. she's a hoot!!!
Teagan is the biggest snuggle bunny ever! So sweet.
Saying my goodbyes to my other adopted daughter. . . Christine
so sad to leave her and my Matt. trying to hold the tears back... (unsuccessful.)
After an emotional day of saying our goodbyes we got back to the house to find that Catherine and Rachel had a special event planned for the evening....the "G.A. OLYMPICS"
This was absolutely hilarious! We laughed harder than we have the whole trip probably. Thanks Catherine and
Rach for being so thoughtful and creative!
The Grad Assistant Olympics began with the "LEG HAIR COMPETITION". yes, I DID say leg hair. Some of the girls (minus me and Kaylee) decided they wanted to see who could grow the longest leg hair on the trip .... which means no shaving until we get to Livingstone tomorrow! Let's just say we were REALLY impressed with their level of hair growing skills! Some were in it to win it!! :)
haha. They came out with a
chitenge over their heads and allowed us to use flashlights to be the judges of who's hair was the longest! Catherine was the "lucky" winner! CONGRATS!!
baahahahaha.
leg hair competition
Next was the "SOCK SLIDING COMPETITION". This was QUITE a sight! Each person, including Dr. Weaver and Dr.
Tullos, got their chance to put on their socks, get a running start from one end of the hall, and slide as far as they could (without falling of course). Each
competitor's slide was conveniently marked with a bag of goldfish to ensure proper marking on the floors.
haha. again...I don't have words for how funny it was to see Dr. Weaver sliding down the hall. I have it on video, don't worry! :)
haha. Rachel was the winner of this event! With no broken ankles! Success!
Event Number 3.... "
CHITENGE WRAPPING"! Each "
Olympian" grabbed a
chitenge and we all (including males) raced to see who could put on their
chitenge the fastest. The winner was the first one with their hands in the air (to ensure their
chitenge was secure and
wasn't falling off!) We got a kick out of Dr. Weaver and Dr.
Tullos standing with their hands in the air, laughing. They were
definitely into each competition just as much as the rest of us!
BAaaaahahaha.
Event number 4.... "THE 40 SECOND CLOTHES PILE ON". During this event, we were instructed to go to our rooms, as a "roommate team", and put on as many clothes as we could in 40 seconds. Kaylee and I dominated the competition, winning first place in the event with 24 clothing items combined!
haha! VICTORY!!!
Event Number 5.... "UNLOCK THE DOOR". During this event, we were each timed using a stopwatch ....on how fast we could
unlock both doors of the house. In the dark. WITH our headlamps. Because the doors here are like old
timey castle doors, its always a sight everyday to see us trying to unlock them. Sara won this event coming in at a rapid 13 seconds! impressive!!
Event number 6. . . "SUCK THE BOTTLE". During this event we were each given a baby's bottle full of water and were told to chug the bottle as fast as we could. At first they had planned to use nipples, but this would have taken all night. The first person to finish was supposed to hold their empty bottle in the air for judging purposes. As you can see, I was way ahead of the game! I got first place in this event!
haha. SUCCESS!! Everyone was a little shocked to see how fast I downed this thing!
haha.
We even had an awards ceremony at the end of the last event. As you can see... Kaylee got the bronze metal (aka
chitenge) ...standing on the book. I got the silver... on the night stand... and the mighty
sara was awarded the chair ....to reign as the first place, gold metal (
chitenge)winner! Complete with a "torch" and background music of "We are the champions". Hilarious! (Notice I am still taller than Kaylee while kneeling on my night stand. so funny. love you
kay)
Thanks again Catherine and Rachel for getting our minds off leaving the kiddos and brightening our day! This will defintely have to be a new tradition from here on out! :)
It is time for bed! Last night in my mosquito net for a while until we come back from Livingstone for our last night in Namwianga on Tuesday! Bittersweet!