Well today was a real hodge podge
of a day. Our morning routine was pretty
normal. I have to say breakfast is so
enjoyable. Ibssa LOVES breakfast. It is always a great start to our day. We did the usual, my two boys played while
mom cooked and cleaned. We were waiting
for Martha from Kids-Link to phone about our passports. Nothing….surprise. The troops volunteered me to call so I tried
several times….the usual…network busy, phone busy, no answer. Good grief!
Just as I went down to tell Heather I wasn’t having any luck the phone
rang and it was Martha. She said that we
would have to wait until tomorrow and that we would have to meet Germatchew at
the gates of Immigration at 10am. We
arranged a ride with the guesthouse driver Sinteyew so now it is a go.
Since we now had time on our
hands Heather decided to take her boys to the doctor so Paul and Ibssa hung out
with Dave. I decided this would be my
day to cook my chicken. It’s hard to
believe but beef is cheaper than chicken here…who knew. I decided to boil my chicken and make soup
with the leftover vegetable I had hanging around. By the time the meat was
cooked we decided we would venture out with Dave, Heather and family for
lunch. We suggested Ibssa’s favourite
spot…the one that served traditional food, and is very cheap. This place is always busy, I guess it is the
local joint. Paul and I weren’t very
hungry so we shared a clubhouse. We
thought we ordered the same thing for Ibssa that he had the last time but nope…surprise
a different form of injera. It just came
with sauce. Poor guy, oh well, he ate it
anyway. On our way back to the guest
house we stopped and picked up a few groceries at a stop and shop and then went
home. It was time for Ibssa’s nap. I
knew we were having company later, Tilahun, so I wanted Ibssa to be able to
last. He had no problem taking a
nap. Paul and I had some quiet time and
just sat and talked and watched the rain come teaming down. It was actually very peaceful. It was at this point that we realized he only
had one more week left in Ethiopia. L
Dave & Tilahun |
Just as Ibssa woke up Getcho
showed up with Tilahun. I asked Getcho
to join us but he had other things to do.
Tilahun and Paul started trying to download our music to Tilahun’s
computer. Rob and Candy stopped by with
their computer too. They wanted to
figure out how to skype. You should have
seen our living room. Talk about geek town…there
were 3 computers, one tablet, and 4 phones.
Ibssa was in heaven. Candy and I
decided to take a walk to pick up some fruit and veggies. Our timing really couldn’t have been
worse. When we were the farthest point
away from the guesthouse it just started teaming down rain again. We usually don’t get two bouts of this in a
day.
Ibssa & Bereket |
The second rain is usually
mild. Good thing we had our umbrellas,
but we still go soaked. When we returned
the boys were still confused on how to get music from my iphone to the
computer. I didn’t even try to help, I
just went off and continued adding to my soup.
They still had no luck with the wifi until Ibssa stepped in. Yes, it took a 4 year old to show the men how
to turn the wifi on on Tilahun’s computer.
That was the funniest part of our day!
Look out Jake, your brother is following in your footsteps! We had to seek the help of the Reich’s
downstairs because we were still not having much luck with the music.
At this point my supper got put on hold while
the minds were at work. They finally accomplished
their agenda and the music got downloaded.
We also downloaded a bunch of movies.
My soup turned to stew as it sat and soaked up all of the water. That didn’t matter to my boys…they ate it and
said it was yummy. I also made a bread
pudding for supper to. I had the hardest
time finding raisins until this afternoon. When I opened up the trail mix bag
from Costco to serve as a snack and low and behold…RAISINS! I managed to pick out half a cup, just enough
for my recipe, and I made bread pudding.
According to the Canadians here it was awesome. Maybe I am like mom in a lot of ways. Making something out of nothing. It was getting late and Tilahun said he
needed to go. What was I thinking, he is
only 16 and it is dark. I gave him money
to take a cab home. He is such a
blessing to us. Ibssa just loves him to
pieces. He invited Ibssa and I to
celebrate the Ethiopian New Year on September 11. We will certainly try to make it. Rob came back up and Paul got skype working
for him. He was pretty happy. This was his first connection with their
family back home.
It was certainly a good day all around. And now we know we have another techno wizard
in the family. LOL. Tomorrow will be another busy day. We are going for Ibssa’s passport and we also
told Markos he could take us to another couple of his favourite spots that he
brings tourists.
Time to wind down and get ready
for bed.
Chow for now
Karen
Glad you are feeling better Karen! Well enough to cook even! A four year old computer wizard, I LOVE IT!!!! DSUC will put that talent to good use!
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