Douglas

Tuesday morning I left for a sleepover at Casa Hougar Douglas. This entitled taking care of all the 60 orphans there with the help of Back2Back so the workers could go on a retreat. This was the experience. I'm gonna give you a brief synopsis of what this looked like.

9 am- Arrive at Douglas. Start laundry. 16 loads in one day for the home.

10 am- Encounter about 100 cockroaches while cleaning out an old kitchen. Officially freaked out.

11 am- Pre-schoolers arrive.

12 am- Middle school and high school arrive.

1- Lunch for all.

2-Time with my girls. I'm with little girls ages 2 to 11.

3-Homework time for older girls, swingset with my little ones.

4-English class.

5-Play time.

6-Dinner.

7-Shower time

8-9 Try to get all 8 girls to fall asleep. this ended around 10.

10:30- I try to fall asleep while being eating alive by mosquitos and fleas. Meanwhile, I'm being infested with head lice.

5:30 am- Wake up. Today my youngest four don't have school.

6 Desperate-spanish for wake up. Get the girls out of bed

6:30 Comb all their hair. Brush teeth. Send them to breakfast.

7-Breakfast.

7:30am- Little ones get up. Feed them breakfast, and watch more barney

9 am- Take the little girls swiming at Back2Back.

11- Go back to the orphanage. Prep lunch.

12-Older girls get home.

1-Lunch

2-Chores

3-Homework time.

4..Ice Cream Party. I have a sweet little girl named Wenday asleep on me, some of the older boys started a fire in the Bell tower. Quite the event. We literaly burned the place down

5 start preparing dinner

6-Caregivers finally arrive.

I was completely worn by this experience. God made grow. Thats all for now. AllthingsNew.