differencesº

so tuesday i got gaudencio again and again he was crying. poor kid. but he was content to sit in my lap and cry there and eventually fell asleep. i had to wake him up for dinner but i wish he could have sat there forever. i cherrish the moments when i can hold the younger ones becuase they dont want to be held most of the time.
there are so many differences between this culture and ours and i love some of the differences. i love how relational this culture is. we were riding back from the beach last sunday and lalo was saving me a seat. so, i was sitting in the back with the boys between lalo and omar and just observing. there is a lot more affection allowed in this culture without the comments that would come from our culture. i watched as osiel (who was standing and having a punching match with omar) would ,without thinking about it, just rest his hand on robertos arm. or the boys are sitting crammed into the back of the bus, almost ontop of each other. in america we have such a sense of personal space... here it is different. but in a sense it has to be becuase these kids grow up with a family of 50. all that to say, every time i come i love the affection and the realtional part of this culture so much.

it¨s raining!

it has rained for the past two days and it has been wonderful! i never thought i would utter the words cold and mexico in the same sentence ever... but i was actually cold yesterday even though it was a brief period of time. what makes me laugh the most is the kids. they are used to the warm weather and so when it rains they come out with their pants and sweaters and all bundled up like its snowing. that is what cracks me up the most.
orangewood is here this week and so i get to spend a week with my mom and brother. they have been moving a lot of dirt but i think i see cement in the near future.
well, i cant think of anything else that has happened. i think i have another ingrown toe nail... so hopefully i can make it back home and have it taken care of there. and my heal still hurts (from where i had stitches)and my bad back hurts when i am doing any kind of shoveling. so... as i am falling apart at 20 (as my mom says) please pray that my body will hold out a few more weeks. :)