Today is Christmas Eve in Guam. We went to the grocery store for some last minute requirements. The surf on the reef was very dramatic. There was no wind and the sea was very calm but underneath that calm water were huge rollers that beat themselves into white froth on the coral. The water was pale green and the sun made the breakers a brilliant white set against the green of the water and the blue of the sky.

The shopping center was a zoo with last minute shoppers rushing here and there. THe grocery store was packed. We grabbed what we needed and ran.

One of our needs was two bags of apples for Wakana's pies. She's making a pie to give to Gordon and Vickie. We just peeled and cut them up. Then I insisted that she open a Christmas present from Mom. Sure enough there was a Betty Crocker cookbook in there. Wakana leafed through it looking for the pie recipes and then started to cry. She was so touched by the thoughtfulness of the gift. I wonder how it will be tomorrow morning when we open the other gifts.