Captian Armpit Shaver

Up until this week I have been working at Casa Hannah, the home for seven of the most severely disabled kids at the Tanner Mission. However, this week I have been able to work at Casa Hannah in the morning and then head over to Casa Elizabeth in the afternoons. At Casa Elizabeth there are nine girls who range in age from 24 to 14 and they continually crack me up and keep me highly entertained all afternoon. We have been doing some coloring, swinging, and playing balls. Also, they all love to sing and I have had to dig deep into the recesses of my memory for songs to teach them. The girls are on a rotating shower schedule and yesterday I got to be the official armpit shaver. It was a job that I have never considered but with my educational and employment background I felt that I really had the right skill set. I seemed to excel and am hoping to hone my skills even more in the coming weeks. I also got to help some of the girls with weeding. This may seem like an innocent enough job until the weeds turn out to be wacky weed. Yes, it seems to grow everywhere here. Of course, after stopping to stare for a few minutes and asking myself if that really was what I thought it was, I pulled them too and put them the pile with all the other nondescript weeds. There are a ton more plants on the roadside if needed. Tomorrow is sports day and the kids are all really excited. We are also planning some picnic lunches that I think they will enjoy.