Adios Asilo

We started saying our goodbyes here. I took the kids with me to the Asilo (the home for the aging that I volunteered at). The have gone once before and were a hit. It is like they are rock stars. They did so well. It can be challenging since most of them are not too coherent and all are hard to understand. The kids ran around and found things to play with, which entertained the ladies. One of them kept saying how cute her gingritos were. Another one who I was feeding said "que lindo" when Creed ran by. I was so shocked since I had not heard her say anything before. My favorite, Dolores, loved them. We took a bunch of pictures. The nun who I work with is so amazing. I told her I would pray for her becuase working there is so hard. Another worker said to pray hard b/c they did not want to lose her. All the workers walked us out of the wing and we were bombarded by others. Other residents, nuns and visiters. Everyone wanted pictures with the kids. One nun went and got her camera. Creed hammed it up and refused to look at the camera. He thought he was hilarious and so did everyone else. He is such the class clown. I finally had to bribe him with candy to look at the camera so we could get some good pictures. They were all so sweet. The sisters do so much for the residents. Very few have family and there is very little money. They work so hard. At least in my wing the women hit, pinch, grab, kick, and the other week I saw one spit at the nun. It is sad seeing the state they are in. Anyway, the sisters are so sweet. They even gave the kids juice boxes (which is HUGE to them and oreos). The kids were exhausted afterward but did great with everyone picking them up and trying to get their attention.