Monday was interesting. Faskia (the baby born on Easter) and her mother came for their one-week check up. All is well, and Faskia peed on the baby scale, so I did not hold her. I got to draw her mother’s blood for Hgb test. Class went okay. The guards still are kicking the kids out after class, so I played catch with Pup (who is getting the hang of the game), and then I played minibus with Bebe and China. I think Solomon would be proud of his sons’ aspirations. China was the driver and Bebe was the kid yelling the destination out of the window (aka, tree). We rode to Magenenya for only two eucalyptus leaves :-).

On a not so hot note, we found out that someone has been stealing from Cameron(‘s room). They stole candy, cough drops (good ones—Ricola!), pencils, crayons, gum, more candy, but thankfully did not touch the money Cameron has in his room. It was done skillfully, though. They went into his room and into his suitcase and stole 12 big packs of Skittles, lots of dumdums, then took cough drops, and Cameron’s special candy from his desk (not all of it---it was carefully calculated, so hopefully he would not notice that some was gone). Then they went INTO HIS DRAWER on the other side of his bed and took gum and some more special candy. We both feel very violated and feel like we have lost their trust. We do not know when they did it, but it was within the last few days (from the evidence of candy wrappers outside). And now Cameron has to start locking his room, which is really inconvenient for him.

Today (Tuesday), we had a few patients at the clinic, and then went with Abebe to switch Cameron’s plane ticket for when Austin comes. We came home after grocery shopping, and it was late and I was very good and not-complaining about the fact that it was an hour and a half past eating time. Abebe’s wife had his baby—a girl. He is excited, and proud. He name is Ganna, which is the word they use for Christmas. Class went well. Someone stole 100 birr from someone else in 2B, so I had half a class for awhile, but we played hangman until 2B came, and it was fun. We got to play football for a little while after class, and Dureti and Mek’des played that Mek’des was trying to kill us (Cameron and I) and Dureti had to save us. “Don’t kill my mother/father!” Silly girls. During supper … nope, during playing Rumicube time, Meskeram and Dureti came to the window and revealed to us that Estifanos had been the one stealing from Cameron’s room. He buried the wrappers, but had shared some pencils and crayons and candy with them. Meske said that she had eaten some, but did not know it had been stolen. I think I have gathered that he stole it while we were distracted by out dinner-time entertainment. I really hope that the other kids did not know about what he did, but I am really proud that the girls told us when they did know. We are planning on having a meeting with Dr. Fekede and Solomon tomorrow. I wish it had been some random kid from the school, not a kid who lives here, who we thought we trusted. Tragic, really.