Part of normal life

This week my mom and Cheryl Mize are here visiting.  I love having them here, especially letting my mom see life here, which is so different than last time she came to visit.  They are just doing normal life with me this week and trying hard to communicate in Spanish :)

Yesterday was a really full day.  We tried to relax some in the morning, but Jose ended up coming by with Daniel and spent the morning grocery shopping with us.  My mom spoiled them with donuts and ice cream and corn flakes!  She and Cheryl have decided they would make excellent grandparents… and they will… one day :)  For now I’m giving them lots of needy kids to spoil here!  Jeffrey, Kevin, and Ever came over to go eat at Pizza Hut for lunch, their favorite!  We looked over their school books and are excited about how much they are learning.  The two little boys can write, “mi mamá me ama”, which is pretty good since in October they couldn’t write their names or draw a straight line.  Cheryl has a connection with Kevin since she helped out with his uniform and school supplies this year, so she brought a soccer ball and a watch and tshirt for him.  That sentence may as well have just said SOCCER BALL and nothing else b/c he is over the moon excited to have his very own ball.  And the other boys are jealous!  But they’ll have other chances, and he’ll share :)  So Cheryl got lots of snuggles and hugs from a beaming 10 year old.  They also brought strollers and other presents for PDE, so we headed over there later on.  The girls are really really excited about the strollers and loved being able to visit.  The power went out, of course, so we sat outside talking and laughing and just enjoying each other’s company.  Then all the sudden it was 7:30 and we couldn’t make dinner so we packed up with the new strollers and took everyone to the mall for a hamburger.  E found the joys of ketchup in the arms of his new favorite person, Cheryl… we may never get him to eat anything else!

Overall it was just a day of normal life, and I loved it.  This morning we’re headed over to PDE for the day.  We also find out today if G is going to be able to get into school, so pray for that!  She desperately wants to go!