July 21 - Nursery Par-tay!

I took some Tylenol PM last night to help me sleep, and it sure did!  I woke up at 8AM instead of 5:30 like I have all week. Unfortunately, I missed devotional at the nursery.

Me and Mateyu (picture by Jenna)

We went over to the nursery around 9AM and just did our regular deal, lovin' on babies and such.  Wanangwa looks awesome! She's growing and becoming more alert and interactive. Mateyu still needs to grow, but he eats well, so it won't be long. All of the other babies are doing well.  I spent a lot of time with Misheck, Shadreck, and Mercy, which I hadn't really done before.  I am going to miss these kids SO much.  Even if I were able to come back here next year, I probably wouldn't see them. :(

Me and Mercy   :)

Lunch was prepared for us by the cook (I can't remember her name) and it was good!  It was the same thing we had at the other party during my first week here - fried chicken, rice, and coleslaw.  Oh, funny story - while we were eating, I was sitting with Anna, Danielle, Jenna, and Annie, and I said something about how I needed to get back to Teethsavers early so I could get started on dinner. Anna turned to me and said, "I have heard you are a good cook." I replied that I really enjoyed cooking, and she said, "Mike told me you were a good cook and he was complaining about you leaving. He said he was going to miss having you around."

Dancing with Chifu and Anjesson, Anna and Mwawi's soon-to-be-adopted sons! (picture by Jenna)

Danielle, Annie, Anna, and I in the backyard of the nursery (picture by Jenna)

The party was really fun. We were outside because the weather was gorgeous, there was Malawian music playing, people were dancing, singing, and laughing, babies were playing on blankets in the grass, and everyone was just happy.  It reminded me of why I love this place so much. It was perfect.

I made potato chowder, rolls, and peach crisp for dinner tonight.  It was pretty good! It's going to be so strange to go back home and have recipes and measuring utensils again. :P Danielle came over for dinner and games.  We played Malawi "Uno" and Spoons. Lots of Spoons. Fred likes Spoons. :)

Jenna, Fred, Mike, Mark, and I playing Spoons (picture by Danielle)