just call me una vaquera...

i spent the morning doing pt with angelica, eymi, and mimi, and coloring with the sisters. the ladies and i are talking more and more which is so great. they're realizing that i can understand a lot of what they're saying because i laugh when they playfully make fun of people or tell jokes...
they got paid yesterday...we just got blessed with a donation from someone so all the late pay, plus what they should get on time was given out yesterday. school starts on monday and moms have to buy everything including a uniform and pay a registration fee. a lot of the ladies were really relieved, because now they can buy their kids' uniforms just in time for school.

the sisters' absolute favorite song is nina de tus ojos, which we sing in church here a lot and we've heard rocio sing it in the park before. i bought it off itunes last night and played it for the girls today...we must have listened to it 15 times and only because my computer died did we stop! it's so precious - they sing along with the song. here's a video.

most of the kids took naps today so i spent some time with jaime. i've had a special place in my heart for him since i fed him the first day i was here. he is so adorable...he can't crawl or walk but is always rolling all around. he rolls into the kitchen and i found him in the bathroom wrapped up in towels one time. i think the ladies slightly resent me for taking him out of his wheelchair everyday hahaha! he needs to move though...he's one of the few that can.

after dinner i moved from kim's house into becky's apartment where i'll be for the rest of the year. then i went to the boy's house and we were playing a game when we saw a man riding a horse down the street. he was a legit vaquero - cowboy - with an embroided saddle and everything! teddy and sergio were so excited...except sergio wouldn't get any closer than 5 feet from the horse, and teddy wheeled his chair so close to the horse's leg i thought for sure she would kick him. the guy asked one of the ladies if she wanted to ride the horse and she didn't, so then teddy, at the top of his lungs, volunteered me to ride. so i did! he was way more excited than i was hahaha.

it's nice to be settled. the mexican medical staff retreat is monday through thursday, so tomorrow's the last day i'll be with the kids for a week. i'll miss them!