Me and my girls!!!!

Since I am the photographer of the family!! I've been trying to get Sid to take at least a couple pics with me and the girls!

My girls are so beautiful!!!

Masala!!

Yesterday we decided it was time to explore Masala and go knockoff shopping!! Now for those of you who don't know...Masala is the local market, where people come to sell their wares. Everything from veggies and fruit, to plumbing supplies and shoes. Its made up of little wooden booths which are all joined together in somewhat of a haphazard fashion that becomes quite the maze of never ending little rows and stalls. Their is also a section that is a little nicer where they actually are little shops of sorts, and this is where you would find the knockoff jeans and purses etc. I would love to show you a picture...but the people get very upset when you take their picture as they think that you are going to sell it, and make money off of it, and not share any of the money with them. I don`t blame them not wanting random people coming and taking their picture without asking...but it sure would help to show you a picture.

We decided not to take the twins with us, because the last time that Sidney and I went with the twins to get some fruit we caused quite the stir. Two Musungus with black Impundus!!! We were quite the talk of the market. I was quite glad that we had decided this, because as soon as we got out the vehicle we were already quite the hit. One fellow took one look at Sidney, and started yelling John Gill...John Gill...We weren't quite sure what to make of this but carried on, getting quite the attention as usual. Now Masala is the kind of place where you really need to watch where you are walking...for 2 reasons...you may find yourself stepping in something quite yucky, or you`ll fall into a ginormous pothole if you aren`t careful, you also need to watch your bag in case of pickpockets. So, we carried on watching our step, and our bags, on the hunt for the best bargain knockoffs we could find. Why buy something at home that's really expensive when you can get it here, it looks the same except for maybe some spelling mistakes and its dirt cheep. We found Sidney some ambercrombie and fitch shorts for 70,000 kwatcha, which is ruffly $13.50...now if you look closely they are actually amberfrombe and fitch shorts...but who cares!!!! After seening all that their was to see we went back to the vehicle ( Sandra, Gugu, and myself) while Sidney went in hunt of some fruit. The same guy that we had encountered before wanted to know where John Gill was...the grate big guy!! You know the guy who was with you John Gill!! John Gill is my friend...Sidney now has a new nickname and a new friend...lol...We ended our morning with lunch at Vanilla Bread!! A quite eventful and enjoyable day with friends!!!!

Finally!!

We finally have internet back!! One of the challenges about Africa is that you can never guarantee if something is going to work...internet, electricity, hot water!! We have been without internet for almost 2 weeks now! Apparently the company that supplies it, is revamping their systems so hopefully this means that when they are done it will be more reliable...but theirs never any guarantees!

All of our paperwork has been submitted to the courts....we should be hearing any day now when our court date is going to be, and then we can decide when we are going to Johannesburg, and also a date for coming home.

Here's some pics of my cutie girls!!

Screeching!!!

Okay...I always new that little girls were screamers in comparison to little boys...but, I don't think I was quite prepared for having two screechers that are both extremely good, and very high pitched! This last week my girls have been screeching none stop, despite all my best efforts to get them to stop!!!! When will it end..I think part of it is that they are on the brink of being more mobile, and are getting so frustrated when they can't do it...I also wonder whether they are teething...but I don't feel anything in their mouths..they don't have a fever, but they have been really tired the last few days...so I don't know!!! I'm ready for the screeching stage to end...but I'm afraid that it has only just begun! WAHHHH!!! I knew having twins was going to be...um, shall we say challenging...lol...and I must say that I have wonderful girls, for the most part they are cheerful and content...they sleep through the night!!! Praise the Lord!!! but when they pull out that high pitched screech...and they both do it at the same time!!!

Anyways...Enough whining for one day!! Other than the screeching things are going well here...I'm so enjoying being a mommy, and also getting to know the kids here at Grace...so amazing!!! The challenges are many...every time I go to shoprite (the grocery store) I miss home!! I miss being able to go somewhere, anywhere...by myself! Having hot water whenever I want!! lol...but then I look at the girls...or one of the kids comes to say hi...and it totally makes it all worth it!!

One thing I am going to be doing is planting a veggie garden...so excited about that...having fresh lettuce...yum!! Also towards the end of June we are going to go away for the weekend!! and then come July another team is coming...which I think is going to make the summer fly by!! Can't wait for my mom to come visit in Sept!! If anyone else would like to come visit!! Its not that far away...lol...tons of cute kids everywhere you look!!!

I promise to try and post some pics very soon!! Miss you all!!!