Sunday, March 29, 2009

Last Week we went on a fun primary outing. Sister Mony insisted that Fred and I go. Although he wasn't feeling well, he toughed it out and ended up having a great time. We went to a place called deer park. We later learned that this is the favorite place for courting couples to go walking. Anyway we had to go in several different taxi vans. Fred and I road in the back seat of our taxi with two little girls and two older ten year old girls shared the passenger seat in the front. They don't use seat belts here and people just pile in as many as possible into vehicles. It was no different for a church primary outing. The first thing we saw was a huge beehive up in a tree overhead. Next there were many tiny deer with huge horns and we also saw a mongoose. The branch president told Fred afterwards that where there are mongooses, there are also snakes. There was an ancient castle, and the graveyard of the family who had lived there, and other beautiful ruins unprotected and out in the open. There was sign that said that it was built in the early 1400's. We had a picnic that reminded us of home with McDonald french fries and chicken burgers. The burgers were really spicey and we couldn't eat ours, but the little children downed theirs slicker that anything. There wasn't much left for the hungry wild dogs who were licking their chops and waiting to move in on all of the leftovers. The crows were hungrily looking on also. After we finished our hike out of the park we all were treated to icecream cones. We road home in auto rickshaws. Parents in the U.S. would scream to think their children were out in that kind of danger. Riding with a couple of old strangers in a rickety rickshaw in the middle of the worst traffic in the world. It was crazy but so fun. We whistled and sang all the way home.

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  1. That is so fun you got to go with the primary! Sounds like you had a good time! You and Dad look so good. Hope Dad is feeling better! Thanks for all the good pictures and stories, once again!
    Moriya
    P.S. On my blog you asked what JK means(it is short for Just Kidding) and Birdmama(is Kori Alleman Bird)

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