Another day in Casa Hogar

So my 12 boys have been great they listen as any 8-11 year old would, they do their homework, and are good in school. So this morning we took the kids down to go to school and we were a tad early. So I went to make 8 copies for my morning prayer, and Elizabeth was eating cereal. As I come out of the office I am summoned by Chio with boys yealling at one another and 1 kid crying with a ripped backpack. Yes, there was a fight in Chicos B so I took all the fighthing kids to the side listened to what happened. And so I was stuck with a kid who had no backpack, and school was about to start in 5 minutes and two kids who I had to discipline. And of course we only had girl backpacks. So as punishment I made the two kids who ripped the other kid backpack the girl ones to use for the rest of the week, found a new one for the ripped one. And let Elizabeth handle the rest. All of this at 7:40 a.m. this is why I love it here, everyday there is something new and exciting going on.

Then I got to go to Church across the street Elizabeth and I refer to it as "The Ole Biddy Church." So our homily today was 35 seconds long. But there is still always a message to be learned in it. But the women in the mass, is why we call it "The Ole Biddy" Church. Every Tuesday and Thursday we attend mass there, and the same women are there as well. And every mass they sing really loud and over one another. And then when it is time for Intentions they just yell out what they feel needs to be prayed for, and every day it is the same Intentions, and they are always praying for Priests and the sick. And They also cut one another off. It is funny to hear them just jump in on someone else´s Intention. They also say all the prayers really fast, as if it is a race with the other Ole Biddys. The mass always puts me in a good mood, sometimes when I cannot understand what is going on (or there is a fight at 7:40 a.m.), I know I can always count on the Ole Biddys to put a smile on my face. And so it begins my Thursday in Casa Hogar.