Well, we officially have (had) our first pet. The kids woke up to find this sweet box turtle in one of their toy dump trucks. Our dear Thompson, one of the young Zambian guys who are on our work crew, caught it on his way in and gave it to the children. This is the same guy who taught the kids how to make a rat trap! He is quite a guy. We did end up letting the little guy go…his name was Lightning…the kids named him that because they said he was really fast for a turtle! We have also had some unwanted pets (see pictures below). For some reason these creepy spiders seem to love coming into the house at night and run across our feet! Rachel, our kindergarten teacher has become quite the spider stomper. I’ve added some more random pictures of our time here. Enjoy! Move in day is tentatively scheduled for Monday. I’ll post some before and after pics of the house after we are in!
The DeKam Family in Zambia 