Tuesday, January 20, 2015

         David, our taxi driver was robbed.  Last Thursday after Glade’s swim at the fitness center, he didn’t show up to take Glade home, but sent Juan Carlos instead.  He is really good to send someone else if he can’t get there, and Glade just figured that he was across town and couldn’t get back soon enough to pick him up. 

However, on Monday when he took Glade at 6:30 a.m. he told him why he wasn’t able to pick him up on Thursday.  He had picked up a fare and had stopped at a gas station to get gas when the guy—someone he didn’t know and hadn’t given a ride to before—made him give up all his money.  The thief took it and fled.  David said that at least he wasn’t hurt and his taxi wasn’t stolen.  It was almost like—“It’s all in a day’s work!”  I felt really bad for him since it is hard to make ends meet on the income that taxi drivers make.

Sister Navas, who is the bread-maker's wife and our Relief Society President, has shared her flax seed whole wheat bread recipe with me and wants me to come make a couple of loaves with her so she can answer questions and show me how she does it.  I am so excited.  We really like this bread and it is the only bread we have eaten for the entire time we have been here.  

The early shift is a tough one to adjust to because of sleep issues and having to exercise in the afternoon.  By 2:00 a.m. I was wide awake and didn’t sleep a wink after that.  At least I didn’t have to wake up to the alarm since I wasn’t asleep!  Oh, well, one day down and only four to go.

Good Night and Sweet Dreams for all of us!!