Today we are transitioning again. This time, back to Antigua. We got up this morning and packed up our stinky clothes and the rest of the things we brought to the city or bought in the city. Victor, our driver and translator, arrived around 8:50 and the psychologist and social worker from the CNA arrived about 10 minutes later. They spent about half an hour asking us questions about how the family was adjusting to life together. We were honest and upbeat and they seemed pleased that things were going well. Then the psychologist took Luis out of the room to talk privately to him. They came back out five or ten minutes later and said everything was good, and that was the official end of the empathy study.
We then loaded up our stuff and headed to Hiper Paiz (the Guatemalan version of Wal-Mart). There we got some things we needed for the apartment like extra plates and bowls, a printer and some non-perishable food. We arrived back at the apartment around noon and had some mac and cheese for lunch. After spending an hour or so getting settled back into the apartment and getting the laundry started we set out to explore Antigua some more and get perishable foods at La Bodagona. We found the store without too much trouble and got what we needed. It is a long walk back to the apartment, though with heavy bags of groceries. In the future Jenny will likely need to take a tuk-tuk (a three wheeled mini taxi) for the return trip. When we got back, Christopher and Caroline went out to play and found some new friends to play with. Jonathan, Josh and Christopher played soccer in the grassy area while Caroline and her new friend Heidi played on the swings. Josh and Heidi are Mormon Missionary children and will only be in Guatemala four more days. But it is good there are other children there age in the apartments that they will be able to play with from time to time. After Christopher and his friends were done playing soccer, Luis wanted to play with me. He is pretty good for this size and very sneaky. He would work to distract me by pointing out the "Muchos aves" flying by and then trying to score when I wasn't looking. We had fun playing for about half an hour and then came in to get ready for dinner.
Dinner was sandwiches and grapes which was a nice light option after having eaten out for 7 straight days. The kids did not seem to mind and both Christopher and Caroline had three sandwiches while Luis had two. After dinner was bath time and then a little down time for them to play with their DS's before going to sleep. I am currently enjoying watching Monday Night Football in Spanish. Tomorrow is my last full day in Guatemala and we plan to have some fun in and around Antigua. Sorry, no pictures today, I will have to add some more tomorrow.
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Thank you for taking the time to blog after what seems like it must have been a very long day, both timewise and mentally. After all the the waiting and planning and fretting and praying about the empathy visit, it is over in a heartbeat. Now the harder work begins, fun and games will have to take a back seat to learning and living a normal life. But God gave you this special time to bond, and it seems like His Hand was in it all the way. We thank the Lord that it all went so well, that the children seem to have become close and are making new friends, and that you can feel a new security that has taken 25 months to get to. The boy you accepted to become your son, has become your son. Congratulations, and God's blessings, rest in the arms of Jesus tonight, well done, good and faithful servants. We love you and are there with you spiritually. Pax, grampy and grammy
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Guatemala! Pa and I hope your last day with the family (for now) and the families continued stay goes as well as this first week. What an amazing story of life's wonders. Thank you for sharing it with us. Can't wait to see you on Wednesday and get more of the details and share some of ours. Give kisses to everyone. Sending love and prayers. XOXOXOXOXOO
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