December 2, 2010

• Shame

  I’ve postponed Judah’s birthday party which was supposed to have happened tomorrow afternoon. He’s still sick this morning with tummy discomfort and shuffles around the house moaning, asking me to bring the puke pail to wherever he settles down. Alas. Lord, give me patience… and heal Judah’s body please!

  Despite the bummer of not having the party on his birthday, i’m somewhat relieved to be relieved of cake and cookie duty just now. I’m thinking of having a slow day of baking only gingerbread cookies and doing some rejuvenating before the hosting really begins. I’m realizing what the host of canker sores in my mouth has been painfully aware of for a week already – i’m stressed about having so many people in my house! ACK! Although i’m looking forward to having my family here to spend time with them and have them see where/how we live (or, see how things have changed in the 4 years since most of them have been here) and excited to go on vacation to Vakona Lodge and Le Petite Traversee, i’m nervous – i think – about having so many people in my house and the ‘logistics’ that it will entail: Feeding 6 extra adults, juggling the hot water tank use, and – perhaps most important – the clash of cultural sleep habits. ha. Is it just me or do other Madagascar inhabiting vazahas have visitors who have trouble adapting to living according to sun-time rather than clock time? Or is it just me who is so protective of my sleep? It would be silly if we were all together in the same house but half of us are still on a different time zone than the other half. Ach. I suppose i tend to stress about things that have the habit of sorting themselves out.

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