August 4th, 2011 - My Little Bakery (YUM)

Today began pretty much the same as yesterday – going to the little girls’ house to help get them dressed and then to circle, followed by breakfast. After doing the dishes, Daysha, Jackie & I headed in to Guaimaca to buy some groceries and other items. We went to the supermercado first for the pastas/sauces and I got some juices, then to the mercado for veggies, then to a store which I had never heard of…My Little Bakery (I guess it’s a “volunteer favorite”). I bought a loaf of mixed bread (like a chocolate/vanilla mix – almost a cake) and also a loaf of banana bread. The banana bread was very good as far as Honduran food goes, but of course it’s not my Mom’s. 
After the bakery, we headed across the street for Daysha to renew her USB internet connection subscription. I gave her the payment for this next month in exchange for sharing the USB. This was a win-win situation for us both, since she got one month of internet subscription for free and I didn’t have to invest in a USB connector + the first month payment. Hopefully I’ll be able to update my blogs more efficiently now. On the way back to Emmanuel, we stopped at Glenda’s for fruit. She asked about Andres (as many of the older boys are doing too), and told me to say “hi” to him from her.
When we got back, it was time to head to the girls’ house for lunch. After doing dishes with Joy, I headed to the clinic again. There was a little girl there with the fever and bad cough that was using a nebulizer when I arrived (bronchitis?). Three boys came in while I was there who had eaten some berries that weren’t meant for humans. Gerson wanted them to stay in the clinic for the afternoon and just let their bodies flush the bad stuff out. When Karelia came at 3:30pm, she also welcomed me back with a smile on her face and said that there were NO CHICKEN POX. The boys left by 4:30pm and then Jackie came to relieve me at 5pm. Jackie is leaving on Sunday and no longer uses her phone, so she said that I could use her phone while I’m here (I had bought minutes in town to put on the phone since it was empty).
I headed to the little girls’ house to show Blanca (mi flaquita) pictures of Alina. She is always asking about Alina each year, and I actually had pics on my camera of my family from Sara’s wedding. I called home for the first time this evening and got to talk to all but Andres. Hoping I can call at a time everyone’s home next week!