Ok, so I laid out a typical schedule in the previous post. Here is some of the colorful examples of what life is like at 33 Sunrise Avenue:
6:30 AM
Natalie: "Mom, my sister is touching me. Take her back to Ethiopia. Now!"
7:30 AM
Twin #1: "No more 'Dabash.' Call me 'Marta'"
Twin #2: "No more 'Alem.' Call me 'Dora.' "
Natalie: "That's not fair. If she's going to be Dora, I want to be Boots."
9 AM
Dad: "Any reason why your car battery would be dead?"
Mom: "The girls are still learning how to shut car doors. I guess we forgot to check them. I'm sorry."
10 AM
Mom to twins: "Girls, we need to collect stool samples for the doctor. Kaka goes in this plastic cup. Like this, see? Poopoo in this container...? Ok? Next time you go kaka, go in here, yes, I know it's silly and weird and embarrassing. Just do it, ok? No shinte. Just kaka. Then yell, 'mama, kaka here,' and I will come and get it and will spoon it into this little tube. I know this sounds very ridiculous... we don't do this all the time in America...just today, and well, tomorrow, too, and also the next few days, ok? Just don't forget to tell me, don't just leave it in the cup on the bathroom floor, let me know it's there, and don't let Natalie play with it, either. Please be careful and don't kick it over. Thank you, sweeties."
11 AM
Mom to twin#1: "No! That's dog food. Put that bowl down! No eat."
noon
Mom to twin #2: "That's called a water fountain. Clean water, yes, we just have to push a button...no, it never runs out."
6:30 PM
Twin #1: Eating dessert and looking adoringly at her new mother. Twin says, "I love you..." mom looks so pleased until she hears the rest of the sentence..."ice cream."
Things that are new to the twins:
Western style house
doorknobs
dishwasher
washing machine
dryer
cars
seatbelts
planes
single beds
bath tubs with no baskets for babies inside it
food everywhere, anywhere, all for the taking
zippers
buttons
snaps
shiny shoes
new sneakers
snow and ice
shovels
ice cream
mittens and gloves
hairbands of all colors
a closet with all their own clothes
a playground with slides, jungle gyms, and several swings
automatic toilet flushing, automatic faucets, hand dryers, paper towels
computers, keyboards
music class
instruments
piano
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Oh my, Maura I am laughing so hard! I can't believe your life...your FAMILY is adorable! Maran loves....ice cream too! Sending major prayers to y'all - and you are right...get in the WORD no matter what...I'll be praying that He multiplies your time and blesses this transition. You will always remember this time(good and bad), so keep clinging to Him and remember: The Lord DELIGHTS in those who fear Him, who put their HOPE in HIM!! PS 147:11. All our Love, Deirdre
Deirdre, thanks, sweetie!! Keep those prayers coming...I KNOW when you are and when you aren't lifting us up!! (How's that for pressure?!) Miss you and adore you.
Maura
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