drop it like a mouse. wait, wha???

EDITED: 2 hours later. i forgot some!! OOPS :(
i feel so clever with that title.
in africa we don't drop it like its hot....we drop mice, from the ceiling. or, they drop on us.
let me explain....

i dont even know where to begin.
i guess, "i'll start at the very beginning. a very good place to start. when you read you begin with A-B-C..."*

last saturday night i called an invited myself over to the Blessman's house for dinner. they had three med students for the weekend and i was bored. i love doctors. they are such a funny and peculiar people. i think i love it because i feel like dad, aunt karla and uncle cary are all in the same room, only their much younger selves. anyway. doctors are good. and funny. and just smart. they fascinate me.

i went over for supper. it was nice. we ate and then everyone dispersed as beth and i headed outside to play some intense rummikub. we're sitting outside for probably close to an hour when one of the male students comes outside almost pale white. now, mind you, this is a GROWN man, in his third year of medical school. preparing to go into emergency medicine. he comes out and tells beth a mouse just fell from the ceiling onto the sofa, almost landing on him, and its stuck in the sofa.

beth and i head inside. i gotta admit. mice don't really freak me out so much anymore compared to 'other' things roaming the farm. we head inside and i'm fully expecting to see a rather large mouse. we get to the sofa and i'm shocked to see something the size of my pinkie finger in between the seats.

by this point the other med students have wondered over and are checking out this mouse. its a baby. tiny. tiny. tiny. beth gets a plastic bag, and just picks it up. just like that. my favorite moment was when scott (or was it nick, beth? i'm getting them confused) said to beth and i: "oh, i could've done that." hahahaha!! sure he could've! thats why he came outside to get beth to go help him sort out the mouse dropping! ahhahahahaha

and he's planning on being in emergency medicine?!?!?

only in africa do we have mice dropping from the ceiling! *smile*
got to love it.
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it was a fast week. its the last week of march. UNREAL!

it gets very cold here in the winter. and i haven't even been here in the coldest month, july, yet. don't be fooled because its africa. its COLD! i've been trying to decide what type of flannel pajamas to get for myself. but then i stumbled onto this. you all know how much i LOVE gnomes. i'll be purchasing these and having them sent over in a care package. they are AMAZING! ahhhhhhhh love love love them!

this video is one of the best i've seen in awhile. i laughed so hard i almost cried.

so proud to be in SA when this passed in Parliament!

also, on the same topic. this is good. the first poster gets me so much. i am thinking of printing it out and posting it above my bed to remind me to pray more and do more. its terribly wonderful if you know what i mean.

to prove the truth of things like child weddings see this short article. makes me sick.

this is one of the most magical photos i've seen in a long time. see the whole wedding here.

we're gonna make these in school on tuesday. i did the test run yesterday. i can't wait!

this shoot is so dreamy. its my favorite. not surprised at all jose did it.

tomorrow i have off. its a public holiday here. it is remembering the Sharpeville massacre. i don't want to get into the politics of then or now. but i do think half of my readers have no clue about what happened and they should know. and in general, i'd love for real heart change to occur here in SA and everywhere....

how happy my heart will be when there are no more tears, or fighting, or death!

*bonus love points to whoever can identify the song and movie. leah, you don't count. you know every lyric to every song to every movie....everyone else, GO! :)