We also spent quite a bit of time giving a lot of the clothes away that we had brought down. I had bought quite a few bras for the big girls house that were on sale for 90% off. This is one of the biggest needs that the girls have. I've already mentioned shoes for the medium boys earlier and in past years. Unfortunately, even though I had brought over 20 down, there were still girls who only have 1 bra and it is so worn that they have to hold it together with a safety pin. My mom had given me a bunch of makeup, which I gave to the older girls...lipsticks and some eye shadows. We really needed to clear a lot of these things out of our room to make room for Bob when he came later today.
After lunch, we headed back to our room to fold the laundry, reorganize some of the furniture in the room to make more space, and then clean the room. I went to the big boys house then to chat with Luis David about his math test, which he missed a passing score by 2 points. We talked about the importance of graduating and how he will have to do the retake exam in order to be able to graduate in December. Keep in mind that here in Honduras, school is only mandatory through the 6th grade. Any years beyond that are considered completely optional, so graduating from high school really is a big deal...perhaps the equivalent of Americans getting a college degree.
I went back to the room around 2 to wake up Alina so that she could head back to the toddler house. About 10 minutes later, Norman drove up to the room with Bob. He brought his suitcases in and then wanted to walk around to say his hellos. We stopped at the Comedor first, and he said "hi" to Michell. Then we walked to the medium boys house, where Noah was watching TV with the boys. Although Noah wasn't overly excited to see him, quite a few of the medium boys were. Then we walked to the big boys house so he could say "hi" to Luis David. Finally we got over to the toddler house so he could say "hi" to Alina. Once again, Alina didn't come running at him (until she needed technology help in getting the DVD player to work). I am hoping that the love that the kids here at Emmanuel demonstrate on a daily basis to everyone rubs off a little bit onto our own kiddos.
When Bob got the DVD player fixed, it was time for supper, so we headed to the Comedor, ate quickly and then retired to our room for the night since he was very tired from the all-day travels.