the US Embassy to take it because the school has not been okayed for it to be the testing center. Only 6 more weeks of school left!!