Fetching Water and Other Fun on the Weekend.

I am often asked how I spend my weekends here at Kasana; if I get bored living out in the bush! Well, I do have to confess that sometimes I do escape to Kampala or Entebbe but not because I`m bored here.

A girls day breakfast in Kampala

Weekends at Kasana are never dull.
For the last month or so, our water tower and boreholes have been down and so my regular sunday night job has become the water run.....
I have driven to our secondary site with a car load of jerry cans and a couple of lads from our family group to fetch water for Hassan`s house, my own and others who have seen us going and thown one in!
Today however, we heard that our borehole this side was back on and so Kakande and I went down the barn and started pumping away......

Pumping for Water at the borehole!

A car load of jerry cans

It wasn`t long before I realised that Kakande was MUCH BETTER at this task than I was, so I took on the task of telling him when the jerry cans were full and screwing the lids on!

Weekends here often involve many visitors including some who sleep over......
First it was Honour and Kayesu who decided that they`d like a slumber party with auntie Kate which did not really involve much slumber but plenty of giggling, eating and drinking!

Kayesu & Honour

The week after that was Jafali`s turn to stay. He is one of the babies under the care of the Dendy`s who run Hope Family but they had gone away for the weekend leaving me with this gorgeous bundle of joy!

Jafali

Almost every Sunday, Hassan and Annet (one of the girls from my family group) come over for a chat, bible study, pray and usually a cup of tea and some cake (at which point Kakande usually joins us to!)

Annet in Lake Victoria

Perhaps another time, I will write about my trips to market on a saturday afternoons which is NOT my favourite activity but one that on occasions, can NOT be avoided!

So for those of you who worry about me being bored or even lonely, please don`t....I have plenty of little (and big) people keeping me from either and for that, I am very thankful (most of the time!)