La Vida Loca

Blogging has not been a priority for me these days. I've been pleased to just answer emails and respond to Facebook remarks. Besides that, my head is so full of stuff that I'm not even sure what to write. I suppose this blog will only be a wrap up of all that's been going on for that past few months.

Life, and my house, has been full of people and activity. Ruthie, the Georgian, hooked up with me and the kids from February to mid-May. She loves it so much that she's working day and night to be back here by August 2. The day before Ruthie flew out, my sister-in-law, Alicia, and our friend, Julie, from church, visited me for two weeks. Both of them gave much of themselves to my girls, doing crafts, painting bricks, cutting hair, and playing soccer...of course. They loved the girls and my girls loved them too. To have family here was such a treat for me!

The same day that Alicia and Julie flew in, my old housemate, Alison, also flew in for ten days. In little more than a week, Alison spent time with her friends here, packed up her things, and left Bolivia for good. The sweet thing was being able to travel to Semaipata with her, Alicia, Julie, and handful of other missionary companions. Although, I'm sure Alicia thought it was less than sweet when a small frog bounced off her face in the middle of the night and suctioned itself to the wall above her head.

Twenty-four hours before Alison departed, Adreana, my newest housemate arrived. I should say that before my house turned into Hotel Flamingo, my other housemate, Heather, also left for a seven week furlough. She plans to live elsewhere when she comes back.
This morning, ten wonderful young adults from Toronto Chinese Alliance Church went back to Canada after spending nine days with me and all the homes. All of my co-workers had travelled for one reason or another and initially, I was overwhelmed by the thought of handling the team on my own. Thankfully, Adreana stepped in and gave me hand. The truth is that this team was so great and so funny, that I don't think I would have minded having them all to myself anyway.

So right now, I have noone to keep occupied except myself...until tommorow afternoon. My old Spanish teacher and friend, Mauge, is coming to stay with me for a day and night. The next few months bring dozens of visitors. Laura and Shavonne are visiting from Kitchener-Waterloo (June 10-July1). Two teams from Georgian and Virginia will arrive in July, not to mention the coming of my brother Derek and his wife, Renee on August 6!!

Come on down to Bolivia and get hooked up with 'la vida loca', everyone's doing it!