Do we have dishes - and chickens!

On the way home from church, where my very favorite group was singing, I decided to pick up a couple things at the other grocery store. You can't walk anyplace in Costa Rica without looking down as everything is uneven with holes. Well you guessed it, I wasn't looking close enough and there was a tiny step and I tripped on it and there wasn't anything to catch on to so I went flat. I am sure the story went all over Orosi of the gringa that fell flat as entering the store. A nice young man came and helped me up and brought me back my umbrella. Besides my pride, the only thing scraped up is my right knee. In the afternoon I spent some time at the Pizzarea. I bought two lottery tickets, with help. I think the drawing was last night although I haven't been contacted that I won. Rosa, Emilio's mother was there and started pulling out dishes for me to look at. We have plates, salad plates, dessert plates, cups and saucers, big bowl to make salad, vases for the hydrangea that Gerardo will bring me from one of the mountain houses, gravy ladles, pans to cook the chickens. I'm excited. It will look so pretty. The man from the meat market was having pizza so Emilio talked with him and ordered the other meat I need. 2 kilos of thin sliced bacon for on top of the chickens and a kilo of ground chorizo for in the dressing. It will be delivered to the pizza shop today.

Today Emilio and I spent the day shopping. I got an apron and decorations for the trees. I think I have enough now for all the kits. We stopped to say hello to Ziomara and then headed for WalMart where we went a little crazy and silly. We had so much fun and bought almost everything that wasn't nailed down. We were both hungry and it turned out it was after 2:00pm. We ended up having lunch there and then went to the meat area where the whole chickens were on sale. It cost $34.00 for the 4 of them. They are good size so I should be in good shape. I found poultry seasoning and ground ginger, Parmesan cheese, and tons of other things. I wanted to get more small spoons but they are either big or so small you just get a drop so we decided people will drink their soup.

We checked out and then had to figure out how to carry everything. We stuffed the red bag full and the brown bag I had and were down to the bags of chickens. I grabbed the brown bag and one bag of chickens and he took the red bag and a bag of chickens. It is quite a walk to the bus stop and it had been raining. We decided to take a taxi to the bus stop in Cartago so we could get on the bus at the beginning. We were concerned it would be full because of the rain if we caught it later on. We were right. The bus was jam packed with people standing in the aisles. At least it wasn't raining when we arrived in Orosi. He took the chickens to the pizza shop and helped me carry everything here.

Tomorrow I will shop here in Orosi and pick up everything else I need. Then the real cooking starts. I want to get everything I can done tomorrow and Wednesday. 

I have written a grace that I will say and he will translate into Spanish. It is Thank you God for the people around these tables who have given so much help and kindness to me. Thank you for the food we have to share. Thank you for the blessings you have given all of us. Amen. I am keeping it short so the food doesn't get cold.