Well the country full of holidays did it again with a 5 day weekend- we were off work through Tuesday this week for who knows what! Katie had gone to Paraguay with a few other teachers to buy some cheap presents for our kids with money the kids themselves had raised through a raffle we did. They got to list their top 3 options of small presents they wanted and we were able to get them some really great gifts. We handed out the balls, shirts, purses and makeup kits yesterday to some very deserving and excited kids! With Megan spending the long weekend in Curitiba visiting a friend, I was really glad to have Katie home Saturday night. First thing we did Sunday was go rent 4 movies! Not only was it going to be a long 3 days with most of the stores and "attractions" of Telemaco closed, it also started to rain and the storms persisted until yesterday. The weather made it an ideal time to curl up in bed with some hot tea and watch movies, which we did! We also decided to venture outside and get together with several friends, both old and new. A lot of people were doing things with family so it was nice to have some people invite us to invade on that family time. It made me especially excited to get home in less than a month and have that time with my own family :)
Other ways Katie and I found to entertain ourselves- we walked a good 45 minutes to the only flat stretch of road we could find, only to run for 10 minutes before calling it quits in the rain. By the time we made our way home, we were drenched but feeling healthy! We also each created a list of 5 Portuguese words we did not know and switched lists. We then challenged each other to use these new words in conversation at some point throughout the weekend. Let´s just say it was not easy to randomly throw in the words sailor, jiggle, gassy, mouse, etc. into normal conversation but I can say that I will never forget them!! We made ´sugar cookies´with our friend Lucas for his birthday as well. Ingredients and recipes don´t work so well in other countries where things have to be substituted and measurements converted. The first batch was sugarless, 2nd batch was a sugar overload and the 3rd and final batch was burnt! :( It was the effort that counted though!
Today we have a friend from Curitiba here visiting and he works part time as a clown so he is keeping our kids entertained! I love anytime we have something new and different for our kids, it keeps them content and well behaved! They are all wanting to try his tricks, few with success :)
It is crazy to me all the Christmas decorations that are already up and in stores here, one because of the warm weather and two, because Thanksgiving has not passed yet. I hope you are all getting into the seasonal spirit, first to give thanks for all the ways in which we are all so blessed and soon followed by the birth of Jesus. Please continue to keep us and our kids in your prayers as we are now down to less than 4 weeks left with these beautiful children. My prayer request these days has been for God to prepare my heart for the goodbye to Brazil and hello to the USA! Love you all!
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