News and Lots of Love

Hello Friends

So, sadly it seems to be a bit of a trend now! My lack of posts, I mean.
2 Weeks ago we had to let our one driver go and have been hobbling along since then trying to keep all the various logistical needs moving along smoothly. It is a massive challenge and of course things conspire to end up as complex as possible and we have had no less than 5 flat tyres and 1 flat battery in that time!!! ARRGGHHH!

I have been working on our Newsletter and will post it here in the next few days. I will also be emailing it to as many people as I have in my inbox so you may get it twice :-)

Today I spent the first 4 hours at the vegetable market. Buying the squashes, potatoes and fruit we never seem to have quite enough of :-) I had a somewhat shocking but very humerous encounter with an old gentleman who always watches my car.

He had not seen me for several months as my beloved Tammy and Anne were doing the veggie buying for awhile. Since Tammy is away I am back at it and so the old man looked at me with some interest because he knows the car and is always curious about who is driving it this time. He asked me where the young lady is who always wore the head scarf. Those of you who hve known me for awhile know that for many years I enjoyed wearing a head covering and when I told him I was indeed the same person he peered at me and then laughed and said ... "You got fat!".

How is that for motivation to get back into the gym!

When I got home I had 3 hours hosting two film students from Boston who are doing a documentary on the experience of HIV and AIDS for the people in our country. It was a good thing for me to have a chance to articulate again why we do this work and how important I truly believe it is. We are literally on the coalface here, putting in our blood, sweat and tears but for great results. I am so grateful to every person who helps us do this work and make the impact we do.

After those 3 hours, I spent 3 hours at a genetic specialist trying to find out if Paul perhaps has an abnormality that causes him to be so unusually small. The doctor did xrays and investigations and says he seems to have minimal but not abnormal growth and so we have begun a period of obervation to measure the velocity of his growth so that we can get an idea of what we should or can do.

After that it was a few hours of homework, organising logistics and making sure there was enough milk :-) Now I have spent 3 hours checking and answering emails and updating the 2 blogs.
Those of you who haven't checked the SeasonsGiving blog for awhile should do so again. We are displaying an image and short message each day for the Lenten period leading up to Easter to support our efforts to gather funds for a rainy day. It is called the "Nest Egg Project".

We love you all
Pippa