CHARADES

Hello everyone out in”Wuz Up in Nica Lesa” land! As you are already aware, Lesa is hopefully back in the United States at this point having slept at least a few hours in our soft bed, in the A/C, with warm water AND NO BUGS! How happy should she be right about now? Hummm…well I don’t know for sure. Nica is definitely her second home…one that actually runs a very close second to Chantilly, Virginia. She blossoms in Nica and while it is a daily challenge here for her, she loves Nica!!!
As you might expect, writing to her blog is going to be a real challenge. First I am not a great writer AND I am not disciplined to the level she is regarding journaling. But I am going to give it my best shot to keep you guys up to date and informed.
Yesterday the girls and I dropped Lesa off at the airport to say our goodbyes and start our week long adventure together. Not speaking Spanish is a complete challenge for me and for my communication with Martita. This all became apparent as I tried to explain to her why “momma” was going through the big glass doors and disappearing into the security area. I quickly pulled out the “helpful Spanish phrases” Lesa had prepared for me…scanned down it looking for “momma will be back soon”. I saw “Be nice to your sister”…”wash your hands”…”be careful”…”put your pajamas on”, “go to bed”, “don’t pull your sister’s hair”…but nothing on “momma will be back”!!!! Hummmm….I hope this isn’t some sort of contrived plan by Mi Esposa (my wife)! So my only thought was to chain together my bad Spanglish and my skill in the game of Charades and start communicating. I am not sure what I said and did with arm, leg and head gyrations but it seemed to satisfy Martita’s questions. Lucie of course helped by jumping in and it was probably her Spanish that helped Martita finally stop asking the question. Either that or she has learned to be embarrassed by her Papa! We were all quite the sight! I decided it was best that we just leave the airport and get into the “safety” of the taxi and head home where we would not continue to be viewed as the wacky Gringos from the United States. Lesson learned…STAY OUT OF PUBLIC PLACES FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS!
To say the least, I was a bit exhausted by day’s end. Martita went to bed at 7:30, Lucie at 8:30…me at 8:31. So it’s off to El Canyon and the orphanage today! Thanks for reading everyone and being such a great support structure for our family. We love you guys!