This morning I actually woke up before my alarm went off OR the church bells. I woke the girls up and got myself ready before heading downstairs to make the girls lunches (I cut my finger while slicing bread) and myself some tea. I think they actually eat the food on the bus, but I’m not sure. After they left, I went back to my room and played spider solitaire. I realized I hadn’t heard Mark or Nancy moving about, so I got up and got dressed because I knew Manwella would be coming soon. I let her in and tried some German on her. “Guten Morgen. Wie geht es Ihnen?” She seemed surprised that I said more than just good morning, so I was pleased.
I went to the kitchen to find Lissy had pooped on the floor. After cleaning it up, I let the dogs outside. Usually Helena does that in the morning, but I think she forgot today. I started making myself toast when Mark came in and asked if I was ready for breakfast. As he was getting ready to start cooking, he saw my Bible and study books on the counter. (I had thought I would have some quiet time before they came downstairs. I’m going to have to have my quiet time right after the girls leave. That seems to be the only time I have to myself all day.) As I ate an orange, he told me about this book “The Shed” that he read about a girl who gets kidnapped and killed. Her dad loses his faith and has an encounter with “God” (the Father is a black woman, etc.) I'm not too interested in reading it from how he described it.
Mark fried squirrel eggs (they’re so small!) which we put on toasted bread and drank jasmine tea. It was lovely! I love jasmine tea (and glad they do too because I forgot mine at home).
After breakfast, I started wrapping presents (Nancy calls it packing). I’m not too creative, but I did my best creating bows (which I’m very proud of) and making them look fancy. I worked on that for a few hours. I had just enough time to check my email before Nancy asked me to help iron clothes. They iron everything! She has a drier, but only uses it on select clothing items. So pants (including jeans), shirts, dish towels, etc. get ironed. The water here is really hard, so the clothes come out really coarse, so ironing softens them again. It also makes my hair coarse.
We picked up the girls from school, stopped to pick up meat, and then went home. The neighbor girl came over and played for a while. I guess at school today, she shared that I was here, so her teacher wanted to know if I would come into their English class so the kids could ask me questions.
Nancy made pork, potatoes with onions and gravy, and green beans with carrots for dinner. It was delicious! She said it was a very German dinner, but its what we eat at home, so I guess we’re more German than we thought. J While Nancy worked in the office, I cleaned up the kitchen and worked on the computer. The girls were watching a show on nickelodeon, so Nancy and I wrapped some more presents, talked, and ate Spanish candy (candy with almonds in it). It was really good!
She asked what we do for Christmas, so I told her we celebrate in the morning and dad reads the Christmas story, etc. Here, they celebrate on the 24th and in the evening/late afternoon. I told Nancy it would be Stacey, mom, and dad for Christmas, but that’s what happens when change takes place. Change can be a good thing, although I will miss being there with them.
Mark got home after the girls had gone to bed and brought with him a giant polar bear that lights up. I think its really supposed to go outside, but he wants it inside next to the tree. The LED lights are so bright! He also brought Lissy home with a new collar and leash. BLING! Its hilarious to see how he dotes on that bulldog.
Mark also brought home some really rare seasoning. I can’t remember what it’s called, but it’s from Italy and grows underground. They use pigs to find it. You put little shavings onto your food. We tried some butter with it in it on bread and I was surprised to find I really liked it.
Mark asked about the family and what they drink (meaning alcoholic). He wanted to know if my whole family was weird or if it was just me. J
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