New Shoes

Over the last year or so Nangiro Grace has been finding it difficult in school. She is a bright child but lost all interest in studying and her grades were low. She seemed to be so unhappy. The classes were too big and not enough attention was given to her. So this term I put Grace into a new school. I found one up on the Hill. It has an integrated system where it covers the local and cambridge curriculum. The classes are small and they are trying to be practical in their teaching. She also does swimming once a week, tennis and cooking. She is so much happier and she is interested in studying again. On the weekend she spends her time making pictures and cards for people.

The other week we had to buy her some new shoes as she didn't have any good ones for school. So we went on a Saturday shopping. I went with Lizzie and Jude, Diana and Naomi Ruth, and Grace. It was all very exciting as we went to the big new shopping mall where the children can play on a bouncy castle after shopping and have a plate of burger n chips. While we were in the shoe shop the babies got tired of sitting in the push chair, so I allowed them to get out not realizing how much mess they would create. In just a few minutes they had pulled so many shoes off the displays that there were shoes everywhere. The shop assistants said that they were fine. I decided to buy shoes for all three of the big girls. After we had finished, when the children had chosen and paid for the shoes we went to have supper and play. Reaching home that evening we realized we had come home with too many shoes. Some of the girls were carrying theirs and the shop assistant packed the rest and put an extra pair in the bag. So we had to take them back. I think they were quite shocked that we actually returned a pair that we hadn't paid for.

The Girls were so excited to have new shoes. Diana especially. The day before she had her hair platted and had new sandals and then the following day new shoes. She was telling everyone at home that it was her birthday. For a long time she had been walking around in odd slippers and wellington boots (even when it was extremely hot). For her, it must have really felt like her birthday. She's so happy now running all over the place and so chatty.