Friday, November 16, 2012

Day 10: Just Keep Swimming

Currently, it is storming outside.  It seems that Joburg weather is not that different from Michigan weather after all.  The weather forecast says we have a 10% chance of rain this evening.  As I was washing my face, the winds picked up out of nowhere, and the rain, thunder and lightning arrived with it.  I poked my head out of the bathroom and "N" was in our bed... afraid of the storm, We got in bed on either side of him and I read him a chapter of The Story.  He dozed off.....I remember when I used to be terrified of storms.  I remember when the movie Twister came out.  My parents had gone to the movies (not to see that I don't think, but to give you an idea of the time frame) and a big storm came in while they were gone.  Thunder, lightning, pouring rain - the whole nine yards.  I laid in my parents bed with myself completely covered under all of the blankets, despite the fact that it was probably 85 degrees out.  I cried and continued to sweat under those blankets as if the storm might snatch me right up.  Of course, it didn't, but I know how he feels :)  The thunder and the rain are still going here in Joburg, but our little guy is snoring on the couch.  We are thankful that he is a pretty heavy sleeper. :)

Let me backtrack to this morning.  I woke "N" up for breakfast.  Normally, he sits up and says "Good Morning", but today he said "I'm tired" and took his blankets back.  So, I let him eat his breakfast in bed.  By the time he was done eating, he was awake anyway, so he came up and sat in our bed and we read his Devotionals for Guys book.  "N" knows so much about the Bible and about God.  It's so awesome!  We just hung out in bed for a bit.  I told him I was going to miss being able to veg out in bed together when we get home.  He's pretty fun to be around and never says no to a hug! :)

We all got around and headed out the grocery store to restock our fridge.  Then we had lunch.  Finally, a first for "N"!  I made grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches.  "N" likes just about everything, so he's pretty easy to please, but he got pretty pumped about grilled cheese!  I'm hoping he'll continue to be this impressed with my cooking! :)

After lunch, we had another skype date.  We were able to skype from our guesthouse today.  There was still a delay, but it was much better than our last few attempts.  This afternoon was all about the pool.  "N" loves being in the pool!  I think he especially enjoys wrestling around and climbing on his Dad. :)  We have been working with him to help him improve his swimming stroke.  With floaties on, Kevin was bringing him into the deep end and coaching him on his kicks.  So cute!  I bet by the time we leave, he'll be jumping in the deep end all by himself!  Once we all looked like prunes, we headed in to rinse off and hang out before dinner.

Dinner tonight was salad, another variation of chicken - this time with a tomato and onion sauce and cheese (this boy loves chicken!) and the sweet pap I made the other day.  I think, if he had his way, "N" would rotate between chicken, pizza, and burgers every day! :)

We have developed a routine of doing schoolwork after dinner and it seems to work out quite nicely.  He actually did his reading while I was making dinner with Dad, so we only had spelling and math to do after dinner.  After a bowl of ice cream, we sat down for the night's feature presentation - Annie.  I didn't think it would ever happen, but he actually started dozing off during the movie, so we will have to finish the last of it tomorrow.  The storm kicked up right after he got in bed, which brings you up to speed.

We learned last weekend when we fought the crowds (every person looking as if they will walk right into us) at the mall that we are better off to stay in on the weekends.  So, my guess is that we will lay low tomorrow and then, of course, church on Sunday morning.  We are planning to attend New Creation again this Sunday and we're excited!  I think I mentioned it, but last week's message was given by one of the life groups, which was really neat to see.  Can't wait to see what God has in store for us next week!

Laura and Kevin

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