Day 4- Saturday

I always say our day starts off as normal… SO I want to tell you a few things we do each morning that are NOT normal to us:

1-      Whenever we use the restroom, shower, or wash our hands in any way we have to use sanitizer afterwards

2-      Showers are SUPER short and to the point

3-      We lather ourselves with 12 hour mosquito protection. It’s a lotion we put on each morning. Then we spray our clothing

4-      All our produce must be washed n vinegar water before eating.

5-      We cannot use the faucet for anything really all our cooking, drinking, tooth brushing… water must come from the water tank located in our kitchen.

OK so those are a few new things we get to experience! J So today we woke up and did our normal routine and our ride was there to get us promptly at 9:30! We left and headed to the crèche. Today is the weekend crew and when we arrived there was another group of people at the crèche playing and holding the kids. All the people wore red t-shirts. It looks as though they are a part of some organization that comes in to give the workers a break and the kids someone new to play with.

When we got there Benithy was playing in the corner I went over to her and started to play. She smiled and immediately looked for her papa! J She got up and found him and fell asleep in his arms! I, on the other hand, had not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 little boys laying on me. It was a site to see. Each kid claimed their spot on my leg and didn’t let the other boys share a single inch! Good things I have comfy legs! J They were there until nap time. We to Benithy to her spot for a nap and then had some free time. So we read a bit and talked a bit… It wasn’t long until we had two older boys asking for our attention. So we talked and played with them until Benithy woke up.

Today Benithy was pretty out of it. She wanted to cuddle and be held a lot. Which is find by us! So we pretty much snuggled her and hung out with her for most of the day.

Sadly, our driver told us we had to leave early from the crèche because someone else needed the truck and he had to get us home so they could take it. So we had to leave early. “damen (tomorrow)” we told her. Gave her kisses… and loaded into the truck.

Each day we come home exhausted. It’s a LOT of work and those ladies that are in there all day every day get every badge of honor I could give. Their love and work for these kids is amazing.

Today we got home early and was able to watch the USA lose…. Read a book… and cook a dinner!

Another good day.

Tomorrow is Sunday and I know The Man and I are super excited to experience church here… we are also super sad we are going to miss church there. I pray you all sing loud for us! J