Monday: When Monday laughs, she really laughs. She throws her head back, sticks out her tongue, closes her eyes and lets it ring. She has the straightest teeth, the cutest overbite and the kindest eyes. She has three younger siblings : Sunday (8), Boy (5), and Condition (2) and cares for them with all the love a ten year old girl can give. They have no parents and live in a compound with their cousins and widowed aunt. A compound of widows and orphans. I have never seen Monday when she is not smiling or giggling (even when carrying a huge and seriously heavy jerry can of water on her head). She is sunshine to us.
Boy: He is about three feet tall, his nose is always crusty with snot, and his face is always covered in a grin. We can hear his giggle long before we see him emerge from the tall grass. He loves all things that have a motor and spends a large portion of his day running in little circles making the sound of a motorcycle engine. He can lift your spirits just by the sight of him.
Condition: Condition is two, has a bloated belly from worms, and a terrible case of diharrea. He runs around Wadupe naked because Monday can not wash his clothes fast enough before another set is soiled. He has a serious little face, but when you get him to giggle (exposing 5 rotten teeth) he looks just like his older brother Boy.
Sunday, unfortunately lives with a different relative several miles away....
These kids are SO much fun to spend time with. They always bring smiles to us and remind us why we are here. They teach us lessons about life simply by being themselves.
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