September 29, 2010
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Boyz in da ‘box
Pictures from inside our cocoon.
Asher has come of age to play in the sandbox without eating too much of it. I did sift through the sand a few weeks ago and picked out at least 2 litres of cat poop, so it’s all good now.
I’ve still got those plastic Avent baby bottles that were apparently banned or recalled or whatever a few years ago. The ones that cause cancer or sterilization or something. I’ve debated what to do with them now that i know this because undoubtedly if i throw them out someone will be very happy to use them for their baby. In this place we’ve observed that if it serves a purpose it doesnt matter what the vessel has been used for previously… like using gas jerry cans or used paint cans for collecting drinking water for example.
These last three photos are from our walking loop past the vegetable market. Josh thinks this house looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book.
Just a few notes:
1. my Madagascar girlfriends have been leaving comments recently on my blog entries that give a different (more accurate?
) perspective of the topics i’ve been writing about. I’ll leave it to you to read them yourselves instead of me reiterating what they’ve said in a separate blog entry. Just click on the “Comments” link at the bottom of any entry to read what people have written (and feel free to post yourself if you feel so led).
2. a guy from our church has a blog where he posts a lot of really great photos of things i never seem to either see or feel comfortable taking photos of. I asked him if i could link to his blog but he didnt respond… (ahem!) so i’ll just post the link here and see what happens. It’s a lot more photos than words, which is nice, since i cant seem to taper my blathering to an acceptable level and my photos tend to center around my own cute kids rather than the ones about the neighbourhood. http://madderinmada.blogspot.com/Hotdog! and it seems as though the video i uploaded with no expectation of it going through has actually worked… or has it? Anyway, i’ll post it here – it’s nothing special, since i didnt think it would upload – just a moving snapshot of the boys eating beignet de banans (or however one would spell that) and Asher watching the road-side entertainment on our walk past the vendeurs yesterday afternoon. Let me know if you can/cant watch it please – ’cause that’ll influence if i post more vids in the future.
Comments (2)
the video works! nice pics. it’s fun when the little ones don’t eat sand anymore. :)
yes, the video works
. . . and i checked out the pics from your friend – fabulous! looks a lot like what i saw in mali
. . . and jocelyn, i encourage you to pray about how God would have you be involved in the lives of the poor and needy and destitute. i just finished a book called ‘half the sky’ that talks about the oppression of women worldwide – the sex trade was, of course, extensively covered . . perhaps God would have you start by praying for those women and girls in the shack – and i have no doubt that crying for them moves heaven . . . i will pray with and for you.fiona