I sit on my bed still snuggled under my sheet and blanket. A cool morning breeze coming in through the window keeps me chilly after a cold shower. I am thankful for the thin sweater I bought in Dhaka for $1.50 and the socks I never thought I’d use. After days with a misery index of 118 F, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever feel anything but hot and humid here. December has brought cooler weather with it and though it is chilling, the new feeling is also thrilling!
Along with the chills come the thrills of warm clothes! Hour after hour has been spent finding long pants and jackets for each child here. It has been long but rewarding work as their faces just beam when they are handed their new ‘wardrobe’ for winter. One night while saying goodnight to the kids we discovered even the caregivers had been given new pajamas for the cooler weather. One mother was wearing her new pj’s and others must have been watching as we marveled at how nice they were because pretty soon there was a whole group of them crowding around eager to model their new pj’s! The sheer thrill of wearing their new knit pajamas was beaming from their faces.
The night of the kangaroos was my favorite. December has actually brought some ‘American cold’ weather, and the kids weren’t warm enough with their regular pajamas. So, all the younger ones were given kangaroos (the cute pajama one-sies). We came to kiss them all goodnight the first night they had them and we were greeted with the cutest sight! They all run in their new kangaroos towards the gate as we approach yelling, “Kelsey Lisa Teacher! Kangaroo! Kangaroo!” I have never seen so many kids in one-sies in one place before! Jumping around, tugging at our clothes just absolutely thrilled to show us their new pajamas, they made the cutest kangaroos I’ve ever seen
This is sweet :) We just had pajama day at Edison Elementary...all the first graders came to school in their PJs. It was pretty fun :)
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