Crisis Free

Hmmmmm.  Another perfect day.  The kids are elated with all the attention.  There is food, and the shopping for supplies has begun.  Sho-Sho is happy and we are getting quality time together.  We are all laughing, sharing and playing. Sam and Peter are bonding with the kids; copious quantities of legos are spread all over the compound.  The library is a hit ( I added about 20 more books this morning). Having a car is making life exceptionally easy - even though Peter seems to be the only one with common sense when it comes to transporting the children.  He didn't approve of my piling in 12 kids into the car to get back from school in one trip...until today.  After all, it's the Kenyan way.


We ran to town this morning for a football.  Yup!  Just a football.  Peresia, Emmanuel, Alex, Peresia, Patrick and Moses are now on a football team that competes once a week.  No referees, no time clock, no structure... just pure love of football.  When we got back to the home to take the kids to their game, the boys were waiting to get lunch before heading to the field.  Never mind that they were already an hour late.  They needed sustenance.  I quickly made 10 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and off they went with Peter and Sam.  Peter shuttled a few of the kids back and forth, while Ann, Moreen, Linet and I all decided to walk instead.


Two hours later, the game began.  Typically, no one cared about the fact that the game started so late.  The reason?  They were waiting for a ball.  The one we bought earlier in the morning popped, most likely on a rock near or on the field.

The boys loved having a cheering squad on the sidelines.  What they don't know is that Peter brought uniforms for all of them, which he has not given out just yet.  They are also going to get new sport shoes this week.  It was really something to watch them playing with mis-matched shoes, or barefoot.  Their field is not exactly smooth.  It is laced with rocks, pits and uneven ground.  They don't care.  Nor did they care about the impending storm, brewing ever so rapidly in the distance.

Here's Jer, charming us all, par usual!

The rains were almost upon us, so Peter took the girls and me back the home, just in time to watch the magic of an African storm descend upon us, followed by a rainbow.

What a perfect day.  No crisis in site.

Emma and Cary have arrived and are 10 minutes away.  Lala salama for now.

Tuonane kesho - the kids have no idea what is about to hit them.

Can't wait!!

Nawapenda wote,

Simmie, Moreen, Linet, Susan and Moses