pa za pa

Pa za pa means "step by step."

For the past several months I have been having really, REALLY strong nesting instincts. It's as if I never nested when Schneider came into our family (or the previous 11 kids for that matter) and it's all hitting me at once.

The challenge here is being able to actually find the things you want and then WAITING for them to be finished. And then also you need to be able to afford the things you want. (Although it's not always expensive in terms of dollars-- but pretty much always expensive in terms of frustration! Haiti teaches you patience whether you want it or not!)

Today marks a big step forward. Today is the day when ALL OUR KIDS have a bed to call their own. Not just a mattress on the floor, but an actual BED! (Or bunkbed or crib.)

We had a welder make these bed frames for Josiah and Nico and we picked them up today. The crazy thing is that it was only a TOTAL of $75US for the two beds (we already had the mattresses.)

As I posted on facebook (if you follow me there) we also got curtains for our ENTIRE upstairs now. (We are also looking for some volunteers to provide the fabric and sew some simple curtains for downstairs... email me at gwenn@joyinhope.org if you're interested.)





And tomorrow will be the FIRST DAY in about 6 months where Nia has been in her actual bedroom and out of ours. (More on that tomorrow.)

It hasn't happened quickly, but I feel like after almost three years here in Haiti we're finally making our house feel more like our home.

Pa za pa.