home sweet home!

Safe at home!!!  Yes, coming back to Oceans felt like home.  As we rounded the corner to the town where Oceans resides, all of us got a little punchy and realized how much we had missed our home away from home!   

We had a great time in
Cape Town.  The family we stayed with Sharon, Michael, Justin and Diane, were the most lovely family and what a perfect fit they were for us.  They are so easy going and
Sharon and I bonded right away.  I was actually sad when we left because we just ‘connected’ like that.  You know those few and far between meetings you have with people that you seem to just get along with so easily?  She was like that.  sm.Saturday we went and saw all the ‘jackasses’ running around on the beach.  Haha, the penguins (called jackasses) were all out and were so funny to watch.  I was very pleased to see them as i have been wanting to see them since i learned of them back in March.  Then we went bowling with the Sharon, Justin and Diane and one of Justin’s friends.  The next day we all packed up again (with Sharon and Diane) and went shopping at the market.  That night we all had dinner together and sat around the table and laughed at all the differences between Americans and white Africans.  Then home today.   

It rained most of the time we  were there but it was still nice to get away and to meet a such a wonderful family was so worth it.  The only hang-ups we had were to do with Daniel locking the keys in the car…. Uuuhhh, TWICE! Sorry Daniel, i couldn’t resist.  J 

As soon as we came home, we were welcomed with lots of hugs and Phumlani came right up to me and said ‘i missed you so much it felt like you were gone a whole year’.  He couldn’t do enough, helped carry in our stuff, took james by the hand and got him a piece of meat in the house.  He stayed right on our heels the entire time… it felt nice to be home.   

Goals for the next two weeks, get the girls tested, follow up with some people in the ‘new village’ and then of course keep trying with Phumlani to get him into the specialist.  I am sure a few more things will pop up.   

Thanks again to all of you who have been so faithful with checking in and leaving us messages every blog, it helps us so much not to feel forgotten.  Thanks, we love you all.  Please pray for the next two weeks to go well and with an easy transition home….  

          Hey all, its Joe,
Cape Town was so fun we got a ton of stuff at the market, it was lots of fun hanging out with Justin and the rest of them…. Dad,   Coty, everyone at home only two and a half weeks [i think].  

          I love the new little boy he is so cool he doesn’t speak English though but he loves W.W.E. wrestling and he calls me Xoloni (the Xhosa name the girls gave me.)   

-Dave C. I can’t wait to see you on the bungee we saw it on the way to
Cape Town and it was huge (worlds largest.) 

Love, J,J and J