Gators!

This morning I was feeling just about 100% after having been sick the past two days.  Noah and I went to the medium boys yard to get them ready for breakfast and walk to the 'comedor' with them, while Alina headed to the baby house.  She's been going there independently for over a week now, working with our neighbors the Miller family.  After breakfast in the comedor, we headed to the yard because the medium boys would be outside playing all morning.  The morning started off cool, so I had long sleeves on - more due to not wanting to get bitten by mosquitoes but also because of the morning temperatures.  After and hour and 1/2 of being in the yard, I took Noah to the store to get some breakfast.  This would be the first hearty thing I've eaten since getting sick.  They had burritos filled with ground beef and potatoes.  This really filled me up for the day!

We headed back to the yard and Noah played with the boys while I sat in the shade until the sun came around front of the building, then I headed back to my room to get some water and put my long-sleeve shirt away.  Back in the kitchen was Darryl's wife, Jenny and we ended up chatting about LIFE and it unexpected turns and how God works through those turns.  Our chat took us all the way up until lunch!...but it was a healthy chat.

After lunch, the medium boys wanted to watch Batman vs. Superman again (since they missed the last hour of the movie last night).  They had to clean their rooms and the rec room first, a normal Saturday afternoon chore but I believe that their desire to watch the movie through to the end helped the speed in which they got their chores done because normally they don't finish as quickly.  They ended up missing the last 7 minutes or so of the movie (Superman's funeral) because it was time to head to supper.  At supper they invited us once again to watch a movie after supper, so Noah and I headed back that way.  They had gotten the Scorch Trials lent to them.  Again, they were sent to bed before the movie ended, but were pretty excited to watch something new.  As Noah and I walked back to our room, Esperanza's husband (Armando) stopped in his gator to give us a ride back.  The male staff here have gators to more quickly and easily get around with their equipment and helpers from house to farm to work area, etc.  This was my FIRST ride ever in a gator in the 9 years I've been here!  Of course Noah decided to put a damper on that and told me that he got a ride in a gator last week (hahaha), but when we pulled up, Alina looked shocked and a little disappointed that she has not yet gotten a ride in a gator.

Alina and Noah wrapped up the night by playing a game of Skipbo with the Miller children before coming in and locking the doors and heading to bed.  Today was our last complete Saturday here.  I've told them to cherish each of these last 7 days (the last Saturday, the last Sunday, etc) because it'll be a year before we'll be able to come back.