Happy in the DRC

Today is update day. We have all of our papers turned into the embassy. Hopefully they have started the investigation. We did hear that we could have our visa by next weekend if all goes well. This is a prayer request!!!!!!!!! If this is the case, then we could get our exit paperwork in a couple of days and be on our way before July. Again, another prayer request. Getting back a few days beforenvalerie has to work 14 days straight would be a miracle. Since this has been a story of miracles I think this is possible. Our computer has been messing up and doing the blog on the iPad is hard, so we have missed a couple days. I also have felt way too exhausted to stay up until midnight to get one out. I must say I forgot what it was like to chase twin 3 year olds. Oh, wait, I guess this is totally new. Anyway, we are exhausted. Multiple languages to negotiate and 3 year olds. I can hear Jenny laughing all the way from Durango. How ever, they don't squeal as loud as Ethan, but they do run away and laugh. Here are some updates. The girls are doing well. The fits are lessening and they are assimilating english. We are also assimilating Swahili in bits and pieces. Thank God for google translate. I really tired of looking at the Swahili word book every time I ask the girls not to do something. Name changes...... Katie is now named after her namesake aunt Natalie. Judith is going back to Josie. Both respond to the names well. Sometimes it sounds like a vey southern home when we say "Katie Natalie or Judith Josee". It is also confusing for the brain at times. Sometimes I just say "you". Anyway, that covers the name thing. We did get sad news that our neighbors have to move Monday because the hotel is booked up and they have overstayed their reservation. We have even floated the idea of moving akk of us into our 20 x 20 room for three days. Ther are only 4 of them and 4 of us. The rest of the world lives in smaller places than this. Pray for them as they have to negotiate the process of moving elsewhere. We may get to go to a bonobos sanctuary tomorrow. That will be an ice change from our lovely gated compound with no view. There are only so many pictures you can take of them in the pool, on the swing or just running from you... There is also an opportunity to do a boat ride on the Congo river, but we are guessing that could be like going to the San Diego yacht club and renting a boat for the day. It does come with a driver at least. Potty training... They are both doing well with this one. Natalie is a little slowere with this, but hey when you get tamutamu when you pee on the potty who wouldn't go? By the way tamutamu is candy or m&m's in this home. The girls are eating most everything we feed them now. They drink maple syrup from their plates after eating French toast. We are finding that most things are edible to them, especially the spicy Indian food. We will be headed to see the Quayle family for some recipes once we get home. It seems the spicier the better for these gals. Thanks for the comments and prayers. We are well and hope to be returning soon.