Two Weeks in Texas and out of Mexico

In order to renew my visa I had to leave Mexico and re-enter. I am very glad I went to visit Josie and Mary. It was a very leisurely visit with no commitments to come or go anywhere. Usually we want to go to the cemetery, to visit the Asherton clan, to visit the Uvalde clan and all the other clans. I ended up in San Antonio because the international planes land there. So, the only place we ended up going was to our Aunt Golla, my Mom’s sister.
We were invited to join Alicia for the “sitting up of the Infant Jesus”. They had had inclement weather and had not been able to “sit Him up” on the proper day. There is a group of ladies who prays the Rosary and do other religious get-togethers on a regular basis and so they were all “madrinas” to each other’s Infant Jesus. This means they get to dress the Infant and sit Him up on a small throne from where He will reign in their homes all year. There were so many beautifully dressed Infant Jesus statues!
One day we rented a car (Josie’s sporty car was not very reliable) and drove to Uvalde to visit Aunt Golla. That was great! I always feel like I am looking and touching a bit of my Mom! So nice. Aunt Golla is getting up in years—88 years young. Her mind seems good. Her step is a bit slow.
At Mary’s we went to a different church every day. It was nice to get to see where they go to church. We heard Celia sing at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. She is not only a great singer; she is a beautiful lady inside and out. She has done a good job of keeping her small family together: two sons and a husband.
One day Celia’s husband, Dr. Greg Fossum, took a look at a tooth that which had lost a crown. It was determined that I would have to have it removed when I return to Oregon. The entire gang, with the exception of Cyndi, went to the Country Club for dinner on Valentine’s Day. It was very nice of Greg to invite us all out and to join them. The two of them still seem so very much in love.
Mark and Cyndi had a special prayer at a very nice church with the S.A.L.T.(?)monks who also administered the Anointing of the Sick for Cyndi as she is scheduled to go to Denver, CO for an urgent look at her AVM. What a brave girl she is!
Mary and I had a day to ourselves. Her husband, Vicente, went to a cousin’s funeral in another city so Mary and I got up late and went to a convent chapel and prayed our Liturgy of the Hours and then went shopping. I bought a great set of pillow cases with a design to embroidery of a Southern bell…with sun bonnet, flower basket and long dress. I’m going to enjoy following the instructions to embroider it. I also bought some small farm animal designs to make some more dish towels. I enjoy doing such things when there is no TV or other distractions in Mexico during my off hours.
I am praying that my return to Irapuato is safe and that I decide what to do about my move.