Fair trade

Yesterday, the kids and I joined Blu in Mapanza for a day of construction. Blu loves us being out there. Call me high maintenance, but I must admit that I prefer walls, fans, and indoor plumbing :) It was a good day though! Several women showed up so I got to meet and talk with them. We are having a women's conference with a team from Arkansas in May, so we got to make plans for that and give the women a job clearing some land for us to sit on. I noticed that one of the women, Cecilia, had on a pretty chitengi. I also was using one to tie Cason to my back, so I asked her if she wanted to trade. The women all burst into laughter and she quickly exchanged chitengis with me :) She was concerned about it being dirty, but I have to admit that when I got home, I took a big whiff of the smell in. Here's my confession: I love the smell of African women. A mixture of smoke from firewood, sweat, and just good ole' African dirt. *sigh* A great smell. Of course, I did wash the chitengi. Why? Because my husband doesn't necessarily love the smell of African women. ;)

The slab is ready to be poured!

We drove home into a rainstorm--it was beautiful!!