Amanda : Beyond Excited!!!!!

I will start out saying as far as Compassion goes this week has been great. I received my child books on two of my children around the beginning of the week. One for my familys sponsor child Hesler and one for my correspondent child Dafner. Then around two days ago I received two more envelopes in the mail. These were booklets for two more of my correspondent children and one for my sponsor child. One for Amolo and one for Haile. Then one for my sponsor child Jairo. I was assigned my eighth child who is my fourth correspondent child Fernando wednesday. Oh and I helped a great little girl named Dilcia find a sponsor who loves her very much on wednesday. Then today the day I won't be able to see my mail my dad tells me I recieved a package and three envelopes from compassion. My mom checked what was in them for me tonight and the awws and ahhs just have me more anxious to look at the things I recieved. Don't regret letting my mom look though. She loved it. I could tell just by the sound of her voice. Two of the envelopes held the usual compassion letters that are normal to recieve. The other two things though made the day of my mom and I. The package held my advocacy items compassion sent and one child packet of a girl. My mom loved looking through these things. Then the third envelope held the most precious and best thing of everything sent. My mom said the best thing I have heard all week after opening the envelope. Its a letter from Maylin. This is my second letter from Maylin if you count the introductory letter. It is in spanish, but what she can make out my four year old Maylin wants to be a doctor. She loves to smile and laugh. Maylin also thanks me for her birthday money, her christmas money, and the family money I sent. She what my mom could make out bought shampoo, some food, and the rest is not able to be translated by her from spanish knowledge. Maylin also says she has black hair. Oh and Maylin drew me another cute little picture I was also told. Its of a sun, a flower, and something that can only be a guess. I am starting to think Maylin likes drawing flowers and suns. Shes drawn those in every letter. I think my mom did pretty good considering its been a very long time since she took spanish. Maylin has not only brought me joy from hearing some of the letter, but also my mom joy being able to read some of it.
The last thing is through the dolllar bin at walmart and Dollar General hunts I found a nice amount of small paper things to send to my kids when I don't feel quite on the creative side.

The origami is for my older kids. My girl Amolo and my boys Hesler, Haile, and Fernando.
The paper dolls are for my three younger girls Maylin, Angeli, and Dafner (all are four years old).
The other items are for my little boy Jairo (also four years old). It's hard to find paper items for boys where I am for that age so I buy them in bulk while I can.
origami: 1 dollar each
paper dolls: 1 dollar each or a little less can't remember
Angry birds: 97 cents
Curious George: 50 cents
Puzzle pals: 50 cents
Bingo: 50 cents
Dino bones stickers: 50 cents
Tractors and other things that go coloring book: 1 dollar and 97 cents
But the best thing all week still has to be being assigned Fernando and receiveing a letter from Maylin after an almost six month wait. :)