The BIG countdown

Sifa: Mummmmm, are there many gods??????????

Me: ahhh...no...why?

Sifa: why do we say Mungu wangu?? (meaning everyone has their own God)

Me: (pause) because he is one God for all of us

Sifa's mind has already moved on to the next things

I love this age! they are so inquisitive! and the questions can sometimes floor you, you really have to get to know why they are asking

Sifa: we are 2 boys and one girl

Me: yes, so i have one daughter and 2 sons

Sifa: am i your daughter?

Me: ...ummm, no my son!

Sifa - crying loudly - waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I want to be your daughter (it sounds more special i guess)

Me: ok for today, you are my daughter (will explain the difference later to him)

hehehehehe

and also this day he asks: Mummmmmmmm, God is who to Jesus?

Me: he is his Father

Sifa: na mbona  teacher anasema Joseph ni baba yake

Me: ummmmmmmmmmmmm

Incidentally, since we turned over the calendar to October, we have been counting down the days to 20th

and now he announced that people can wear sweatpants at the party

and that Yaya & Zouk is the cartoon on the cake!!...no wait, one day to the day, he says he wants PJ Mask on the cake....frantic call to cake lady....hope you have not printed the cartoon yet? we need to change it!

....and when we took a road trip to Nyeri for his birthday, and we had the  blue sign 'You Should Be Here' to take photos with........he says BUT Mummmmm, we are already here!!!!!!!!!!!

This truly is a special birthday!

Happy happy 5th birthday my Bujacus!

Unplug

This life is full of noise

at every turn, your attention is demanded

and internet does not help this dilemma

instantly our attention is taken to something else

even if in the middle of conversation

suddenly the incoming message seems more important

just with the bleep of 'new message'

once in a while, one needs to unplug

unplug from everything

put of phone, laptop, and any other device

and listen to your heart

in the silence, you may just hear God speak to you!

This was my plan today

But, i had to cancel

maybe next weekend!

Of birthdays and themes

I love celebrating birthdays!

The whole preparation, and sharing food and laughter with family and friends just gets me all so excited

So I turned...ah hem....and surprise party was in the works, challenge is one of the guests let it slip a week to the dday, so change of plan, I had to be enjoined in it..

Theme was the 60s!! and oh what fun we had/ including a VW Combi photo frame, thanks to the party organiser!! we had a blast, cheers to many many more!!

PS...now the kids in estate think i turned 60!!!! LOLEST