Winter fell upon us without warning and I was not prepared for her arrival. Having been able to work in my pj's in winter or sweat suites, I now found myself in a bit of a pickle of what to wear to keep me warm down in the basement office. I did close the sliding door but the boss walked into it, someone managed to slide it off the track and I had to make a sign indicating the door was closed (on account of the weather). The sudden darkness early in the evening has also knocked my body clock for a loop as I find myself getting tired earlier in the evening and then going to bed very early - hence no post for a while.
Work is livening up a bit as I have been tasked in helping the fundraiser organise events to raise funds. This is important as we do not get paid unless there is money in the bank. Huge stressful situation that is. The decline in the economic situation is worldwide and we are feeling the pinch here in the rainbow nation quite harshly. The cost of living has increased so much that so many people are complaining - the poor, naturally, being the hardest hit. The pressure for us to provide food parcels to the informal settlements now that winter has arrived has increased, yet everyone is tightening their belts to save money for themselves. Petrol has increased so much that the fuel pumps at some stations are unable to cope with the new fuel price. Besides giving up luxury items (like scrapbooking), giving to charity is going to decline as well.
The boss has been in a bad mood for a while and has used me as her punching bag. She obviously gets a lot of satisfaction picking on people even though it is not justified and I just happen to be the one she gets to the most. I keep quiet and get on with my work. One day it will all come back to her.
The kids are so adorable though but they have been down with a lot of bugs of late and my favourite Victor has had to be isolated from the other kids. These kids have grabbed my heart like I never imagined they would. We have an adorable little girl who will soon be fostered who is now 3 months old and when I hold her in my arms and talk to her, she quietens down and listens to me. Her curly hair is soft and she has a very cute habit of resting her little hand against the side of her face. Our AIDS baby began walking on Friday and everyone was so excited and I think he was excited too as he could not stop smiling. However, I think he just loved all the attention he was getting. I was asked whether I would be interested in becoming a safety parent but I declined. Playing with the children for 10 minutes at a time is something I am able to cope with but having a child dropped off in the middle of the night and I have to feed, bath and change nappies (or diapers) is something I won't handle very well. I will post pics of this kids very soon - I am waiting for the volunteers to download their photographs from their cameras onto our computers at work. I am also creating a powerpoint presentation showing our organisation, the babies, the informal settlements where we work which can be downloaded from our website so you will be able to see the beautiful children who did not have a good start in life but who are thriving with all the love and care they receive from us.
Other than that, Baby is sleeping here for the first time in a week. He has been giving me the cold shoulder for not being around during the day. He comes in to eat and goes out immediately but with it now raining, he has loved being curled up inside. He was "this" close in getting booted back home. *grin*. And you will not believe who else is popping by in the evenings - his sister. She also wants a bowl of wet food but Baby is not happy to share his domain with her and sometimes tells her in no uncertain terms that she is trespassing.
Sunday is Mothers Day here and we are going out for breakfast and then I am spending the rest of the day scrapping at C's house as her hubby has flown to Cyprus for a business meeting. I have to housesit for her again on Tuesday so Baby will be really really peeved off me with - beeg time.
That is all my news for the moment and hopefully I will be back soon to share some more.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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3 comments:
Hope you have a lovely day.
It sounds as if the children you come into contact with make up for the more disagreeable parts of your job.
keep warm!
Goddess! Good to "see" you again. DO keep warm, and bless you for working with the children as you do.
Why do bosses have to be so bossy? A question for the ages.
Hope you've had a good Mothers Day weekend.
John
I'm always happy to see that you've posted. I can only imagine the attachment to those precious little ones. I'd be wanting to take them all home with me, that's for sure. Hope that bossy boss lets up on you; that's the pits! Hang in there, and thanks for your Mother's Day wishes - I can always count on you little Goddess. Much love to you. (HUGS)
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