Roxana and Yolanda making necklaces with Scrabble blocks! They came out really cute! Rosana is a BRAND new Christian - 10 days old! She brought her two little boys, 2 and less than one, and is expecting! Yolanda did a lot to help her. They had known each other years ago while working at a hotel, so it was a joy for Yola to meet her again! Roxana lives in San Juan, so we're already planning a baby shower!!


Not many kids were at the retreat - those who did come had to entertain themselves (except for the tiny ones - we had baby sitters for them). Here one of the boys found some BEUUUUUTIFUL flowers for his mom! I thought it was a very sweet gesture!!



Workshops! We had workshops! Here ladies are making brownies - and we later enjoyed eating them!



Butterfly clips! Other workshops were scrapbooking (either cards or bookmarks, or whatever each one wanted to make!), sewing little "make-up" bags (or "whatever" bags!). All the workshops were fun! VERY SIMPLE crafts, but the ladies were delighted! And some of them sewed a seam with a sewing machine for the first time in their lives! Sara Musgrave is a VERY PATIENT, VERY SWEET teacher!



Here we are! At least most of us. Some of you will recognize Christy O'Brien, third row. Two Hower boys are in the front - there's Heather Hower in the front, I'm there somewhere! Our speaker, Carina, is seated in the pink sweater. What a super bunch of ladies! As we said good-bye, most of the ladies said, "I'll see you next year!" YES! We gotta keep meeting this way!