It is Mother's Day and I am celebrating!

I know, I know I am a mother that ran away from home and moved to Costa Rica to write stories to keep you all entertained. But, my daughter understands and still talks to me and comes to visit so all is good and I am celebrating. I even planned ahead by taking a package of bacon out of the freezer last night and it is cooking right now. I cooked the whole package and will put most of it back in the freezer. Well, a couple pieces anyway. I still have the other package for Thanksgiving. 

I told Heather today the one thing I want them to bring for Christmas is ham. Have you ever had Honey Baked ham? It is the best. They usually get it on the bone but to save weight it does come boneless. Or, she can cut it off the bone so she has the bone for other cooking. If they can bring me butter and bacon, they can surely figure out how to bring ham.

Well, the food is cooked and eaten and I may have to celebrate more often. My bread supply was very limited so I took a hamburger bun out of the freezer and toasted it and then added butter and guayaba jelly. I wanted to make the meal a little more Costa Rican so I opened a package of refried beans. I accidentally ran them through the bacon grease. That's what happens when you are only using one pan. Then I fried two eggs - in the bacon grease but that was on purpose. I have to say toasted hamburger bun, butter, guayaba jelly, bacon, refried beans and fried egg is definitely worth having again. Gerardo even got to try a slice of bacon and is a fan. That is one slice to Emilio and one to Gerardo so far. I am very stingy with my bacon. I just had 3 slices so I will save the rest. I love it on hamburgers or with green beans.

My cactus flower has closed up and is seriously drooping so it will probably drop off soon. It has been wonderful to watch. Ziomara wants a slip from the plant, and Heather too.

Tomorrow afternoon is hat making class and Wednesday afternoon is sewing class. Katherine said she bought some new fabric. Thursday morning is my massage and in the afternoon the craft ladies. I need to make a trip to the yarn shop in Cartago to pick up the hats I forgot at Ziomara's. I also need to hit the fabric  stores for the binding for my quilt piece. Yesterday Douglas's cousin, Daniella, was wishing she lived closer so she could come and learn how to quilt.

Besides the Rose, Ziomara gave me a travel mirror and a travel container for pills. They are lovely. 

I let Gerardo know that we might have an additional person here for Christmas and we would need the little apartment also. I will let him know as soon as I know for sure. That would bring our numbers up to 5. How fun!

The birds are enjoying the guayaba and avocado I have in the feeder. They both fell or were knocked from the trees by other animals. They love when I put open bananas in the dish.

Back to crocheting. I am almost finished with another hat.