Making up for yesterday!

Well I made up for yesterday, today! But I am glad of it. The kids and I spent the morning working on school stuff. Kham showed up to show me a peice of art work he had been trying to explain last night. He hung out, studied and ate a bit. Robert was gone to doctors appointments for a family this morning. I am happy today! I was finally able to get a young Bantu girl back into school. That makes me happy. She has been out for a couple of months, not understanding the requirement to go to school and not really wanting to unless it went her way. Fortunately a few things happened and she was able to see the importance of school and she was able to listen. She starts school tomorrow. I had to pick her and her mother up in South Meridian and bring them into north Boise and then go back again after the meeting. When we were at the school I parked next to Jer's car at the school. When we were leaving, I left a simple note on his car "Rug Rat!" The African women with me asked "Are you the police too? Are you leaving tickets?" "No." I answered "I called him a name." I explained further and they enjoyed that. When I dropped them off and got back to my office/home there was Jer talking with Robert in the driveway. I was happy to know that he had gotten my note. His only greeting to me was "Rug Rat" I stuck my tongue out at him and let he and Robert finish their thing. I had barely dumped my bag on my desk when a busy Robert reminded me that he needed me to pick up one of the children of the newest Uzbek family. I grabbed my bag, went and got the older sister and then went to the school to get him. I am finally at my desk for a few minutes again today after feilding calls from two families and three schools about situations, some good, some difficult and some just plain tough. For example, I just this miunte answered the phone and was greeted by one of my favorite young African girls. She greeted me with these words "Debbie! I have a problem that is bigger than my head!!" I chuckled, knowing exactly what her problem was. Her school's nurse had e-mailed that she needed glasses and I knew immediately this was not going to be easy. I am thinking now that maybe I can con Joy and Jill into going with her to buy glasses that she thinks are cool. We will see. Anyway, this evening is youth group. So the kids and I will be out and about picking up and dropping off while Robert will be on rounds to the apartment complexes, carrying notes to them and checking to see that all is well.