I have a group!

I have been busy baking the last two days. I hadn't done any since I came back from Puerto Viejo. I made coconut chocolate chip pecan cookies, 2 loaves of cinnamon bread and this morning I made a sugar cookie bar that I am spreading guayaba jelly on instead of frosting. Katherine and the girls didn't come because she is busy working on a map of Costa Rice tourist areas. I went over there to take her the money for the flour and play with the girls for a bit. 

Three of the crochet ladies came this afternoon about 2:00pm. First I showed them the planter which they raved over. Tia had also been here earlier to see it with Ana and Gerardo and Dora and Marta were here this morning. They all thought it was great. Ana is going to Nicaragua tomorrow to visit her son and family there. She was quite nervous because it is her first flight. She was asking me about taking guayaba jelly in her carry on. She is only going for 4 days and isn't checking a bag. I had to tell her no. They must be making jelly like mad as they have been getting all the fruit. She told me who would be here with Tia while she is gone. Dora and her daughter, Brenda, and Marta. She said tomorrow is Dora's birthday so I must dig something out of my gift box and mark it on the calendar.

As I have mentioned, all my yarn is gone so the ladies worked on what they still have. I have mentioned that one of the ladies is really good and I showed her a picture of a hat with bangs and yarn hair 

around it. She was excited so I put the directions in my translate program and it must have been enough for her to understand because away she went. There were some problems and she is going to take parts out and redo it but at least she is experienced enough to know what she has to do. She gave me a couple hats she had finished. I can't wait to show them to the ladies in Paraiso. Maybe I can take these ladies to a meeting to meet the ladies in Paraiso and she can show them how she does it. They can't wait for more yarn and crochet hooks. 

Two of the ladies were having trouble with hot flashes and joked about menopause. I went and got a bag of shredded beef that I had double bagged and frozen. They laughed and laughed and tried it out several places to cool themselves down. It was so funny.

Janet invited me to come to the senior center tomorrow morning because they are going to have music and dancing. Guess I will have to participate this time.

They asked me if I was on What's App and I said yes and also showed them the group of the Paraiso Ladies. They said we should have a group and threw around names. I set it up and we are Mejores Amigas - Best Friends. I have a group! 

And, if there is a senior center activity tomorrow morning I should be able to cancel sewing tomorrow afternoon. I decided I am not bringing the 3rd sewing machine this trip. Instead I want to bring a small printer and a ream of paper. I really miss having a printer.

We have been getting tons of rain and I was concerned about my plants in the planter but they seem to be doing good. 

The ladies left at 5:00, each with a jar of guayaba jelly.

A few aren't finished yet but I wanted them in the picture.