Hermanos Siad y Mikael
Hermanos Elian y Noelia
Hermanos Cherry y JhuanToday was a great day. Rachel woke up completely fine, thank goodness. We went to our placement without fellow volunteer Susan - who was sick. We were nervous because Susan is so amazing with the kids. She has been there over a month and she knows exactly what they need. It ended up okay, although we definitely had a hard time controlling them.
When we got there only 3 children were present - Said, Mikael and David. It was really nice- no fighting. Elian and Noalia arrived a bit later. Elian can be a bully and he and Said compete ruthlessly, for toys, attention and even the toliet! Last to arrive were Jhuan and Cherry. All peace and quiet was over. At one point Jhuan bit Said. And by the end of the day, when I had Jhuan in one chair and Elian in another for not sharing blocks, I think they were as happy as we were that this was our last day! Today was our last day because Friday is a school holiday, and the kids won't be at Marlene's.
Early in the day, while we only had three kids there, Marlene said she was going to the store. Marlene brought Chizpica out and left her in the grass. A few minutes later, Rachel went outside to stop Mikael from running his car on the window when she saw a huge cat stalking the bunny. How scary! We brought Chizpica inside and scared away the cat, who ended up coming back. When she returned, Marlene invited Rachel and I into her house and gave us going away gifts. It was so sweet. We both received puzzle boxes and earrings. Marlene cried saying good-bye and of course that made me cry too. She gave me her address. I really wish there was some way we could send her lots of toys for the kids.
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