Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Bonjour,

We headed to Bassam this morning. We stopped at the store on the way to

pick up ice cream for a birthday party for Becky Mach.

Joe and Dan went on to Bonoua. They started visiting in one of the

neighborhoods. They passed out about fifty John and Romans. They had

some good visits.

Jennifer had all of the Mach kids too. There was a houseful! Gilbert

had a great time! Danny had fun too as long as he knew that Mommy was

still there. He had to come find me every few minutes to make sure that

I hadn’t gone anywhere.

I helped Jennifer a little bit. Then, I played games with Marilyn and

Nathan. Nathan is supposed to get his cast on Friday. He is excited

about that. Then, he can use crutches and won’t have to be carried from

place to place.

We played Clue and Monopoly. After lunch, we went back to the Monopoly

game. We didn’t finish it because it was obvious that Nathan had won.

Bob and Becky Mach arrived. The birthday party had been a surprise to

her until she got there. Luc said, “We know it’s your birthdays, Mom

and Dad.” Then, Gilbert walked up to Becky and told her, “Happy

Birthday.” After Lenell and Tammy arrived, we had cake and ice cream.

The Posts have an empty lot across the street from their house where the

boys play ball. The boys wanted to play against the men in football.

After their football game, they played baseball too.

The ladies played some games inside the house and had a good time of

fellowship. Most of them hadn’t played Dutch Blitz before; so, Tammy

and I taught them how to play. Marilyn and Nathan caught on quickly.

It was after dark by the time we headed home. That drive is a bit more

stressful at night, but we made it home safely.

Both of the boys fell asleep in the car. They woke up momentarily when

we carried them inside, but they both went right back to sleep. I went

on to bed too. That’s why you didn’t receive an e-mail last night.

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, and Danny