The last few days have been a blast with the kids as well as exhausting. They sure keep you busy ! We picked up Lindsay from the Airport on Saturday. On Sunday Lindsay & I went to the market with Jean's sister and bought the kids an inflatable swimming pool. Yesterday we set up the pool and filled it with buckets of water. The kids literally spent the entire day in it. The pool is pretty small and normally would fit two young kids, they managed to fit all of them in it. As we were playing outside we noticed some young boys staring through the crack in the gate and watching the kids in the pool. I felt terrible. We went upstairs and got some Frisbees and candy to give them. They were so excited and tried to give the frisbee back to Lindsay and could not believe that they were actually aloud to keep them. Yesterday was also Isna's 6th birthday. She wore her best clothes and had her hair done, she looked adorable. We took her to the supermarket with us and told her to pick out two toys. On the way to the supermarket we were walking down a steep hill and somehow I managed to slip and slide half way down it while holding Isna. I really hurt my foot, although Lindsay and I were both in tears laughing since Jean had just warned us to be careful since it was slippery. Not only did I fall, but it was in front of a street full of people. Isna had never been in a supermarket before and everything she saw she wanted. I have never seen her so excited. We asked her if she wanted juice and she said yes.. two minutes later she goes and grabs a protein shake and puts back the juice. She kept trying to open everything in the store and didn't understand why she couldn't. We ended up buying her a lot of treats as, including a tub of ice cream. We bought some plastic spoons and sat outside the market and ate it all before going back to the orphanage. She drank her protein shake within one minute. Lindsay and I could not believe it. On our way back to the orphanage were in the process of getting on a tap tap and the driver did not realize that we were trying to get on. Jean handed Isna up to one of the guys on the tap tap and then he took off with her and without us. Luckily it ended up stopping and we were able to get on. When we got back to the orphanage she hung out in our room and we opened up her doll and her new toys. We played some music and danced and she stuffed her face with Doritos, brownies, pringles, combos, and star-bursts. Later into the evening we had another visitor in our room. Yvenson who is 2 years old. We also spoiled him with treats. I let him have the rest of my Gatorade which was a mistake because he ended up peeing all over my mattress and all over me as I was trying to carry him to the toilet. The worst part is, he is still wearing the same clothes he peed in yesterday, today. Most of the kids wear the same clothes for three days in a row, no matter how dirty or smelly they are. Last night they watched Night at the Museum on the laptop before bed. Soraya knocked on our door and came and cuddled with us and listened to music instead of watching the movie. She had a rough day. She is six years old and watched her parents be crushed in the earthquake. She is traumatized so she has her days where she just stares at the ground and will not say a word. The kids also tend to tease her a lot. It breaks my heart. She is the sweetest and most beautiful little girl. I wish I could bring her home with me.
I have been sick for the last six days and have been very dehydrated. I have not made it to the hospital yet but if it persists than I will have to go soon to get checked out. I am feeling very weak and constantly feel nauseas and have a pounding headache, it makes it difficult in the heat and it also makes it hard to play with the kids. Today we did some colouring and I brought out my ipod and we all danced, the kids love the song "Teach me how to Dougie", they know all the words. We will be taking the kids to the beach on Thursday and we will be visiting We Advance Medical Clinic in Cite Soliel this weekend. I am looking forward to doing another wash day and seeing Maeve and the crew !
It appears that we have another hurricane on the way.. The sky is dark and it is very windy but we haven't had much of a storm yet. Hopefully it misses us again !
Missing everyone back home. Send my love xoxo
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