You might be a missionary in Africa if:

*your husband gets fleas and it doesn't really even freak you out. (all taken care of now...Eric wanted to make sure we clarified this!)

* a Bible study is interrupted by three ornary donkies and you are really the only one who notices.

*in the refrigerated section of the grocery store some common items are: chicken heads and feet, impala, warthog steak and monkey gland.

*NOT common items found in refrigerated section of grocery store: milk and eggs

*hand -washing applies more to doing laundry than personal hygiene.

*flushing is optional

*along those lines: BYOTP (for those of you not acronym gifted - bring your own toilet paper!

*the names of the servers at the local restaurant include: Lucky, Thinkwell, Innocent, Prosper, MacGyver and Much Money.

*eggs over easy are actually referred to as "soft but turned"

*as you wash your dishes in the kitchen sink, the soapy water drains out of the side of your house.

*you almost pass out when the grocery clerk says your bill is 770.90...until you realize that is Rand...not American $...(whew!)

*the laundry "room" has side by side...buckets. (for now we are paying Happi to do our laundry but Jen may have to get a lesson one of these days!)

God is so good. We are so at peace knowing that we are right where we belong at this time in His plan! The kids are adjusting beautifully. Yesterday, Jacob was instantly a hero when he stepped out of the vehicle with his soccer ball! In moments he was surrounded by boys of all ages. He will be pro by the time we return to the States! One of the young men here, Innocent, told Eric and I that Jacob has "good talent in the basics but needs training". He has kind of taken Jacob under his wing, which is lovely to see! The local Swazis seem a bit enamored with Jacob; perhaps because of his fair skin and eyes.  In the grocery store several people stopped us and told us "You have a beautiful son" or "He is a good boy". He is kind of relishing in the attention...

Claire is finding her way among the children; cuddling with the little ones and really connecting with girls around her own age. She seems so natural, already picking up on the language. We find ourselves going to her to remind us how to say certain phrases! The language barrier is much larger than we anticipated. We will continue to work on learning Siswati, which involves many 'clicks' of the tongue. We will probably have to have some lessons.