d here is how it goes…To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, dancing a jig;
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog;
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.
By Mother Goose
We didn’t actually go to market to buy a pig… but this picture is one of the stands where we buy from. Market is only on Mondays and it is on the road in front of the church. Some things you may find on a typical market day: a hair cut ($2), Chihuahua puppies, house wares, clothing, meat, fish, shaved ice with numerous flavors, freshly baked pizza (Large for $7), furniture, a television, fruit (we usually get oranges to make fresh squeezed orange juice on Mondays), and vegetables (Chad likes to get a couple serano chilies to eat as a side dish with pretty much anything). Chad and I usually buy our produce at the market and like to feel we are helping the economy of the town with our meager purchases of bananas and onions.
Other updates: My good friend Megan visited April 28-May 2 and then the following week Nancy and Vance Ekrem visited us May 4th to the 7th. We felt truly blessed by these visitors and loved sharing good food and laughter together. Megan gave me some wonderful friend time. It was fun to run to the beach together, talk about where we are in life, and just hang out. She was here for the Children’s Festival the church held on April 30th. We painted faces and helped pass out 250 free meals of hotdogs…which was a frenzy of ketchup, handing, putting, and pivoting, as the church only expected t
o provide 80 meals. But everyone was fed and went home contented with their bag of candy or a vanilla pudding snack pack.The Ekrems brought us a few much needed items. We are very blessed by them and their generosity. We really enjoyed just getting to spend time with them and walking to the beach. Soon (May 20-27th) we will be headed up to Seattle to have a board meeting, visit with the missions committee of Bethany Community Church, and spend time with friends and family.
