We have totally and completely fallen into a routine here in Lilongwe... 5:30 wakeup(5;45 for the kids) breakfast, Kate listens to a few One Direction songs while prepping her hair.. I usually shoot off a couple texts to Jacob or others back home, we make breakfast for the kids (eggs and toast most of the mornings) and out the door at 6:45... as soon as I turn the ignition on Sylvia(on purple rimmed truck) Kate blasts One Direction through the car.. It's enough to make a man crazy.. We hit the same road through the neighborhood, seeing the same characters... One of my favorite things to see is the dads riding their kids to school on their bikes.. sometimes the kids are two deep on the back of the bike... There's a Muslim school near our home, so there always a group of kids walking that have beautiful headdresses on as well.. Most kids will be walking themselves to school, dressed in their school's uniform... On the commute, you'll see alot of the same kids on the side of the road trying to hitch a ride home( i think the heat of the day has finally gotten to them).. Hitching is common and socially acceptable..
We have ordered a Thanksgiving day turkey and from a local specialty shop for next week. Unfortunately Malawi doesn't really recognize Thanksgiving so our celebration will have to wait.
Other than that, our kids are doing great.. Kate has her last soccer game here at ABC today after school, then on to swimming and eventually basketball later in the year.. They do offer Netball as well for girls, but I'm not sure if Kate will be getting into that..
All for now folks.. Happy Tuesday... Be thankful for the cold weather.. at least it gets the blood moving.. the heat here is exhausting and makes you only want to sleep.
