The Best Week Ever

Ok so let me just say this is the best week ever in Casa Hogar. Here is the rundown of my week.

Sunday
Not one problem with the kids all are here except Gustavo who is sick.

Monday
Weather beautiful, flowers everywhere in Casa Hogar.
Went to Mass and there was no keyboard that they change to the Organ and it sounds like cats having sex. I am sorry to be so blunt, but we have cats on our roof who keep me up all night, and the music in the mass sounds just like that.
Then we had burritos for lunch, and let me just say I have been waiting for burritos since before Christmas.
Again no problems with the boys.
Tuesday
Weather again gorgeous.
Mass was about 20 minutes long.
Lunch was really good chicken.
Music class with the big kids actually went fairly well.
The boys were great.

Wednesday
I told Elizabeth we are going to eat cereal for Breakfast and we did. Well the food in Casa Hogar is hardly edible, but the breakfast is another thing if is not eggs which are a slight shade of green in salsa, it is cheese that does not melt in salsa, and we have to fight with the kids to eat it. And the coffee has about a pound of coffee grinds in it, it is impossible to drink without grinds in your teeth.
So then I told Eliza we are not going to have the fake organ again, and lo and behold we didn´t even have Mass. This was a tiny miracle for me. I am a tad sick of going to mass everyday with the same people and the same songs, and I cannot understand the priest because he does not speak clearly. So all the volunteers were ecstatic that there was no mass.
So then I cleaned the Paper Room and it was a nice but challenging task.
Then I wanted to go to the store, but I checked to see what was for lunch and it was Hamburgers. Thank you Jesus.
All of our kids finished their homework on time.
The medioanos enjoyed their music class.
Our boys got haircuts and I did not have to do it for once.
And it was just a really easy day.

Thursday
Another day of beautiful weather.
Mass for 25 minutes.
Have nothing to do but relax and wait for my Religion Class with the little kids in the afternoon.

Right now life in Casa Hogar is amazing. And I have a three day weekend to look forward to, which is always a bonus, and the volunteers want to go on a trip so Casa Hogar will hopefully be all mine for a few hours. It just gets better and better every day. I did not realize how the little things can really affect me, but they do. For instance eating a Casa Hogar burrito is not much of a burrito at all, but it really made my day. So I need to appreciate the little things in life. And not having mass make me somewhat appreciate it the following day. And since Eliza cannot run and I don´t want to run alone, because the crime rate has gone up and the drug dealers have been up to no good lately. Eliza and I have been going on a date every morning. We walk to the 7-11 which is about 20 minutes away buy a cappuccino and just talk about everything from our kids to our crazy ex-boyfriends. It is our coffee date. And then we have been coming back and ready to work. She has been slaving in the Medicine Room and me in the Paper Room. But it is very rewarding in the end. So I cannot do anything but smile this week and the kids are in great spirits as well.