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Kalacha Daily Monday June16, 2008

Waiting Game.
We are still eagerly awaiting Paul and Salome’s new baby to arrive. They are staying in Marsabit and we are hoping that any day now we will get the news!!!

Double Duty Singing!
Two new arrivals in Kalacha! Both received the celebration songs for praising the baby boys! Olla Chirra claims one as their own, and little Abudo belongs to our neighbours in Olla Duke. Godanna and I (naïf Godanna) were able to attend both singing celebrations, and even got in on some of the jumping/dancing! I wonder what the mama’s thought of two mzungus joining in their celebration, we got many smiles so I had the feeling that they very much enjoyed themselves!

Brits vs. the Barefoots!
The british ‘escari’ (soldiers) were challenged to a match by our local hero’s, the Kalacha Berefoots! We all know the real reason that the british troop came to Kalacha was to play football (soccer) but in their down time, when it is too hot to play, they tend to the local’s medical needs. It was an intense game, with handicaps on both sides! First of all the Brits only had 8 players and had to be given two extra players (the two best of course- only the best for the guests), plus most of them had only heavy army boots to play in. Of course they could have opted for the lighter option of no shoes, as did all but one of the Gabbra players, but the rough, rocky field discouraged them. I am no sports broadcaster, so I don’t know who scored, or who assisted…. But Gabbra 3 and Brtis 1 was the end total! What a game!

In other news;
Singing practice is much fun and very energetic… understanding the words is not necessary to worship such an awesome God.
Dutch Blitz Championships! The record high score for one round was 25, held by Barille and Dube. Record low, -12, held by Galgallo and I.
I got pooped on by a bat.
Robe’s new cooking school (located in our kitchen) was a huge success! We can even make our own Mandazis now!!! (very mini deep fried crunchy doughnut type yummies)
Mikey is now leash trained, knows how to do a few tricks and routinely chases off neighbour kids (bad dog), but he still must learn to control the ergs to frantically chase livestock!
I killed another scorpion – total = 4
Gabbra is so frontal in our minds that we are having troubles with some English sentences… lucky for us we have spent SOOOO much time together we are starting to finish each others sentences and soon expect to not have to talk at all, we will just be communicating by our psychic connections.
3 Camels were sighted in town this morning.
Record all time temp lows for the town, it’s common to see people wrapped in blankets in the early morning…. It was almost cold enough to make me sleep with a sheet on.
Bugs=1 ‘Mini Sabdiofi Godanna’ = 0 Our hospitality was invaded upon by the unwelcome flour eaters! Even after sifting out the bugs and most of the larva we could not bring our selves to eat it. We donated it to the kids ‘arts and crafts’ cause. They say one day we will not mind and just cook and eat it anyway. Eww
Abbo got new socks! After observing Isacko putting on the ‘socks of many holes’, a collective decision was made to donate the ‘airplane’ socks to him! A ‘spit on your hands’ blessing was given back…. That takes some getting use to.
I had a shower! Oh what a glorious day!