Hazel has arrived

Hazel Crossley has been with us since Tuesday. She is from England and will be teaching English at San Lucas for about 6 to 8 mo. We have spent LOTS of time trying to find her an apartment and just settled on one today. It is really nice . Grima, the Principal at San Lucas, is really thrilled to have someone helping teach English. Welcome to Arequipa!

Today we started marking the boundaries for our property in Via Ecologica. It was hard work in the sun. But, we are really excited about it! I'll try to put bright markers in the picture around the property so you can see how large it is. The well has been started and should be done in a week. I'm not sure when we will start the wall.

San Jose kids ready for their chocolate Easter eggs!

A Growing Family!

We just added 26 to our number at Sagrada Familia! 26 baby chicks, that is! (We're hoping they are ONLY for eggs when they grow up!) And, since we're older, we are getting to go to school on Saturday mornings for fun classes: Edgar and José for soccer; Margot for Public Speaking; and Susana and Geovana for volley ball. We´re really excited.

Also, our new psychologist, Pedro Huamani, will get to take us. Padre Ron is hoping in the future to work out a rotation so that Cecilia, the psychologist for the San José can chat with the girls at both locations, and Pedro can visit with the boys at both locations. Pedro has a lot of experience and is really nice, too.

A blessed Easter to you

We want to wish a blessed Eastertide to all our "Tio's" and "Tias's". From Casa Hogar "San José" and Casa Hogar "Sagrada Familia".
¡Que Dios les bendiga!

Movie Day!

This afternoon we all went to see "Nanny McPhee" and had a great time! Would you believe little Tamara (just a month past 4 yrs.) ate a WHOLE box of popcorn and drank an ENTIRE medium sized coke! It was good to have both Casas kids together. It's fun to get out from time to time. Thanks, "Roof Dogs," for providing this opportunity for us!