The little things

We ventured to Lutaaya Deborah's favourite place to eat tonight.  It's in a shopping mall and is a food court.  She loves it there as everyone makes a fuss of her.  They idolise her and each time we go, the one lady in particular, remembers her name and gives her cuddles.  As we sat down, we realised it was the first time we had eaten, just the two of us.  Simce Mam left, we have joined other families for supper.  With joining others for supper, we have ventured further afield and tried out new places to eat each night.  We haven't been to the food court for a few nights.  They obviously thought we had left, and their faces lit up when they saw us tonight.  The one lady ran to us to greet us and say they had missed us.  They are always so friendly and extremely grateful for eating there.  If our visa comes through quickly we probably won't make it back to the food mall so we took a photo with the kind lady to keep the memory.

The escalators at the shopping mall are also an attraction and given the chance Lutaaya Deborah would ride up and down on them all day. 

Finally back to our Ugandan home.  Our little guest house.  Everyone was home tonight, all the staff that is, all waiting for 8 new guests to arrive.  Exciting times for us too, to meet some new people and have some new faces to see and stories to hear.  So we all sat around watching TV, as we await the new guests.  You certainly feel part of he family here and everyone can get involved in welcoming newcomers.  As no one really had anything to do, I went and got the last few sachets of hot chocolate we had brought from the UK with us.  I made everyone a cup, which they have totally enjoyed.  Auntie Jane also told me she has looked for it at her supermarket as she loved it so much the last time we gave her a cup.  This time the whole 'family' had some to try.  A little gesture like this has brightened up their day, and also brought a lot of pleasure to us, as we have been able to sit as a group and share laughter with them.  The main laughter brought on as Millie loved the drink so much she tried stealing everyone elses.  Lutaaya Deborah has sat with hers hidden by her side, in fits of laughter.