Attack of the bugs.

For some reason, our house has been targeted by every single bug in Africa. We have had millipedes, grasshoppers and moths in the shower, spiders under the bed, fruit flies have invaded the kitchen and slugs seem to congregate on the door handles. They must have some kind of sense that tells them where screamish girls live!

Apart from the odd heart attack when a sausage fly flies at your face (they are the worst!) the past couple of  weeks have been wonderfully uneventful. All the dramas that happen here usually involve critically ill babies, so quiet weeks are always welcome. The electricity and water have been very good this week but the Internet connection, however, has been awful (hence the late posting of this)

Ruth and I have spent the past 2 weeks teaching H (Jenny's daughter) as she prepares for the 11+ exam that will determine if she has got into an amazing boarding school in Kenya. She has been taken out of some classes and now only goes to school for half days so that we have time to get through all of the revision material she has been given. It is a challenge but she is doing really well when she wants to! H has to travel to Kenya in May to take her exam, and Jenny has invited Ruth and I to go with them. We are really looking forward to it!

As for an update on Little Baby No-Name. We went to Matolere Hospital on Thursday, to see how he was doing. When we arrived we were shown to the warm nursery where he and 5 other babies and their parents had been living, which is only the size of a cupboard. One of ladies was in the room because she has recently had twins, and she took it upon herself to feed not only her twins but baby No-Name too! Nobody had asked her to do this, she just knew that if she didn't feed him, no one would. I could have hugged her, but seeing as she was preparing to breast feed her twins, there could have been a very awkward accidental boob graze, so I saved us both the embarrassment and left it. Anyway, No-Name is doing amazingly well thanks to this mum, and we might even have enough room at p.v for him when he is well enough!

More very exciting news – we have a washing machine!! We have been happily washing our clothes by hand for nearly 2 months and today we were told a washing machine has been installed in the store next door to our house. It is so great to not have to leave half a day free just so we can wash our clothes!

Grunt is off to be examined by a pediatric doctor on Tuesday, we are waiting to hear if he is okay to have an operation to relieve the pressure. He is still having fits, but is growing very fast! Squeak is doing amazingly well, I make sure I give him a daily cuddle which usually lasts longer than expected because he is just so so so cute.

2 little babies J and M were admitted to Afya clinic yesterday because they have caught pneumonia. N, N and J are all in isolation due to chest infections. School Boy P, has been diagnosed with malaria again. Third time in 2 months! Although he has malaria he still thinks that burping in my face is hysterically funny and has decided that greeting me with a huge sloppy kiss on the cheek is hygienic.

Jojo has his 5^th birthday on Sunday, and Eve's 20^th on Monday so this weekend is booked up with children's parties, cake baking and meals out. Life is fine here in Kisoro.



Me and P



Crazy mountain children