Day one of Week 2

Today we relaxed until after lunch. It is hard to just enjoy the "down" time based on the speed in which we normally move. My devotion this morning was on enjoying the moment and not hurrying through your day. When we do that we miss all the ways God tries to communicate to us. God spoke to me in several ways today. I was sitting on the porch coloring with Edith and Derrick this morning and  I watched Derrick's little fingers trying to maneuver the crayon.  It reminded me so much of Josh at that age. Time goes by so quickly. I guess one of the positive things about having children at an older age helps you to appreciate how fast life goes by. 
  The children are like sponges. They are picking up new things everyday. They both are responding with thank you and please at the appropriate times and Derrick said peanut butter today. Only a mother could have understood it but I did hear it. Neither of them had ever eaten peanut butter and they both LOVE it. They ask for it almost with every meal. It has become a staple for me. I can't quite stomach eggs when I have passed the chickens caged on the street. Beans and rice are ok-thank goodness. Marlene you would be very proud- Steve and I ate fresh avocado off the tree in the backyard. The kids love it and are used to eating it. 

    Edith had her hair worked on tonight. I got the assistance from Olive (housekeeper) and her sister Joanne. It was a little traumatic but once she saw the final outcome she was thrilled. I definitely will need an expert when I get home. I could tell a huge difference in the texture when they got through. The best part was that Edith could tell and she was so proud of her new look. She kept saying that she thought she looked pretty. It warmed our hearts. 

While Edith had that done Derrick sat in Steve's lap and acted silly. We enjoy loving on them both after they have had their baths. They are so soft and smell so good. 

  Edith has learned that she needs to "dumb" things down for us when she is talking to us.  She was telling me something this afternoon and I didn't understand what she was saying so she said real slow....let's do it like this morning when we SHAR....ED. I finally understood that she was saying shared. She has done that with several other words also. She now understands when we tell her to tell Derrick something that she shouldn't repeat what we have said in english but rather in llugandan. She must think we are sorta "slow mazungus". We are going to the US Embassy to introduce ourselves tomorrow. That will help prepare them for when we get our final paperwork. I didn't hear anything back today about what happened in court, but I am sure the attorney will call us tomorrow. I feel like if it hadn't gone well with the uncle she would have let us know. 


Love you all.... and miss you too!!


Debbie and Steve