We were disappointed today because the Nestle’s guy that we ordered the formula from 2 months ago called a couple days ago and asked if we still wanted the formula. We ordered 30 cases; he said that he could only get 10 cases. Steve said he wanted them. He said that he would bring them to Yendi today. This afternoon we got a text from him; he said that he was in the truck headed to Yendi when he had a flat tire. The truck did not have a spare tire. He evidently found one because the next email said that he had turned around and headed back to Tamale because he had to make a physical report of the flat tire and the missing spare tire. He said that the reports were time sensitive and he did not have time to come to Yendi and return to Tamale. He said that he was prepared to come to Yendi tomorrow. What could we do but say OK?
This afternoon we went to the hospital store to check on the formula that we ordered from them; they said that the formula would be in Yendi on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. When Steve checked today the shop owner said that it should be here on Saturday. Hopefully it will come; we leave to fly to Accra on Sunday. Not that is cutting things a little too close for comfort!
Steve had a continuing education class for the Child Center workers this morning. Since we have had 2 cases of Cerebral Palsy, one Trisomy 21 and one baby with cleft eyelids he thought that would make a good class. The question is always why? But in many of these cases there are no real answers. The class was extra interesting because we had pictures of the various cases and with the internet it makes things easier to find out about.
Timothy Niligrini, the evangelist, stopped by this afternoon; he had work done on his motorcycle. Steve tries to keep his motorcycle in good running order. Usually just before we leave they give the motorcycle a once over. Timothy uses it every day for everything from taking his children to school to going to the farm to doing the church work.
We got a good rain this afternoon. Yendi was getting very dry; the areas around Yendi have been getting rain off and on so we were happy that we got some today. The plowed ground at the mission house sucked the rain up about as fast as it was falling!
This morning we packed the oil and “PPP”, the peanut protein paste, that we give the low weight children. Amama has not come back to work yet; she is usually the one that does the packing for the Child Center. We miss not having her around!
Thank you for the love, prayers and support!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
I got in trouble this afternoon! Mom was packing the frozen fruit into smaller containers; I was trying to help! Mom went to the kitchen to get more fruit; I reached up and pulled down an open gallon bag of cubed fruit off the table; since the fruit was frozen it went everywhere! Mom was not happy with me and she fussed at me while she was crawling around under the table picking up the fruit! Just between me and you I thought she looked very funny on her hands and knees picking fruit!
I guess I must be honest! I actually got into trouble 2 times today; the second time I accidently knocked a picture off the cabinet and it went crashing to the floor; glass splintered everywhere. It was a special picture of Mom’s Dad! At least the picture was not damaged! Mom moved me far away from the glass and Dad got the broom and vacuum cleaner and cleaned up my mess. When I pulled the bag of fruit off the table that was my fault but knocking off the picture was an accident!
I became a very sneaky thief this afternoon! While Mom and Dad were packaging the fruit I would hop up in their lap and pretend that I was only there to get petted and then when they least expected it I would quickly stretch out my arm and grab a piece of fruit. I ate so much fruit that I was not hungry but that did not stop me from grabbing another piece and dropping it on the floor!
The Greedy Monkey!
Love, Skeeter
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