Wonderful Weekend

The Sweet Sisters- they love each other so much

Wenceslao holding Teresa

Jorge modeling his new backpack. He starts school January 16th


Dora the Explorer - Monica


It is always hard to end a joyous weekend. We have had so much fun having everyone here for 4 days from Guatemala. What amazing and brave souls Lety and Wenceslao are. Their lives have been less than easy, yet they face each day with happiness and hope. It is comforting knowing that are sweet girls, Josie and Teresa come from such good people.

This weekend we mostly just played. Yesterday we did a bit of shopping for them and then back to the Cajas's house to just be together. Josie loves playing with Jorge (named after the neurosurgeon, Dr. Jorge Lazareff, who separated the girls and Monica. They are good little buddies. Today we had the pleasure of going to church with them. Werner Cajas is the pastor of their church. At the beginning of the service (which is all in spanish) Werner told the congregation about Josie and that she was the sister of Teresa and that I was her mom. He went on and on about the story and why we were all there together today. He also told them that we don't speak spanish so if the congregation could say welcome in english. They did and Josie and I answered back with, "Gracias". They whole place erupted in laughter with our spanish answer to their english. Werner, I did take spanish in high school and college..wish I would have listened closer to the teachers then!!





After church we went back to the house to be together before they had to leave tonight. Lety made homemade tortillas. What a treat. They don't even compare to the store bought kind. Lety was teaching us all the art of tortilla making. She is very good at it and yes it does take a bit of talent. We all had some good laughs when I was trying to learn. I couldn't get mine into a circle to save my life. She was doing them with her eyes piratically closed. Too much fun. Goodbyes are always tough. We do our best to keep our chins up until we can be together again. Josie and Teresa handle it really well and that is the most important.

We will attempt to start school again tomorrow. Josie is almost completely well. The best part it that her seizures have completely stopped for the the last 2 days. I think she is free of the clusters and actually seizures all together again...Yeah Omega!! Good night and sweet dreams, Jenny and Josie

PS. Przemek and Sylwia, Josie tried to call you guys today. Call her when you get a chance. She is really missing you guys.