#14 Homemade Pizza

Today at lunch I told Tesfanesh that we should have homemade pizza for dinner tonight. she asked what we needed and I told her all the ingredients that we had and all the things that we needed to buy. After coming back from the meadow at 5:30 Mastewal and I started in on the dough while Meseret, Alemu and Dinkenesh went to the store for meat, cheese and pineapples. The oven is too small to do a large pizza so we made around 20 individual sized pizzas with seasoned gound beef (I used taco seasoning) pineapple and cheese. They turned out really good and the nannies and I got to eat at 7:30 rather than 9:00 like most nights.

#13 Pad thai

I took one family to the US Embassy on tuesday for their appointment to get a visa for their little girl that they had just picked up. They invited me to have dinner with them at the Sheraton Hotel that night ( that is a super super nice hotel). I had Pad Thai (it had been two and a half months since I had had Asian cuisine and it was so good). I miss variety.

#12 There Was A Fire Fight

OK so it wasn't a "fire" fight per say but it was a water fight. The weekend before my birthday Phillipa had the boys and I over to spend the afternoon and night at her house. After lunch Aaron changed into his swimming suit and climbed into a bucket of water that had been sitting out in the sun for a couple of days. This took Phillipa and I by surprise and soon Daniel and Hannah changed their cloths to. The bucket was only big enough to fit one person at a time and only Daniel really fit. We then convinced Alemu to change his cloths but we couldn't talk Israel into it. Alemu climbed into the bucket but he didn't fit at all and only got up to his waist wet. Hannah then brought out plastic cups for everyone to have a water fight with it. It took Alemu a second to get the hang of it but he was dominating everyone within minutes. He wouldn't let Hannah get any water out of the bucket without getting her soaked so she grabbed a smaller buvket and filled it with freezing cold tap water and totally drenched him! When all the water in the big bucket was finished Alemu and Aaron grabbed smaller buckets and attacked Hannah- she was the typical 12 yr. old girl and screamed super loud in a really high pitched voice. I enjoyed seeing him have so much fun.

#11 Cold Bed

My bed is really cold now that Dari is gone. I was so warm sleeping next to her...now I have to layer again. This is just one of the things I miss now that she is gone. I miss her laugh when she is tickled. I miss her snuggling with me. I miss her running in races against Tamirat and Mattewos. I just miss her.

#10 Random Thoughts

Seven days until my sister and brother-in-law come to pick up my nephew!
The thing on my face is slowly disappearing. The pharmacist even noticed it yesterday.
There is a bacterial infection going around...most of the nannies and some of the babies have it...I am going to get tested just as soon as I have to poop.
Phillipa's husband came today to install a water pump...he's not finished.
I have a bacterial infection as well...but don't worry I am on antibiotics.
My siter arrives in 24 hours!!!!
They call a bedroom a class or house...I think it is hilarious and sweet at the same time.

#9 Rainy Season

It's not the rainy season yet it has been raining for the last 5 days. Luckily, it is usually only at night, this saves everyone from having to entertain 13 kids inside. Right now it is thundering and lightening right above is and raining so hard. I love the sound of rain on the tin roof and it pelting the windows so soothing.

#8 My Protector

Today I had all the nannies get stool samples taken. When we got the results back after lunch I knew I had to go to the phamrmacy...luckily there is one very close. I told Tefanesh that I was going to take Kanesa with me (he rarely gets to have alone time or time away from the house) they didn't object to the idea but they pleaded with me to take Alemu too. "Only Kanesa? Take Alemu please....please. Is is not good...Kanesa is small". Like Alemu would save me? But I took him to please the ladies. I asked him if he would save me if someone tried to take my purse? He laughed and said "yes". I think it's funny that they object to me taking a 4 yr. old but they are ok with sending a 10 yr. old.