Sugar highs and boundless energy...

Everyone is celebrating victories today! Kathy, Marca and Lindsay pulled off a great party in rotations today. They had pop and treats along with a couple carnival games. The kids were super energized due to all the sugar and caffeine they received from the party. We had to have a way to let the kids work off the extra energy. 

There was 3 hours of unmitigated childhood once we got into the gym this afternoon. Soccer balls, basketball, and Russian dodgeball went on until most of us were sweaty and stinky. 17 year olds were playing with 7 year olds without any problems and it was beautiful to see. Everyone shared, and enjoyed time together as a whole group.

Pat discovered that one of the problems of playing tic tac toe with 4 kids at once wasn't the multi tasking, but how many turns the children were taking when his attention was elsewhere. 

Team meeting just ended and it is a flurry of activity. We have to pack up tonight, becuse we are on the overnight train tomorrow night. Wireless internet is not guaranteed for the rest of the trip, so this may be our last post for this trip. We are  all trying to condense bags as much as possible. Kathy's alarm clock has made it the entire trip but it died tragically today.

After several days of meat, potatoes, and tons of cabbage we decided to order pizza from a local pizza parlor, which was an adventure in and of itself seeing as though we didn't know how to specify toppings. 

As our time with the children draws to a close we are reminded of how fortunate we have been to have had these wonderful experiences. We would like to thank every one for your continued support. We look forward to our last day with the children tomorrow with hearts filled with joy and love and broken by circumstance.