On Saturday it was again time for the crafts ministry I try and help the Woodrow girls out with. We have 5 or 6 Mozambican girls coming regularly. This week we decided to start making an origami gift bag. I showed them how to fold it, but then first we took squares of plain white paper and had them paint it, which everyone really enjoyed. While those were drying I tried something a bit different – everyone had to draw a picture of themselves, who they are, their life (thanks Cori for that experience at 121!) This is a surprisingly difficult activity which I once did and at first the girls didn’t understand at all, but eventually they really got into it. I hope the discussion time will help us get to know each other better and be valuable for them. So next week we hope to complete the bags and the drawings. Of course it’s always an ego boost when one’s ideas are well received! 
Today Allison and I took the SIL van and got quite a few things flat-related done, like getting more paint, towel bars, another paint roller, and then taking some of the stuff that had ended up there that we didn’t want back to SIL. I got the masking tape that I really needed and got about 3/4 of the trim’s second coat done – but I should have bought at least 2 rolls, feel so stupid now! Baby steps…
