Slept good last night, Nora was exhausted and seemed to really sleep good, I did also.
This morning, we were woken by Joyce as she was preparing for school, she needs to be there by 7:30. I was proud that she was up and organized. She is such a pretty girl but, all teenager also.
Nora will leave the house at 10am to go early to St. Lukes clinic and then to DFA for her passport renewal. I don't have any idea how long that might take so her arrival back home is unclear at this time. She says it costs 1,200 + 120p to get it... about 1,000p more than I thought... it is always more, never ever is it less.
Lollie, seeing as how you always read this blog, below is a list of the sizes for the children...
Baby: 1yr and up
JennyLynn 28" waist 26" inseam she likes sleeved and sleeveless t-shirt type tops and wears a medium and a 34b bra, size 7 shoe (philippine size).
JoyceAnne 27" waist 26" inseam she likes sleeved only t-shirt type tops and wears a medium and a 34b bra, size 7 shoe (philippine size).
Kenneth 33-34" waist 30" inseam. He likes t-shirts with sports related themes, he wears a size 10 tennis shoe but the length of the shoe, measured on the bottom of the sole from toe to heel is 12" and he would wear a wide as his toes are broad.
Regarding the girls clothes, they tend to wear more shorts here, JoyceAnne likes short ones and Jenny is a little more conservative... It seems that they all like cheery colors and all the children are into music so band themed stuff probably would work well. I don't know their favorites as they seem to like a large variety of music. Because it is so hot, I would steer clear of fabrics that hold heat or are of a heavier nature... cotton seems a good bet. As all children, they like designer stuff. regarding shoes, don't over spend in that area, they are still growing so the lifespan of shoes isn't the same as that of an adult. plus, kids are harder on shoes.
Lollie, the girls all have long hair so hair twisties and headbands and such are used abundantly and you needn't get anything real spendy in that area... When shopping remember that what you would consider cheap, they will consider a treasure... one thing that they don't equate with is oppulence, simple and nice is good for them, they are not impressed with the money but the thought means the world to them... you can buy everything at K-mart or Wal★mart and they will be ecstatic about it... just use your own common sense. The girls like ear rings and such things like all women. maybe send a variety of ribbons, spooled or otherwise in various colors, they are used in many ways here.
Also, Nora asked that you send 4 or 5 tubes of Hydrocortizone 1% cream... Wal★mart has it in a tube that is about 5 to 6" long and under the 'Equate' branding... it is used here a lot to combat bites from bugs...
Also, for me, would you throw in a can of course ground black pepper and one of the round cans of Morton salt... hard to get here.
anything else, you can ask me about in email or when we chat on YM.
Well Nora is sweeping the kitchen/bedroom and I am out of things to write at the moment...
From denny's iPad...
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