Bon Appetit!

A bus ride to our class is always fun.  How can I help you understand the charm of that experience?  We waited at the bus stop for all of five minutes but it was fun to watch a little group of children march to the bus stop with their teachers and then board the bus.

 I took the opportunity to snap a picture of some signs of spring here by the lake/bus stop.

Both Doris and Melba seems to have a new lease on life and I am happy for them both.  It is good to see their eyes sparkling with happiness again and see how they both reach out to others now that they feel better.

We usually take an orange to eat on our breaks.  We carefully select nice fat ones from the grocery store....we peel them and section them, and the juice squirts everywhere!  We so enjoy those delicious fruits.  We often wonder at the fact that they sometimes rot on our trees, while we go days without ever even looking outside at those beautiful orange covered trees, much less walking a few feet to pop one off its branch to eat.

Yesterday, we decided as a group to have a party in April....just before we have a Spring break.  We will each bring food that represents our country.  I turned to SK and asked what on earth we ought to bring....we have borrowed everything from other countries!!!!  And I really can't take hamburgers and fries.

We walked home, making a couple of stops.  By the time we started walking, it was drizzling....and I didn't have the Mary Poppins!  But we both have hoods on our coats, and since we are both basically waterproof, we got home in good shape.  Now, late in the evening, the rain is coming steadily down and the sound is music to my ears.

After last week's busy-ness, I was grateful for a Tuesday that didn't require anything more than simple housecleaning.  (Sometimes getting in and cleaning is such therapy!)  We will serve two meals again this week, and that is just plain hard for me.  We always try to prepare for 40, but seldom have quite that many.  But the shopping and the preparation that begins on Wednesday evening at the center, and carries through until Thursday night late takes a toll on my energy.

I adore being with these amazing young people and so enjoy their enthusiasm, their passion and their goodness, and I am trusting that the Lord will grant me a little more ability to accomplish these tasks.  SK teaches an English class weekly, and so I don't have his help anymore on Thursday evening.  I think I am just going to have to simplify the meals.

Before retiring this evening, I will spend time with Melissa and Danny and Judy....well, I'll be looking through their recipes!  Then tomorrow, we'll go shopping.

Bon Appetit!