School has started and the kids look so smart in their uniforms and their new shoes. They were so excited and literally jumped out of bed the first day of school. But when reality hits, it’s not so easy to get them out of bed in the morning. I do remember those days, when my mother came to wake me to get ready for school. How do you get 100 some kids ready for school ?!?
Well, you have to get them out of bed early enough for them to get ready. School starts at 8 am, so we wake them at 05.45. It’s early and they still have difficulties to get ready. They have chores to do before school, like sweeping and mopping the room, cleaning the toilet facilities, sweep the compound etc… which takes time. But slowly we get into a routine, and things looks good.
We are still waiting for the electricity to come, but they have now brought the poles. Until then we still need to go into town to get our phones, laptop and MP3 charged….
This morning going into town, the taxi decided to pull off the road, and pull up alongside a building and load some corn. Just like that. And nobody says anything, cuz it’s so normal to do something of that sort.
The other day I sat along up front, which is quite the treat… but when I leaned back the seat didn’t hold me…. which made my fellow passengers have a good laugh.
Well, you have to get them out of bed early enough for them to get ready. School starts at 8 am, so we wake them at 05.45. It’s early and they still have difficulties to get ready. They have chores to do before school, like sweeping and mopping the room, cleaning the toilet facilities, sweep the compound etc… which takes time. But slowly we get into a routine, and things looks good.
We are still waiting for the electricity to come, but they have now brought the poles. Until then we still need to go into town to get our phones, laptop and MP3 charged….
This morning going into town, the taxi decided to pull off the road, and pull up alongside a building and load some corn. Just like that. And nobody says anything, cuz it’s so normal to do something of that sort.
The other day I sat along up front, which is quite the treat… but when I leaned back the seat didn’t hold me…. which made my fellow passengers have a good laugh.
The home has gotten more children over the last few weeks, so now the total nr is 141. The last 4 are siblings - so it's a bit easier for them to adjust. Their parents died, and they were left with realives that didn't take good care of them. So one of the kids ran to the street and started living there, cuz he felt that kind of life was better.... Uganda Orphans Fund got a call, and the children are now with us. They are having a good life now.
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Nice. Keep the posts coming Inger; love hearing what you're up to.
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Thinkin bout you! Prayin for ya! Miss ya. Love you girl! :)
141 kids is that all? What are u doing with your spare time? LOL
Keep it up! ( better you than me )
Fogo
Hi, Inger,
Just re-read your blog and learned we have something else in common besides the pen pal project. All of my grandparents were from Norway; our youngest daughter was an exchange student in Norway in 1988-89, and I have visited many relatives in the Oslo and Aalesund areas four times! Hello, fellow Norwegian, and blessings to you for all you do for the children!
Linda Rice
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