Simon says DANCE!

Getting this out quick because I think it is going to rain and when it rains the power often goes out.  We are overdue for the rainy season to start.  Thank God the fires have lessened.  Maybe almost everything has already burned.  Sure seems that way.

This morning I delivered the pastries to my friends who helped me with the car.  Since the stove wouldn't go up to 400 degrees I hope they still taste good.  They looked flatter than normal, but otherwise okay.

We were back to only about 40 kids at the Breakfast Program this morning.  I must admit I was disappointed.  The church felt empty compared to yesterday.  There was no power, but we used the gas stove to make pupusas.  We had to ration water because without power we can't use the water filter.

Lourdes has trained the kids to greet us as the enter and leave the church.  This morning Milagro walked up to me and put this on the table in front of me.  She said it was for me and she got it from her house.  It was a flower - just the flower, no stem.  So cute!

I asked Milagro to pose with the flower

Cessia came today.  I haven't seen her in weeks, maybe months.  Her older sister brought their little brother too.  He doesn't like to be out of his sisters arms, which made it hard for her to play Simon Says.  But she didn't get discouraged.

Cessia is back!
Wearing a Speedo bathing suit under her overall shorts.

Memo playing Simon Says
"Simon says close your eyes and stick out your tongue."

When Simon said dance, Even DANCED!

It was a great day overall.  Pupusas are everyone's favorite.  Since it was Jacky's birthday we all sat down together and ate.  In the afternoon we had a cake and sang "Feliz Feliz Cumpleaños" for her too.  She got teary eyed.

It felt like an extra blessing this month to take a picture of Marlin's belly, after not hearing the heartbeat on Monday.  By the time we are done with this process of monthly pictures she might let me post one.  For now I don't have permission.  She is big enough that we are all starting to guess if it is a boy or a girl.  In the past two weeks she went from having a pregnancy bump to a real pregnant belly.  I am guessing it's a boy because if you look at her from the back you can't tell she is pregnant.  But it is not as high as most boys, so I am a little perplexed.  Usually I have more confidence in my opinion, but this time I don't.  Belinda says boy.  Don Juan says girl and that she is going to deliver early.  We'll see!

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