I have learned so much from these girls- sometimes I feel
like Im living w/ my grandmother who grew up in the great depression.
They are very concerned about us not wasting our food. The first time Jerusalem
Every once in a
while I forget they are near and do that and I get scolded. Recently I have had to throw out moldy bread- the girls have some type of sensors on them about food in the trash- the bread has been removed from the trash and mama has been brought into questioning!
Of course I save our
leftovers but I know that left over
pieces of burnt chicken and soggy green beans will never get re- heated for
another meal but I have started to throw them into Tupperware for the girls
peace if mind.
The 1st time we went through a McDonalds drive thru and got ice-cream
sundaes- the twins brought in their empty plastic containers into the house-
rinsed them and put them away with our dishes.
The first few visits at a restaurant- the twins collected
all the plastic straws in our cups to bring them home.
A few times I felt the need to give them medicine for some issue
they were having- whether headaches or upset stomachs- they protest and avoid
meds at all cost. A couple times 2 of
the other kids needed prescriptions and eveynight when the kids would take
their medicine- they would say- "America Dr.
One thing I am very excited that they know alot about is
naturalpathic type of home remedies!
One night Mike was very sick- I was cooking diner and happened
to be chopping garlic- they saw the garlic- grabbed some and ran to Michael
telling him to eat it and that it would make him better :)
My friend was over making Indian food and she had tons of
spices w/ her- the girls recognized most of them and 1 particular spice they
told us that mommy's take to help make more milk for their babies (which is
true.)
They told me that they would churn their own butter and use
it for hair product too.
They happen to be candy phenes and I think they are literally
going through sugar withdrawals sometimes!
They ask me for candy everyday- which I don't usually even have in the
house. They think Im crazy when I say
that it's bad for you and no good. They
laugh and say, "yes good!" I
say- "yes- good on your tongue- but no good in your body"
They truly think Im nuts and they have no idea about candy
and sugar being bad for you...they told me they had candy everyday walking to
and from school...no joke when I think they went through sugar withdrawals...
I hear, "I NEED candy" ringing in my ears somedays...
they are addicts in withdrawl I tell you!
they are addicts in withdrawl I tell you!
They never had a toothbrush until they came to the
orphanage...but amazingly they have no cavities and the most beautiful
teeth. They told me that they would
clean their teeth everyday with leaves from a particular tree- those are some
good leaves!
Since the girls came home we made a bit of a tradition of
having a family camp out on the living room floor on Saturday nights. I usually get the couch to myself while all
the kids fight to sleep next to Mike on the large blowup mattress. We put on a family movie and they really do
all go to sleep after the movie...we've probably only skipped 5 weeks out of
the 20 weeks they've been home (I know because they keep track!)
The kids also got into another strange sleeping habit that I
still cant decide is good or bad. They
all don't like to sleep in their beds alone!
It started w/ the twins of course- they are not used to sleeping in
their own beds- so Helen especially would always end up in either Jerusalem
Strangely this flowed over into the boys
room- and most nights I find the boys in the same bed too.
Everymoring I ask, "wasn't it too squishy?"
and they always reply- "no it's good!"
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