November 2024

Thursday and Friday we trained the Strupps. Saturday was our last day at the office and I went to Waltermart, David, and got my hair cut for $5 and a $5 tip to 2 workers.

After 4 baptisms we said good-bye to the Albrechts and finished packing.

The tech sisters, Sister Ringor and Tambolero came to our apt and sang 2 songs and gave us gifts and cried, they're so sweet!

At the airport terminal waiting for our next flight. We drove 3-6:30 am to get our passports and to MNL, we flew Manila-San Fransico-Los Angeles-Las Vegas. Debi and Tom picked us up and we stayed with them Sunday and Monday night.

We drove to Provo and stayed with Whitney and saw Ashleigh and Jonny and his 4 kids. We went to Jamies' Saturday and watched Emma and her dance team at Weber State Dance. We stayed the night and listened to Jamie sing and play at church.

We visited with the Akagis in Draper and ate Costa Vida. We stayed at the Nufers' house, but no pictures.

We saw mom and dad at Ovation every time we went down to Debi and Tom's house.

Alan got sheet rock and fixed the hole they had in the basement.

He put it in and Ryan painted it.

We went to Ephriam and visited with Rhonda and Loren's family. We made and ate Calzones and ate  nachos on the table cloth. It was yummy! We helped at the clothing donation and got a bag of clothes and moved furniture and food storage for Rhonda. We drove to Whitney's and she wants us to do more about Jamie.

We jogged and walked in her turkey trot and talked to 2 sisters from Peru.

We made date filled turkey wrap, rolls, gravy, chicken, stuffing, veggie tray, sparkling cider, and choc ginger crumb pie. Ashleigh brought monkey bread and mashed potatoes.

Very good food and very full. Jayden brought her new Korean roommate.

We read books and watched Lord of The Rings. We drove to Salam and danced to music, saw the lights, and Salem High choir. They lit all the trees up with Santa pulling the lever. The boys got to see Santa and were first in line.

Lights on the river. It was very pretty but my feet were freezing. We ate at Burger King and got gas at Costco and then went back to Whitney's house.

October 2024

 

Waiting for our food at Chow King with the departing missionaries.

Saying good-bye to some of our favorite sister missionaries.

Lunch with the trainers and new missionaries.

Welcome or cheers to new missionaries

Ikihega, Tambolero, Aitcheson, and Ringor

Home-made weight bench by Elder Gubat

                           Trike moving van helped us move the Elders to their new apartment.

                                100 pillows, we stuffed 60 into our truck with 60 sheet sets.

                                     12-15 pillows we stuffed into each bundle, with the Strupps.

                                                Baptism of 2 Dela Cruz sisters in San Marcelino.

                                            Our apartment dressed up for Christmas.

                                                 Decorations at Ataw store in Subic.

                                      Typical Filipino blouse given to me by Minnie.

                                          Parents picture at assisted living at Ovation in WA UT.

Storing bikes at the Nufer's old apt.

September 2024

Alan trying to unlock the San Marcelino sister's apt door.

More flood waters in front of our office and mission home.

Sister Tambolero wearing my boots because she had a leak in hers.

Lana and Duane leaving for Manila to fly home so she can get better from Typhoid and Dengue.

Birthday Party for the owner of the Subic Blues, great catered food.

Met the Prices at patron housing at the Manila temple.

We did a session while they took a taxi from the airport. The next morning we did initiatories and sealings before we drove them to Subic.

Alan enjoying fish in Alaminos, First Islatel.

Boating between the 100 islands

The Christus island

We all did the zipline!

Alan and Marisol did the helmet dive while we snorkeled around all the huge coral.

Snorkeling

Lunch with Marisol and Oliver, mmm!

The pool at First Islatel, a great hotel in Alaminos.

                                           The heart chair.

The pool in Iba at Funtasea.

We ate at Arniebell's with the owner Annabell and her sister Lian.

Waiting for the missionaries to come for zone conference.

Memorial in Bagac, where soldiers marched 78 miles in 4 days up to Camp O'Donnell in Tarloc.

Cross memorial on Mount Samat, the last line of defense for southern Bataan. The Japanese won the battle.

Memorial and museum in Balanga where General Wainwright negotiated the surrender to Japan.

The statue of General Macarthur saying I shall return. He did 3 years later, in 1945.

Bomb shelled barracks on Corregidor Island. The last hold out in the Philippines.

Larsens, Prices, Us, and Albrechts on Corregidor.

Eating Sunday lunch at Benny and Minnie's house with the missionaries from their ward. Spaghetti and chicken on a stick!

Karan and I walking on the beach at Papagayos resturant.

It was delicious and a very scenic spot.