Okay, I guess it's time for an update.

Where to start...Sunday we had the best church service ever! Walked about a mile to a church. We haven't been in a month and a half, first friend taking us was a no-show, then the children started arriving and we were on duty 24/7, then got coverage and no one to take us, finally took it into our own hands. Anyway, after Marisol flying around getting dressed up, she was so excited, then walking allll the way, the church was empty. I guess they have services earlier. So, we started back home and it started to downpour. Used a little of our meager money supply to catch a cab home, he was really fair with us and that was nice. On the way home Marisol said we could have church and home. I said, "Where 2 or more are gathered..." And so, she set up all the chairs we have (6), filled them with her stuffed animals, giving each one a book she said was a bible, then compromised and they shared chairs so we could sit down. Got out a contemporary Christian music CD in Spanish and our bibles, and began the service. Marisol opened with prayer and included the children at God Bless the Children. We read some scriptures and Marisol sang from a hymnal, the words were kinda made up, but you could tell it was a worshipful tune. Then she had each of us pray, we played more songs while she did interpretive dance, really cute from a 3 year old, and she kept up with the beat. Then left Papi listening to the rest of the CD and we headed down 3 flights of stairs to the first open garden space.

We spent a good hour in the garden exploring and just enjoying nature. Discovered some spiders and learned what piles of dirt in the middle of the grass mean, step in it and you stir up an angry ant bed, found a monkeyish peat moss creation and bamboo. Garden time ended with us running up the 3 flights of stairs with our chairs on our heads and getting in the door just as the full torrent of rain came down.

After midnight Sunday night I got up to give Marisol some medicine, really congested. As I was getting the medicine I heard a noise behind me and in a dark corner of our living room saw something about 5" long moving. All I could think was tarantula?! Scorpion?! Summoned John out of bed ASAP! On closer inspection discovered it was a CRAB, yes, I said crab!! And no, we aren't anywhere close to the ocean! John used bread tongs to pick it up, and after dropping it a few times through it out the door. Okay, the next second I thought, "Man, we should have cooked that thing." After all, food is scarce right now. Oh well, maybe he'll return with his family and this time I'll be ready. Water's on to boil.

Oh, and hello Scott.

Today was a busy, hands-on kind of day. The 2 month old got 3 vaccinations yesterday and was in pain and running a fever. Needed alot of TLC. The 1 week old acted like a 1 week old and thought he should be fed regularly, can you imagine? The things is when one needed me the other decided within seconds that it was his turn. Also, the 3 1/2 year old has been having a lot of tooth pain and was especially needed today. He kept John on the go all day. Then he decided he needed me to hold him and Marisol decided that was crossing the line, I was HER Mami!! So she climbed up on the other knee and tried to crowd him out. Also, I had a killer headache all day. Overall it was still a fulfilling day, although, I could use another arm or two, and maybe another knee!

Tomorrow the 1 week old goes for his first vaccination!!

Came home exhausted, spent 42 quetzales (about $.50) of the 150 I had to my name, picking up food on the way home, we deserved it. Marisol was in a great mood all evening and as I tucked her in she whispered in my ear, "Mami, I'm sorry I was so mad at God Bless the Children today." Gotta love her. Told her that no matter how much the kids needed me during the day, we'd always come home to her, and she'd always be our favorite little girl.