One more thing I didn't have my camera for:

When we had some government-assisted apartments in our ward about 2 years ago, we had gotten pretty close to a cute little grandma named Marta. She is from Argentina and so, of course, she loves Mike since that's where he served his mission-and the fact that he's very loveable! She speaks really broken English, but if I listen hard, I can understand what she's saying. When we get together, she and Mike speak in Spanish. The kids and I get a kick out of hearing Mike speak in Spanish.

She makes us empanadas! The kids love them! We just got a batch after the new year. She sent them home with our Bishop (who also keeps in touch with her). She has been calling asking Mike for advice because of some legal (this cute lady was accused by someone in the apartments of mischief) and money problems....so we have been chatting more than usual lately (giving her advice and sympathy).

We told her that we would come over Monday for FHE. Mike called and told her we were coming around 7:30pm. We got there, chatted for a bit, played with her dog and pretty soon she had us sit at the table. This cute lady had made us empanadas again! We had already eaten....but we had to eat this meal she prepared for us! *Bye-bye diet :)* They are delicious!
She had also made a dessert....something like a cookie with jam on it....but it was in a big pan.

Anyway, I thought a few times while we were sitting there that I would love to have a picture of us with Marta. Our kids love her. She has our Christmas card picture from 2 years ago on her fridge. She is poor....yet, she knows we love her empanadas and makes sure we have enough to eat whenever we visit. (We have taken her some groceries once and always return her plates with a treat on it).

I just wanted to make sure I journaled that we have this cute lady in our life. She is so funny...we learned how her husband died this time around. He was only 48 and was in some civil unrest in Argentina and was killed. She said he kept telling her that they needed to learn English. She didn't believe him and said he studied and she only did a little. And then she said...'and now look at me!' She has 2 kids....one lives in Sandy, the other in California. I don't know how she got in Kville...maybe another story for another time.