Deliver, Wait, Play and Skype

Sometimes I just like to journal my day so you have a little idea of what we do. Today was a very different day as when I woke up my house was still quiet. My 3 kids slept over at their friends' house (with Ray and Sue's daughters) for the first time. I had hoped to sleep in but Bryan and I had work to do. Yesterday Laury and M'e' Matsakulu shopped for the kids and staff here and the order was for 3 weeks instead of 2 and it was a lot of work to sort. Bryan and I were unable to help distribute the food as it was after 5:30 when we finished sorting and we were going on a date (I know I have terrible priorities but this was out first night here without the kids and I was NOT staying home to work). So first thing this morning we loaded the wheelbarrows with food and brought them to the houses. It took us about an hour to load, deliver and unload the wheelbarrows and we were sweating. Good morning workout!

Then we, along with our 2 roommates headed to Ladybrand so we could pick up the kids and have lunch. Wow, were we surprised by the line up at the border. Today was a holiday in South Africa so they only had one person at the window stamping passports. It took us over an hour and a half to get through the border and then got stuck in some construction so we were late picking up the kids and for lunch, oops...TIA

We came back and thankfully the lines were smaller. Bryan and our 3 kids put on their swimsuits and washed our truck and I decided to go to playgroup for awhile. I was mobbed. I think I had 8 kids in my lap at one time and I did not think that could be done! Still am not sure how I survived, hahaha. The kids enjoyed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for their afternoon snack and they were so cute because they kept trying to feed me. After snack time, I tickled about 15 kids and cuddled with about that many too and then they had to go inside to get ready for dinner.

I made dinner for our family and our 2 extras (roommates who are like family) and then cuddled up on the couch with my kids to watch Megamind while Bryan headed to the office to skype with some Canadian friends who have adopted from Beautiful Gate. We both have another skype date tonight with a friend from church who will be bringing a team here in a few short weeks! So, that was my day today. Hope yours was a good one too.
Anita