Proud As A Peacock

There are moments in life that are so precious that you want to just bottle them and enjoy them forever. This was one of those moments. I had put out the word to my ex-pat friends in Addis that I was in need of little boys' clothes and they came through for me. Amber and I returned home with an assortment of pants, shoes, shirts, socks, and even a stuffed animal or two. We arrived on the compound…were greeted with a squeal from Abi as he came charging from the back…and promptly gave him a bath. We then spent the next hour playing dress-up. I've never had so much fun and the joy in his eyes as he tried on this motley assortment of used, sometimes stained clothes is something that I will never forget. Each "new" little outfit was promptly shown off to his mother and anyone else who found themselves on the compound during Abi's fashion show. The biggest hit…the single shoe that blinked when you stomped down hard and the fabulous orange ELMO hat.