This morning
we met for breakfast at 8:15 and then had our usual morning meeting with Dan at
8:30. After breakfast, Corey, Laura, and September left with Dan for the
hospital. The children greeted us with happy faces. Coca had all the children
dressed and ready for the day. Coca takes such good care of the kids. They are
lucky to have her.
This morning Alina was ready to dance, dance, and dance! More hokey-pokey
and chicken dance .Gabi joined in, too. Luca was in a good mood this morning.
Luciana also appeared to be feeling better. For the morning snack Coca mashed
bananas and put them into strawberry yogurt. The kids loved it!
At lunch time we celebrated Gabi’s fifth birthday. Oh what a special day!
Coca put all the girls in frilly dresses. Dan picked up a special birthday
cake. He also provided special little
cakes and soda. We sang “Happy Birthday” in English and the staff sang in
Romanian. Everyone had fun, especially the kids. We took many photos of the
kids dressed up.
Lori joined us for Gabi’s
birthday, too. She had a nice visit to
the Children’s Hospital. At 1 p.m. we all met in the restaurant for lunch.
Everyone ate chicken snitzel one last time! Yummy!
At 3 p.m. we returned to the hospital with Dan. Some of the kids were
still asleep. The afternoon went well. We put a blanket on the floor and played
with the kids. At 5:30 it was time to leave. This is still the hardest part of
our day. It is hard to say goodbye to our new-found angels.
Lori had a lovely afternoon with the sixth graders. They had a bit of trouble with the numbers
while playing Multiplication Bingo, but really knew worldwide landmarks when
playing Landmark Bingo. Lori mentioned they must have a very good geography
teacher.
At 6:30 we met in the hotel restaurant for the evening meal. We spoke
about how our trip is coming to an end.
We will never forget our time with these little sweet souls.
Entry submitted by: September
Message of the Day -
Laura: “I slept, and I dreamt that life was all joy. I woke, and saw
that life was service. I served, and discovered that service was joy.” -
Rabindranath Tagore
Yes, it’s a repeat from last
week, but it’s such a good idea that it deserves to be repeated as it provides
a foundation for our day.
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