Day 28

7/5/13

Yesterday, surprisingly, actually contained no surprises. I went to church in the morning to mix paints, mark the walls to know what to color where (I made an awesome 'paint purse' out of cardboard, masking tape, and communion cups to help), and then, on second thought, edited the paint colors. This last step actually took awhile, so I didn't get to Matteo's until 4:30. This worried me because it's our last day of studying for school (his vacation starts this afternoon), and I know he had tests to review for. However, when I got to the house, Fani told me that he'd come home exhausted and was taking a nap. After I ate, she woke him up, and we studied for his social studies exam. Then I found a Chesterton database online and began reading The Man Who Was Thursday; I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far. Funny that on July 4^th I listened to British music (Mumford and Florence, wewt!) and read Chesterton in Ecuador. My little expat moment! After dinner, Matteo and I played Angry Birds. First time ever for me, and we can't beat level five. Rage! I must beat it. Then never play again. Cause I know myself.

Today, I'm going to the book store in the mall to look for educational stuff to fuel the Matute kids' summer; then, I'll be headed to the orphanage DANGIT, the mall doesn't open til 10. I'll be going to the orphanage, THEN the bookstore. Which kind of makes more sense, but I'm antsy to figure out this stuff. I also need to make a bunch of phone calls for our trip tomorrow morning. During kids' club at church, I'll do some last minute prep work for our work day tomorrow afternoon, then go to the youth meeting to recruit helpers. If I get a team of 6-10, that would be ideal. I think I can. Anyway, it's time to go start today. There are a lot of variables, so I'm praying for God to smooth the way.