Nov. 16

We get up early here. It is already light out at 5:30. By 6 a.m., it is too bright to stay in bed, even with the heavy drapes closed. By 5:30 at night it is getting dark. By mid-afternoon, it starts to cool off. Many of the children here have picked up a virus and are running fevers and have runny noses. So far, the VanTol kids are still healthy.
Today we are off to the notary and then to a store. We need to buy some sunscreen for the lighter skinned members of the family. The big excitement is that we are having spaghetti for dinner and the man from Italy is going to help with the cooking. Yesterday we had this fabulous dessert. It was made with very thin crepes that were similar to what ice-cream cones are made of. In the center was a sweet filling that tasted of honey. Yum! It is a good thing we don't have those in the states because they would be my downfall.
For those who have asked, Dwight describes the elephant snot fruit as tasting like strawberry Kool-aid with very crunchy rice krispies mixed in.