wellllll, we won't talk about how long it's been since my last post, okay friends?

it is summer here in the philippines, which means it is noticeably hotter with temps in the nineties.  it's 11pm right now and it is 84 degrees.  still it feels more pleasant to me than it did when i arrived last august, because it is very dry now.

summertime means haircut time at the baby home, so today a fellow came and we lined up the boys. none of the babies need haircuts, so it was just the toddlers and big kids.  it was quite the show, as you can see from these pics!

the first one was a cryer, so we had one of the caregivers hold the little guys.

you see in the photo below that the baby home has an outside kitchen. this is very common here, keeping the heat of cooking outdoors.

i love the next pic because as the morning wore on, the enthusiasm of the crowd wore out.

this next one i shot high, so you can see the diaper laundry hanging to dry.

nothing left but the cleaning up. 

before and after!

the cost was P40 for each haircut, which is a little under $1. we had 10 kids, so the housecall netted a nice little bit of money for our barber.  the minimum wage here is P350 per day and i don't mean at mcdonalds. that is a living wage for many workers.

i will try to get another post up soon. i have gobs of photos and lots to share with you!  

everything here is great, battling the roaches, spiders and rats can be a bit much. but my life here is great and fun. my babies are nothing but fabulous and i am very happy, counting my many blessings every day.

i thank you all for being in touch, and thanks for your many prayers.

sending my love from the philippines!!

xoxo  jo