The Pigeon War Continues

Today we were able to spend the whole day at the baby center. And it was a very busy place! Jeff Stanfield was here as well as Robyn Moore. There were some Kenyan volunteers for the babies and we were so excited in the afternoon when several of our newly hired caregivers came for training! That means we will be able to open both wings and receive more babies!

It was a gorgeous sunny day - the nicest we've had so far! It was so cute to see all of the little babies laying on blankets in the grass enjoying the sun and fresh air! It is also a lot more fun for the team to be able to spend time outdoors with the kids instead of cramped up in the playroom! Although 3 of our team members got a pretty good sunburn. And 3 of our team members got peed on! Not the same three except one and I won't tell (Kristy) which one that was! Judy mentioned that for such a tiny girl, Lydia can sure burp loud!

In the afternoon we had to break away from the babies in order to put the storeroom back together. The men had finished installing the shelves and according to Jamie it was in record time! The rest of us moved all of the clothes, diapers, shoes and miscellaneous supplies back into the storeroom. Wow what a difference the shelves make! Now it is much easier to see at a glance what supplies are running low!

The pigeons remain a formidable foe. The fishing line and spike strips did nothing to stop them from perching on the water towers. They simply landed in between the spikes! And carefully balanced on the lines. We joked that maybe we should add some hoops, a trapeze and a little bell they could ring with their beaks! At least then they could provide some entertainment with their pigeon circus! Did you know pigeons eat rocks? I think they enjoy dropping them and letting them roll down our metal roof at 5:00am even better than eating them! Sometimes it sounds like a bowling ball they are dropping! Never-the-less, the pigeons still have the upper hand. Back to the strategy room!