tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88628059643968099252024-03-14T04:58:29.702-07:00Brother and Sister Rose Ecuador MissionTom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-21697977570024556062009-05-14T16:28:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:34:14.251-07:00AROUND QUITO--SORRY THIS BLOG THING AND I ARE NOT GETTING ALONG. TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAPTIONS SAY UNTIL I CAN GET THIS THING TO WORK. ENJOY THE PICTURES.Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-16983448108778478972009-05-14T15:58:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.839-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt7V8DsIKDYZFElFKAfZ6lv21Fwq5z8k-CUqMIH4AHmuVgHduiUNSUBWOPdCIa_P-TXXFg2T4U-jxgGeFaGhxBAnIMpho82E2ZD41mbCPj2H07WgcE4riu8u9yg_UMzL5irR8gdWuYbY/s1600-h/IMG_0210.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt7V8DsIKDYZFElFKAfZ6lv21Fwq5z8k-CUqMIH4AHmuVgHduiUNSUBWOPdCIa_P-TXXFg2T4U-jxgGeFaGhxBAnIMpho82E2ZD41mbCPj2H07WgcE4riu8u9yg_UMzL5irR8gdWuYbY/s160/IMG_0210.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMIPFPYQ29sAUG2AvtkCoahmQmnm5yodojNHUBT4yXZ9j0NHcCChZnHvhIuDsjd_r-71JveY9y-hpbO0uYpDf2BsbdEDTAOBHTnm66qORb8c8lFgnoaKAHMWEKwclXmFW4zTxKu4hnS4/s1600-h/IMG_0209.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMIPFPYQ29sAUG2AvtkCoahmQmnm5yodojNHUBT4yXZ9j0NHcCChZnHvhIuDsjd_r-71JveY9y-hpbO0uYpDf2BsbdEDTAOBHTnm66qORb8c8lFgnoaKAHMWEKwclXmFW4zTxKu4hnS4/s160/IMG_0209.JPG" /></a><br /> <a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a>Special for T.J.</div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-52007628563504764082009-05-14T15:48:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.843-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDjd-P2yYsQuryT9xLKJ_phQrT1FlNVtlYJLQpolHrTrh-DOBoz2L4jF3ZgJAatdMGdBwUmF6x09JIc0RTOD_zxBcYnoqouwzA2IScuXqKNdAI0r8B7tSuHpytCk0VvcWk1QmYnEBBAc/s1600-h/IMG_0207.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDjd-P2yYsQuryT9xLKJ_phQrT1FlNVtlYJLQpolHrTrh-DOBoz2L4jF3ZgJAatdMGdBwUmF6x09JIc0RTOD_zxBcYnoqouwzA2IScuXqKNdAI0r8B7tSuHpytCk0VvcWk1QmYnEBBAc/s160/IMG_0207.JPG" /></a> <br />we really do live in the clouds<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-30511646057715032282009-05-14T15:47:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.846-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gr5kZzvb34S_GY7gQnBchzbwnR7IBo6p6y89zuNjrbdmmQpqgHztmk3oMJvDV2fRHWOYZqZQptQb6FlVrIkw3ZGhwhjj_KuANhJtLzjz-FRwprm5gHp5LLu_Ql8HgH0N9bMN9Wmk6og/s1600-h/IMG_0132.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gr5kZzvb34S_GY7gQnBchzbwnR7IBo6p6y89zuNjrbdmmQpqgHztmk3oMJvDV2fRHWOYZqZQptQb6FlVrIkw3ZGhwhjj_KuANhJtLzjz-FRwprm5gHp5LLu_Ql8HgH0N9bMN9Wmk6og/s160/IMG_0132.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1UxeeFsfwXp-d1E6yIp-hBZ6Vf9SyjgfN5qpbsHv84j1WgeK3ljnP13wuocNYwmQV79eELEOmW6oPFVqtN3vStOmmRpLAYWU86d5nlLZoCsBBKf_glh-4no5wep69HIV-nNFKnLMUf4/s1600-h/IMG_0137.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1UxeeFsfwXp-d1E6yIp-hBZ6Vf9SyjgfN5qpbsHv84j1WgeK3ljnP13wuocNYwmQV79eELEOmW6oPFVqtN3vStOmmRpLAYWU86d5nlLZoCsBBKf_glh-4no5wep69HIV-nNFKnLMUf4/s160/IMG_0137.JPG" /></a><br />Quaint Road Our department Store
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-77681069737429353852009-05-14T15:44:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.849-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobjqeXDgABmRvGroSzIpDQYn3jiJJzJ3dDAs-GQWK6efFRUtCh33aVrwrQfglRkwaUD8WpO2Ep1w2nX_n_xyyD7PKUp06VaUXtEQkVi5NBDDk4UNnh6rrA-mdgE_LWMvFVx6_UxoQRdY/s1600-h/IMG_0125.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobjqeXDgABmRvGroSzIpDQYn3jiJJzJ3dDAs-GQWK6efFRUtCh33aVrwrQfglRkwaUD8WpO2Ep1w2nX_n_xyyD7PKUp06VaUXtEQkVi5NBDDk4UNnh6rrA-mdgE_LWMvFVx6_UxoQRdY/s160/IMG_0125.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpmQ45sPMUZ_gnWsZ6EjS-H66qojXjtqPV2xaMByvo-EjrrulE8pJa0wVmv9xL_YKU16Ur6VGLV8KT1WvFDqs95w4KlDELuHD_J_TLAE_fFWt6J2Yq4rED_LWW7PQ5UwqzaM4v9Bnu5c/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpmQ45sPMUZ_gnWsZ6EjS-H66qojXjtqPV2xaMByvo-EjrrulE8pJa0wVmv9xL_YKU16Ur6VGLV8KT1WvFDqs95w4KlDELuHD_J_TLAE_fFWt6J2Yq4rED_LWW7PQ5UwqzaM4v9Bnu5c/s160/IMG_0188.JPG" /></a><br />Sometimes we But most of the time<br />walk on this kind of it's like this.<br />sidewalk.
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-47973498106880393562009-05-14T15:42:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.851-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMOFS3EzW1dIXOdyyWAWKqwZ2i84i3Ju1hbzbSR5YvzPA_XKCRiFGbOQ7jmAZUbq7tkoQqmuBz_PP9kimN8ZpwbFvtQiNWN2sXhBXyxsnQTzRuqLCTYa3aJM39lSkKK0c8_SzJJzJKZU/s1600-h/IMG_0131.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMOFS3EzW1dIXOdyyWAWKqwZ2i84i3Ju1hbzbSR5YvzPA_XKCRiFGbOQ7jmAZUbq7tkoQqmuBz_PP9kimN8ZpwbFvtQiNWN2sXhBXyxsnQTzRuqLCTYa3aJM39lSkKK0c8_SzJJzJKZU/s160/IMG_0131.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Vre1H0htKr9qn0zonvloPqZTkLg6Xw4yRjU7wCOH_YqJQO1msDqgM2BQbI4rFkux_wpu6WI7NkIrDGgKt5uU3TjXIAArkQCrq00tFJIzxEiDJV-6MBxLSGMLnX3JiVTQ7OpHpKDAjlc/s1600-h/IMG_0190.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Vre1H0htKr9qn0zonvloPqZTkLg6Xw4yRjU7wCOH_YqJQO1msDqgM2BQbI4rFkux_wpu6WI7NkIrDGgKt5uU3TjXIAArkQCrq00tFJIzxEiDJV-6MBxLSGMLnX3JiVTQ7OpHpKDAjlc/s160/IMG_0190.JPG" /></a><br /> Tom at the office<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-91717630893997953452009-05-14T15:40:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.855-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hb1EmjanfoNRgd25TwGUuRKpgshINp4_iTnHpKs6-SyBWsQHF5Dv4F8nTsqCl7pHFJFmsA4_40fdYdhDBDBTxmHCjrLdOqcI70nLEH0DzBnKQ1zA2VHUVAGRww5cTVg3bFCUFkF-2T4/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hb1EmjanfoNRgd25TwGUuRKpgshINp4_iTnHpKs6-SyBWsQHF5Dv4F8nTsqCl7pHFJFmsA4_40fdYdhDBDBTxmHCjrLdOqcI70nLEH0DzBnKQ1zA2VHUVAGRww5cTVg3bFCUFkF-2T4/s160/IMG_0138.JPG" /></a>
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both">Two of many sales people</div>
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both">It cost $1.00 to take this </div>
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both">picture.<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-90108919106348668862009-05-14T15:39:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.857-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTb36PaYhlPhLj0sfbd8nwAk8t2bUu6VwQSXO14JPevejAQUKaMUhJS1wt-UTW5L0lNQnOBywFrIXR6wN33BFhyphenhyphenEyZOtFk3LdTX15j33xxspjUT2Gr69lrXx0ozddfB5wBYjPaY37LlnM/s1600-h/IMG_0119.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTb36PaYhlPhLj0sfbd8nwAk8t2bUu6VwQSXO14JPevejAQUKaMUhJS1wt-UTW5L0lNQnOBywFrIXR6wN33BFhyphenhyphenEyZOtFk3LdTX15j33xxspjUT2Gr69lrXx0ozddfB5wBYjPaY37LlnM/s160/IMG_0119.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIIg8jPVRqbae6ZGdtJQqwJPi9BbqlQQq7utdao20ohoHxvQHiTkB6xzuSnFZnQZuC6AHWMdeSCaprQ2sKRmoLfUFDCy6YnFg7pdzmRqmLNGmhP765kCU3APVcvjbWCa2JYAqppAp5xg/s1600-h/IMG_0120.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIIg8jPVRqbae6ZGdtJQqwJPi9BbqlQQq7utdao20ohoHxvQHiTkB6xzuSnFZnQZuC6AHWMdeSCaprQ2sKRmoLfUFDCy6YnFg7pdzmRqmLNGmhP765kCU3APVcvjbWCa2JYAqppAp5xg/s160/IMG_0120.JPG" /></a><br />Quito from our Snow on Pichincha<br />apartment
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-23497605991202960842009-05-14T15:36:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.860-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbJAwo2e1aw0z4n9XI4jw80OwBsZ-lPW_QiSLZJriWFqVoQL3MwiL-SBuroeUVJBdPtGNBt8ebzhuEEBQkyHt1NdCCF1kTu7Jo6jSNqh2yQLgKzVIfs0Bv94dR8ta9FthB7gu72kF6FQ/s1600-h/IMG_0119.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3viCWKUx3Hi-quJhJkGA8vU6iJOgnEQkEbEaMZsFP9zBFLFl1p_8riJtmzg9sTbz6AnEbITK0CucQBO-n_MrWjlx8ATx31eAOANwqDBeZyr2CwFLKBE_MBctTXiHbxZ9dimg5cb7tVg/s1600-h/IMG_0123.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3viCWKUx3Hi-quJhJkGA8vU6iJOgnEQkEbEaMZsFP9zBFLFl1p_8riJtmzg9sTbz6AnEbITK0CucQBO-n_MrWjlx8ATx31eAOANwqDBeZyr2CwFLKBE_MBctTXiHbxZ9dimg5cb7tVg/s160/IMG_0123.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGrIyB6pXx8pxGb3E2CAXv1Xs6yrIqMJQJze2uv1AfRS5XqgIznUidoTmwKlTAEnU6TFhNdh0RZHRQ21I9LnSy1iEii_nagDF7nXr7tanCqUsuwSo7_5pFatW5Iuo7JCvLD_Jz4j7LMM/s1600-h/IMG_0139.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGrIyB6pXx8pxGb3E2CAXv1Xs6yrIqMJQJze2uv1AfRS5XqgIznUidoTmwKlTAEnU6TFhNdh0RZHRQ21I9LnSy1iEii_nagDF7nXr7tanCqUsuwSo7_5pFatW5Iuo7JCvLD_Jz4j7LMM/s160/IMG_0139.JPG" /></a><br />Special for Brent
<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-86039155039688532292009-05-06T12:19:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:26:20.862-07:00AROUND QUITO<div>Take a walk to work and back with Tom and I. These are some of the things we see.</div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-13999035024486167602009-04-22T14:29:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:31:50.942-07:00More Equator<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdii4v51-348Keh5AxOxhQ7m98WLGxeuMlzwY8-rdxdKvc77H7nvzQfxv3yS9aFlBxSSK4kBw9qQ1bzlP-jozdanzOUXrDV-pYxP_fmWvye0HoRdYkcuEttXIlBWZVFhVbHIythVKKd-Q/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdii4v51-348Keh5AxOxhQ7m98WLGxeuMlzwY8-rdxdKvc77H7nvzQfxv3yS9aFlBxSSK4kBw9qQ1bzlP-jozdanzOUXrDV-pYxP_fmWvye0HoRdYkcuEttXIlBWZVFhVbHIythVKKd-Q/s160/IMG_0163.JPG" /></a> Fun with eggs, Elder Padilla<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzyvlOodI9VUOORqf8o8MngGyP9vrG1f7_GDSE98tSw_qNfLXFj7VHz4Yqjz3jCV0eq6wS5W91jRIAtoIdpWCdnN-Zdyk0EiHvLTKGPt6QeJLStnlBtFTBCIcHOjOjFWXd2fBgc47Zt0/s1600-h/IMG_0164.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzyvlOodI9VUOORqf8o8MngGyP9vrG1f7_GDSE98tSw_qNfLXFj7VHz4Yqjz3jCV0eq6wS5W91jRIAtoIdpWCdnN-Zdyk0EiHvLTKGPt6QeJLStnlBtFTBCIcHOjOjFWXd2fBgc47Zt0/s160/IMG_0164.JPG" /></a> Elder Lazalda<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykb8nPcbo6IIfVkkcdmOvXaKeJNSeAVLjkkAJ9t4ImN46oGjeJfzXmFfuqH8yfsIwmv07T54Vl2UKlrxbmmScjYCImooiVrmpeY5suDdxCm6z14gestDA1wGBzxgv2UrsOk_hpcQMHzs/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykb8nPcbo6IIfVkkcdmOvXaKeJNSeAVLjkkAJ9t4ImN46oGjeJfzXmFfuqH8yfsIwmv07T54Vl2UKlrxbmmScjYCImooiVrmpeY5suDdxCm6z14gestDA1wGBzxgv2UrsOk_hpcQMHzs/s160/IMG_0165.JPG" /></a> Elder Rivera<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf13QZqY-yiprrTvjIu9l_GUupd5TMj_rM9eaNyq4SfNe4-mVdDg0Jso1JG_ooZYukY9IsSxPJpW81Ko7ikCXQ1HDgHpvupWjM_4-ykWVrylh3s0Rdv8-JJVCyNWetQ5ixTbY8rN2jsl4/s1600-h/IMG_0166.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf13QZqY-yiprrTvjIu9l_GUupd5TMj_rM9eaNyq4SfNe4-mVdDg0Jso1JG_ooZYukY9IsSxPJpW81Ko7ikCXQ1HDgHpvupWjM_4-ykWVrylh3s0Rdv8-JJVCyNWetQ5ixTbY8rN2jsl4/s160/IMG_0166.JPG" /></a> Tom's not so strong right on the equator <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-87112287948838680372009-04-22T14:13:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:24:11.351-07:00At the Equator<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosHpALopSx-pMZsdmXGV_gLAYoU0O_7IO5qMOENpy8o-dIRvJefkmsJVMHNtdacS1mgp-cDmqSWivf587l9Ol2ASeH8XJSCAk7Hw1wSAMY-U1qdrdRK_VZlEMhOEWXIqBuwufvZQTQsI/s1600-h/IMG_0146.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosHpALopSx-pMZsdmXGV_gLAYoU0O_7IO5qMOENpy8o-dIRvJefkmsJVMHNtdacS1mgp-cDmqSWivf587l9Ol2ASeH8XJSCAk7Hw1wSAMY-U1qdrdRK_VZlEMhOEWXIqBuwufvZQTQsI/s320/IMG_0146.JPG" /></a> Shrunken head over 100 years old<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPwsfdbfrC1Rf1wjFwJvnOc9EZSYaHttjx-ZPybDZ7P2Uzw6LfGsQ07C8pNj_h8TL3mvOo2u7hyphenhyphenUh9hyphenhyphenaNDflZvQu48K-sHUJFWFHNhq_PkqOUyAKmwxFW1y6Qj4iGwprlH4Z3dMjQc/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPwsfdbfrC1Rf1wjFwJvnOc9EZSYaHttjx-ZPybDZ7P2Uzw6LfGsQ07C8pNj_h8TL3mvOo2u7hyphenhyphenUh9hyphenhyphenaNDflZvQu48K-sHUJFWFHNhq_PkqOUyAKmwxFW1y6Qj4iGwprlH4Z3dMjQc/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnZoRULYDBWO0fCaXTvbRbGtuttMJfl3htAtfFwMAnTHOxxnHzPJ11rpVjIAf2S1HhkWiTehM0kTqhriJ8k90MKaf0btY58J7yDLiMbjMDsW3RN7n-pRVmwRJ11mEqkfmDvVhdQ2RxlE/s1600-h/IMG_0160.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnZoRULYDBWO0fCaXTvbRbGtuttMJfl3htAtfFwMAnTHOxxnHzPJ11rpVjIAf2S1HhkWiTehM0kTqhriJ8k90MKaf0btY58J7yDLiMbjMDsW3RN7n-pRVmwRJ11mEqkfmDvVhdQ2RxlE/s320/IMG_0160.JPG" /></a> Tom balanced an egg on the head of a nail<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-MdhNQ7kWPoVTQkIXMcvM0SrSyZdtwGCM7yUNnvEiLpJlbqaYij375da4AfIslXyuPfQctrBl7QHx0t4eE-h7Pm11_8zvUtEg6nJs2JRoCg6l-cKzEcwEk3njT-wTWFZjRFSWZn0OZU/s1600-h/IMG_0162.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-MdhNQ7kWPoVTQkIXMcvM0SrSyZdtwGCM7yUNnvEiLpJlbqaYij375da4AfIslXyuPfQctrBl7QHx0t4eE-h7Pm11_8zvUtEg6nJs2JRoCg6l-cKzEcwEk3njT-wTWFZjRFSWZn0OZU/s320/IMG_0162.JPG" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-917056562886319182009-04-22T14:10:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:10:34.788-07:00Easter and Conference<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAKXs4NgVMHpStGkltO326JnfFWzFvCIZJq2g-yoEHZkPcZDSqC04Hb3en-DpRNHWMZ-i-RYsVBdyDzwjZaY9LsfnVn_dd7Lk_EMNEU79LTj5ZYtk4kOQeyKGIUpx5UAWGaAziZbuNK0/s1600-h/2945_1137748641163_1150788597_423124_6911321_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAKXs4NgVMHpStGkltO326JnfFWzFvCIZJq2g-yoEHZkPcZDSqC04Hb3en-DpRNHWMZ-i-RYsVBdyDzwjZaY9LsfnVn_dd7Lk_EMNEU79LTj5ZYtk4kOQeyKGIUpx5UAWGaAziZbuNK0/s160/2945_1137748641163_1150788597_423124_6911321_n.jpg" /></a> More of the Procession,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOTALEfpRDSRdaxlUjcQjeEj5Mx9fTPWLjqWE2z5VPF6sjb5zN_f6u_H5dXHiFU8EjGfe3jAzeVADXmq0I0ROQU3AYCtRmRR5qk97fataC6Q-NBNax0wCsxIP7gT9zU4zGGcsuC2Coh0/s1600-h/2945_1139527045622_1150788597_428027_2989063_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOTALEfpRDSRdaxlUjcQjeEj5Mx9fTPWLjqWE2z5VPF6sjb5zN_f6u_H5dXHiFU8EjGfe3jAzeVADXmq0I0ROQU3AYCtRmRR5qk97fataC6Q-NBNax0wCsxIP7gT9zU4zGGcsuC2Coh0/s160/2945_1139527045622_1150788597_428027_2989063_n.jpg" /></a> Easter dinner<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX78XoF0z6ZB1KSsj0VoXZIHcnSZaWsRjG58fEc4Jiv94PTNFHNqvzZM2tT3IRllBI2czcDKAJwXXVOgo50dPirxYzux3VRO7HyFfHGSL1XN6jEmeYht6SwHETmujARwUy251NaNTUlzg/s1600-h/n1150788597_413042_2942243.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX78XoF0z6ZB1KSsj0VoXZIHcnSZaWsRjG58fEc4Jiv94PTNFHNqvzZM2tT3IRllBI2czcDKAJwXXVOgo50dPirxYzux3VRO7HyFfHGSL1XN6jEmeYht6SwHETmujARwUy251NaNTUlzg/s160/n1150788597_413042_2942243.jpg" /></a> President and Hermana Sloan<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-41572935639218172312009-04-22T13:57:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:22:00.924-07:00Easter and Conference<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr0Bg6Q1Earhc6hks1pDvOo-QmesyZoy3qfLXDyR2V7S5JVg0NQ_jH5X1yNnx3L1YMgaycEsbSOX0haofuLhlWEVbuJ0eNuHpjqHH90Np7DZ7BealL565D74u-HjN-nK-1U7InKjWlss/s1600-h/2945_1137218387907_1150788597_422084_6775891_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr0Bg6Q1Earhc6hks1pDvOo-QmesyZoy3qfLXDyR2V7S5JVg0NQ_jH5X1yNnx3L1YMgaycEsbSOX0haofuLhlWEVbuJ0eNuHpjqHH90Np7DZ7BealL565D74u-HjN-nK-1U7InKjWlss/s160/2945_1137218387907_1150788597_422084_6775891_n.jpg" /></a> Tom's past time. Studying Spanish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx72tcLvJXwB_7lnuM4KqiA87nOSSZAdnwKjGxVDPoqcXxW5A6i77_GNSINFPWzm9hPjM8kmoN3V0Jhlhg252AFCeL2B_mNr5sMa4nJJbsaEhjvw9qWLVINDjoqBEV2pmiHSJ-U1c7M6U/s1600-h/2945_1137218427908_1150788597_422085_7947095_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx72tcLvJXwB_7lnuM4KqiA87nOSSZAdnwKjGxVDPoqcXxW5A6i77_GNSINFPWzm9hPjM8kmoN3V0Jhlhg252AFCeL2B_mNr5sMa4nJJbsaEhjvw9qWLVINDjoqBEV2pmiHSJ-U1c7M6U/s160/2945_1137218427908_1150788597_422085_7947095_n.jpg" /></a> Emily and Kathy coloring eggs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lnz5DYmjgEZtODXG3wQfhlK-pNcpjD_A79JfyuzHai5kWC0GCI_cwQFa79qDEFlAfWyFXMJjqIYtr4Nb-cd_sO3-tLrAa97w-Ieca0A9zDd7y1UqpNcQWVkDFvztQQr4A5OlZOqpxeE/s1600-h/2945_1137218547911_1150788597_422088_2826632_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lnz5DYmjgEZtODXG3wQfhlK-pNcpjD_A79JfyuzHai5kWC0GCI_cwQFa79qDEFlAfWyFXMJjqIYtr4Nb-cd_sO3-tLrAa97w-Ieca0A9zDd7y1UqpNcQWVkDFvztQQr4A5OlZOqpxeE/s160/2945_1137218547911_1150788597_422088_2826632_n.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBY7IQ46Gy7NcJyPpceKlXc2-ABlyfsRTEpjfYW9yUOznUDJTfHU_VXAD55Cwf4DknmH-UFV5PmtVvSz9GEMAGgd-8JOEjvofOjZ6OobxTTNytwrvqT45c49Vua3rFQhdxgztexxTupc/s1600-h/2945_1137748441158_1150788597_423119_4471503_n.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBY7IQ46Gy7NcJyPpceKlXc2-ABlyfsRTEpjfYW9yUOznUDJTfHU_VXAD55Cwf4DknmH-UFV5PmtVvSz9GEMAGgd-8JOEjvofOjZ6OobxTTNytwrvqT45c49Vua3rFQhdxgztexxTupc/s160/2945_1137748441158_1150788597_423119_4471503_n.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both">The Procession on good Friday<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a> I'm having trouble with my computer and blogging so the rest of the pictures will be in a separate blog</div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-52311095093390275162009-03-25T09:50:00.000-07:002009-03-25T12:03:38.968-07:00PICTURES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjbzdSyk-nRdx87tLoHslf-inieeBPoYoi8c7TB6XpzxUkrkrksym7rIlTRFAjh3qCWoD3CYaHONSDkFEzt8wTpm4ULucftbyWQtBrFu1e9ry0zhcM-zYNZtcL7LGn7dps-97Ku0LRuI/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317189283937588050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjbzdSyk-nRdx87tLoHslf-inieeBPoYoi8c7TB6XpzxUkrkrksym7rIlTRFAjh3qCWoD3CYaHONSDkFEzt8wTpm4ULucftbyWQtBrFu1e9ry0zhcM-zYNZtcL7LGn7dps-97Ku0LRuI/s400/067.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Ped<img class="gl_photo" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" />ro, one of the boy scouts doing a tree planting project on the mountain at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pichincha. Cute huh?</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYPzSX9um6ib-5WKNj-iqNcbI9U3IKu2b8CVZ3lc2Z3Rjqpa6i9uFQ43NOBkJlFtGvJ3ggY0Yy74f9xjrxv-B7ik32tS2BHDugWoVIN2-fLTRC2XK8U6CFZJ8wSk6joISfzyfaNd65JY/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317189256635383890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYPzSX9um6ib-5WKNj-iqNcbI9U3IKu2b8CVZ3lc2Z3Rjqpa6i9uFQ43NOBkJlFtGvJ3ggY0Yy74f9xjrxv-B7ik32tS2BHDugWoVIN2-fLTRC2XK8U6CFZJ8wSk6joISfzyfaNd65JY/s400/072.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tom love to talk to everyone. These men are security guards. He thinks they are there because there is a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">communication</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">antennas</span> and stuff there.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34loMzxFiMMQCQMrDKXtRzLZlJ1R0m9afcXm5SPDnOKiw0uyM6pKzGgzm5pi1sxrFWMQC-zfv1DzLWEJ-tcCOcIj1lu-Ud8FJK7KGq3fIqHlu5pgedq1StKtmoEyRlcaWOL6v9UeKYlI/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317189259049428738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34loMzxFiMMQCQMrDKXtRzLZlJ1R0m9afcXm5SPDnOKiw0uyM6pKzGgzm5pi1sxrFWMQC-zfv1DzLWEJ-tcCOcIj1lu-Ud8FJK7KGq3fIqHlu5pgedq1StKtmoEyRlcaWOL6v9UeKYlI/s400/055.JPG" border="0" /></a> Senior missionaries and new friends</div><div>Elder Rose, Hermana <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ottosen</span>, Hermana <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Griesemer</span>, Hermana and Elder Ward, Elder <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ottosen</span> The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Curtises</span> did not go with us</div><div>The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">volcano</span> "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Pinchincha</span>" is in the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAp5yUJtejTAgxSCA1cM_7etUvVq89XqltDWpFBSKifRewQLZ5m2fd26n0l_jfIvJ3pN9JP4xlDrIF8Cs14g06XYlf3lzKm_w64MN6C3Fc7_WXBEV6yiBvrEFT_OrMmFE7mi5oh_Bzng/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317189240041203458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAp5yUJtejTAgxSCA1cM_7etUvVq89XqltDWpFBSKifRewQLZ5m2fd26n0l_jfIvJ3pN9JP4xlDrIF8Cs14g06XYlf3lzKm_w64MN6C3Fc7_WXBEV6yiBvrEFT_OrMmFE7mi5oh_Bzng/s400/047.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a member of the church in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Otavolo</span>. They sell jewelery. Kathy went to their house and saw where they make the jewelery.</div><div>Notice the baby on her back. They carry them around like that for 2 or 3 years.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-430989832930928292009-03-23T08:14:00.000-07:002009-03-24T20:51:43.673-07:00MultiCentro and Getting Started Here In Quito<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKm28OMG29zSM637qPhJHZgLYN_KmzpowNLtiAJoJn4d00xmfkwLq8z8zRw8RuH2DKR4zXOTwpM1Yh3msYnNb9mxPvttY9AiHYHJNIiwWFtsB_RT1sa6XkJz_c3nML_xnHQ9DjK-_VLA/s1600-h/IMG_0117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316956986800908466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKm28OMG29zSM637qPhJHZgLYN_KmzpowNLtiAJoJn4d00xmfkwLq8z8zRw8RuH2DKR4zXOTwpM1Yh3msYnNb9mxPvttY9AiHYHJNIiwWFtsB_RT1sa6XkJz_c3nML_xnHQ9DjK-_VLA/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" /></a> 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> from the top ! 3rd & 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> window from left <br /><br /><br /><div>We moved into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MultiCentro</span></span> on Mar. 6 It has blue carpet and paint. Maybe that's why it feels good to me there. (It's like home) We live on the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span></span> floor of an 18 story building. Yes there is an elevator. we have cleaned it, had i<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">t</span> fumigated, and maybe next month we might be able to get it painted.</div><div><br /></div><div>WEATHER: It is always like spring here. the temperature - between 45 and 75 degrees. It rains most every day and the sun shines most everyday. One day we were at home and it rained down on the street but not up at the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span></span> floor. I think we were in the cloud maybe.</div><div><br /></div><div>FLOWERS: There are all kinds here. Roses are $2.00 to maybe $8.00 a dozen. There is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">poinsettia</span> tree (yes tree) that we pass on the way to church. Everything grows big. There are no seasons so I guess the flowers just bloom according to when they are planted.<br /><br /></div><div>FOOD: They use a lot of cilantro and garlic here. We have not eaten very much traditional food yet. There are lots of American <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">restaurants</span>. Groceries cost about 1 1/2 to 2 times as much as at home. I am in the process of learning how to make adjustments in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">recipes</span>. All baked goods need to have less sugar and butter and more flour. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">BANO</span></span>: Our toilet water goes down the drain clockwise. Check yours out. I finally learned how to tear the paper off. It's right in the between of the cabinet and the tank and it's hard to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>BEDROOM: Yeah!!! We have a queen size bed. What a difference it makes over the double we had in the other place. We also bought new pillows. One end doubles as a utility room.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">EXERCISE</span></span>: We walk at least 1 1/2 miles a day, to or from or both ways to work. Tom is stretching with Kathy each night. Ow!</div><div><br /></div><div>CHURCH: It's all in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Spanish</span>. Kathy feels like she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">lives</span> in a bubble. Tom can answer questions in class. We walk to get there, about 6 blocks. There are about 150 people there each week.</div><div><br /></div><div>FRIENDS: We love the other seniors. We have family home evening together each Monday. There is also a girl named Emily who is down here on an exchange and a young couple and baby who join us. He is a Doctor down here doing humanitarian work and will be going back to a residency in the States. We are also beginning to know the Ecuadorian people at church better.</div><div><br /></div><div>CLOTHES: Tom now has some clothes to relax in thanks to the sewing machine. We still can't find T shirts big enough for him. No <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">grande</span></span>. He bought a black hat and when he walks the street in it and his black coat, he is pretty imposing. Everyone tells us he will not have to worry about being mugged because of his size. I stay pretty close to him.</div><div><br /></div><div>WORK: We need to make lots of phone calls so the language slows us down. We have a volunteer who helps with that. Kathy now sends happy birthday texts to all the participants on their birthdays. Tom is studying everything he can get his hands on, making flow charts, and trying hard to figure out the process. One of the flow charts he sent to Bogota (our head quarters) is going to be used by them in training.</div><div><br />TIME: We are at the office at 8:00 am and home between 3:00 & 5:00. The sun comes up at 6:30 am and goes down at 6:30 pm every day. They say it's year round.</div><div> </div><div>MISSIONARIES: They are the greatest young men and women. They are very capable, on the ball, willing, and real go getters. They got 100 baptisms last month and begged to set their goal for 120 for this month. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Next blog - Around Quito<br /><br /></div><div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-62290902993481256772009-02-27T05:01:00.000-08:002009-03-25T09:47:44.380-07:00QUITO Temporary Housing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFBwaUbV86Rrw5vz9ZygGAcSVrDqc7eciisW9M5HJHzBu_WfqLcirgwHlM9ppiPNuXEYRnygvjTqPO9Ib_EzRwZf8JryuDZH-9wJ02IE3wf1_wky7K-yo_AF_a7ofoPAs_tVJ56I98xo/s1600-h/IMG_0119.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQnfxY_RSelUqHiTEG9JGGgKz-s3IiCJTU_AF33_bRBMGdzTH9y1-fj7pwWnxGBCgtHZ6Kz-S8j0q5BcZ3lBf_Wb-gyimJ72TW8KjSJFNeu4xVihjOhA2cSBak0f35svzxP64IvwnK-Y/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317154027603473874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 366px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQnfxY_RSelUqHiTEG9JGGgKz-s3IiCJTU_AF33_bRBMGdzTH9y1-fj7pwWnxGBCgtHZ6Kz-S8j0q5BcZ3lBf_Wb-gyimJ72TW8KjSJFNeu4xVihjOhA2cSBak0f35svzxP64IvwnK-Y/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We arrived Friday night at 10:00 pm Quito time. There were about 10 people there to meet us including the Mission President, what a surprise. We drove in the President's car to our apartment. Everyone helped with the luggage thank goodness. We climbed one flight of stairs took the elevator to the 5th floor then climbed up to the 7th floor. It is big with lots of windows. It has a large terrarium at the east end with a hammock stretched across that end of the front room. There<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9orL0WGR9qRNpuLehJV8YoxYT9Lz8aOfSLiBI_nViVkhevPpRT8mmkKLxuQ2ZRdumEVKzebXHgc0m5TT6eHBvEcs2TgFWgU6CvXjc1BE541LP5IpwLWPAX0EmlqKEGvP08SLcWJN-sM/s1600-h/IMG_0030_1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317154061887779090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9orL0WGR9qRNpuLehJV8YoxYT9Lz8aOfSLiBI_nViVkhevPpRT8mmkKLxuQ2ZRdumEVKzebXHgc0m5TT6eHBvEcs2TgFWgU6CvXjc1BE541LP5IpwLWPAX0EmlqKEGvP08SLcWJN-sM/s400/IMG_0030_1.JPG" border="0" /></a> are 2 bedrooms. The bathroom is up one stair. Kathy managed to forget and fall out of it the first morning. The laundry in the basement is included in the rent and they are supposed to change the sheets and vacuum.<br /><br />It rains here a lot, almost every day. We are o<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZafVvCFbbTViMyNhAQQ6iPKEt_1j5jJKYVKBIV2AOCSNbvrZLYZiU1K523Y8ofb8-DMDWWKT2_RfG26ACkfJksCwP7CCFA4A34BoqaDyfnLUV6-2_sVP180UTpk9-bX3D_HVk4bCO9o/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317154069200799090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZafVvCFbbTViMyNhAQQ6iPKEt_1j5jJKYVKBIV2AOCSNbvrZLYZiU1K523Y8ofb8-DMDWWKT2_RfG26ACkfJksCwP7CCFA4A34BoqaDyfnLUV6-2_sVP180UTpk9-bX3D_HVk4bCO9o/s400/049.JPG" border="0" /></a>n the top floor of our building with a tin roof so the noise it makes is indescribable. This picture is a view from our bedroom window.<br /><br />Tom managed to get down here without any pants to relax in so he sleeps in his thermals. I call him my man in tights. I have bought some fabric and borrowed the mission sewing machine and will make him something more comfortable.<br /><br />There are three other sets of Seniors plus a single sister here. We have a lot in common with the Ottosen's who will be leaving soon. Tom and Elder O. love inventing and making and you name it. Kathy and Hermana O. both love doing productions and music etc. Too bad they have to go. </div><div>We will be moving into their apartment. The Wards are the financial manager and nurse for the mission. They have six months left. We also have a lot in common with them. They are a blended family and have 11 children. The Curtises will be taking the place of the Ottosens, managing and maintaining the mission apartments. Hermana Grissemer is the mission secretary, she is amazing. They all live at MultiCentro across the street from where we are now.<br /><br />We usually walk to the office 1 1/2 miles away. We are on the 5th floor and the mission office is on the 2nd floor. There is no one there to train us but a girl who only speaks Spanish. Tom is doing so well. He could not understand her at all at first but after three weeks he is understanding quite a lot.<br /><br />We have been to Guayaquil for training, It was in Spanish so not that great but <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfU1OVaVtyHW9s0fDiawiRtVAk7ojkCaAAhvEJSrbIAosDML7YjOmfxRI38K-U2E-F0KZtf119-ivWxvsP9Eb_Sv0mz-6aRRmpxITBQxl04FLHvRD4Fo-W0m0bOuGmykwtqv4YbJOouI/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317154072764871906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 388px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfU1OVaVtyHW9s0fDiawiRtVAk7ojkCaAAhvEJSrbIAosDML7YjOmfxRI38K-U2E-F0KZtf119-ivWxvsP9Eb_Sv0mz-6aRRmpxITBQxl04FLHvRD4Fo-W0m0bOuGmykwtqv4YbJOouI/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /></a>better than nothing. We were able to go to the temple while there. It was beautiful and very calming.<br />We have also been to Otavalo. It is a town with an open market, lots of textiles, jewelry, carvings, paintings, chickens, vegetable, fruits, and more.<br /><br />We were able to go to the mission presidents home last night for dinner with the new zone leaders. What a treat, they are wonderful young men. Dinner was great. The view was spectacular. And the spirit was amazing.<br /><br />Next blog - MultiCentro and getting settled</div></div></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-59287767451226709182009-02-13T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-23T09:14:07.054-08:00MTC<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EC4Yhumssieqk2R0fbgHjQ8mKMlSUKJATXJLmtLrRu3wMnbedNn9h1p9eL7LKAzahjMDUTE0GhAjbaTDn6ZHjorgXDuHftKMdjtZfoPdawugjb6CyxBAaeuxLyVFFHnEf-LNUl5wylI/s1600-h/more+mtc+pictures.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302350333567561986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EC4Yhumssieqk2R0fbgHjQ8mKMlSUKJATXJLmtLrRu3wMnbedNn9h1p9eL7LKAzahjMDUTE0GhAjbaTDn6ZHjorgXDuHftKMdjtZfoPdawugjb6CyxBAaeuxLyVFFHnEf-LNUl5wylI/s320/more+mtc+pictures.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br />This is my favorite teacher at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MTC</span></span>. We were very busy the first week learning about Preach My Gospel. We would have to teach a volunteer actor. a lesson each day. That was pretty scary at first but it got better.<br /><br />The second week first 3 days was about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CES</span></span>. We learned some new teaching techniques.<br /><br />We really <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">enjoyed</span> it. Thursday we learned about what a great program <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PEF</span></span> is. Friday we were supposed to learn about the computer and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">PEF</span></span> but we had to fly out.<br /><br />The meals were great at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MTC</span></span> and we got prime rib at the church office building the day we were there for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PEF</span></span> training. Then we went to dinner one last time with the kids. Tom and I were not hungry but it was great to see everyone again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EC4Yhumssieqk2R0fbgHjQ8mKMlSUKJATXJLmtLrRu3wMnbedNn9h1p9eL7LKAzahjMDUTE0GhAjbaTDn6ZHjorgXDuHftKMdjtZfoPdawugjb6CyxBAaeuxLyVFFHnEf-LNUl5wylI/s1600-h/more+mtc+pictures.jpg"></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306041289754203378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXG2I1NDaR_8CB7OvFFU6lOm1sxghS5bGjJ8jaH7Q1x2IfQSjcjtv6Km0J6N2K8yJkNi0may0ccEsADSSK7r3FqkMFc5UUj64_dnGGkZQfa-FgXV__CO8OGyTf0UI_M1qAZUC71gKKmM/s400/mtc+pictures.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHYdsqF59nZa_7wvluDIiDrykRq3Hdv6pgEyYrGtRmO4Mbh573q142q3aTl2y0Y3O74LgwBCA8VdCYegARKHH20b95Yv6PwF0ijxIRBy23TysYKaM2Cso7Oj0hpQYqgwo6wGzxN59Hp0/s1600-h/mtc+pictures.jpg"></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4g-MHsEQFBw_AmxheAQCzxwbERtG7VZ0MGXly-Sg1YM5akRDEn2hpdhZnG6VgKeSMuyI1QwhDJzIkLJmWhoZwX1pEVWyIDQMVT5LoKzG0MBBc_3mZhTBKAYtW5QCGP8_9t0auzdxgb4/s1600-h/mtc+pictures.jpg"></a></div><div>This is our district that we had classes with. One couple is going to </div><div>Russia, one to Samoa, and one to Alaska.<br /></div><br /><div>Next post will be Quito</div><div>temporary housing.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EC4Yhumssieqk2R0fbgHjQ8mKMlSUKJATXJLmtLrRu3wMnbedNn9h1p9eL7LKAzahjMDUTE0GhAjbaTDn6ZHjorgXDuHftKMdjtZfoPdawugjb6CyxBAaeuxLyVFFHnEf-LNUl5wylI/s1600-h/more+mtc+pictures.jpg"></a></div></div>Tom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862805964396809925.post-28992027264784856232009-01-23T16:00:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:46:25.758-08:00Here We GoThe furnace is working, Christmas is over, the parties are done except for one. We have fixed and emptied and moved us out and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">KaraBeth</span> and Steve in. We have shopped and studied, had sleepless nights. There have been last visits to relatives and friends and visits from other relatives and friends to us. The money's been moved from here to there and people put in charge. The taxes are being worked on, the audit is over, (we hope). The shower's been fixed (we think). Tom has done every form of paperwork possible including proving that we are married via the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lieutenant</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Govenor's</span> office. We've run errands, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">studied</span> Spanish (Tom is much better than Kathy) read the scriptures, given talks, taken pictures, put them in books, decided what to take and what not to take, and even taken a nap or two. Surprisingly we have thrown stuff away and sent stuff to DI. We cleaned out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">storage</span> shed so we could fill it up again and have left several big jobs for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">TJ</span> to take care of (Thanks) Kathy is going to spend Saturday making cookies with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Braxton</span> and Tyler. We will pack tonight and hope it's all done. Thanks to all of you who have helped in anyway, money, work, help, love, support, and everything else.<br /><br />We love you, Tom and KathyTom and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512012400556936208noreply@blogger.com2