Sick!

So last night didn't go so well for me...I woke up every 1.5 to 2 hours completely stuffed up.  I realized that I forgot to write that it rained through the night the night before last and most of the day yesterday...I'm wondering if that didn't stir up some pollen?  I had not had many issues with allergies since my college days, but this spring they came with a vengeance.  Kimberly gave me her bottle of antihistamines (Benadryl), for which I was very grateful.  I took them all day, with little relief. 

I started my morning with devotions, breakfast and then doing dishes alone since Kimberly had committed to working in the clinic this morning.  As the number of volunteers dwindles down, the hours at the clinic get longer.  I'm still thankful that the hours for me are not nearly what they were the 2 past years, but if that's what is needed, I'm okay with putting in quite a few hours too.

After breakfast I headed to the office with Bob's flight information written down, and gave it to Katja.  I asked Katja if perhaps Kimberly could head into town one last time and she said that should be okay, so we headed in to town from about 10:30-noon.  Kimberly bought coffee and solid dish soap, as well as a few other items to take back to the States.  I focused on getting a few groceries for when Bob comes tomorrow, so that he has something immediately available if he doesn't get over to a house with Andres to eat.  This is Kimberly's last big bit of exercise while here, so we walked back to Emmanuel (now that they have the taxis in town, many just take them, but I'll still prefer to walk).

We put our purchases away when we got back to the house and then made our way over to the little girls house for lunch.  They were already seated, but we took care of the dishes and then I had to head to the clinic for the next 3 hours.  By this time, I was very congested.  I could feel the congestion going to my head and a lack of ability to focus when people were talking to me.  I read in the clinic, but at points I felt myself drifting off.  I knew that Emilie was looking for someone to spend the night in here, but just knew that I would not be able to take tonight. 

After clinic, I headed back to the house and set my alarm to rest for about an hour & 15 minutes.  I knew that Kimberly wanted to celebrate her last night here with a good dinner, and I had bought groceries to make guacamole, so I woke up to do that.  She made tortillas to eat with some refried beans and crema.  She also fried a vegetable (I didn't catch the name of it from Zue) which when fried with salt & pepper, sort of has a green bean taste.  The kids don't much care for this vegetable in their lunch soups, but fried up it wasn't so bad.  As Kimberly cooked, Emilie & Christina shared their testimonies, which were really amazing!

Nazhita decided to take the overnight shift, so Zue & Kimberly took her a plate of food (so that she wouldn't feel left out).  We chatted for a while over the kitchen table before Kimberly and I headed back to the room to pack...her for her journey home tomorrow and me to head to an apartment that Katja is setting aside for when Bob comes tomorrow.