Half Day

Yep, that's right! Carl PC and Katie B here reporting on this Thursday evening!!! But first off, I, Carl Peralta-Clark do solemnly swear to return ALL of your children... I promise. Back to this posting...

Today was our half work day! We spent our morning at the Kingsley House, an adult daycare facility. Our time there started with just spending time and chatting with the folks. We then helped out with the cake walk game: ten paper numbers were placed on the ground and there were kids walking for disabled elderly. When the music stopped, you found the closest number to stand on. If your number was drawn a kid chose a dessert to give to their "new adopted friend." Hearing the oldies music and singing along as well as our own chaperon (Denise) groove to the music getting down to boogie was fun. Carl and Mollie led the group in some worship songs, even some songs with motions to include the adults. At random times, two of the women started singing old hymns pacing back and forth down the aisle. There were also random of scripture readings and lots of praying by basically anyone who could talk. One of the adults wanted Chelsea and I (Katie), to take him out bowling and to lunch and cried when we had to tell him no. It was quite an interesting sight to see adults being fed, some even ate mush (depending on their diet), and one woman who was 103 years old eating her meal unassisted.

After our time at Kingsley, we headed downtown for our "secret" afternoon activity; a trip down the the Mississippi River on a steamboat! We spent 2 hours looking at the sites. After we disembarked, we walked to dinner at the Cajun Cabin for a meal of authentic Louisiana cuisine. Well, some opted for the all-American hamburger! The rest of our evening was spent walking around the shops and such buying everything in sight (except for Katie, who only spent under 25 dollars, which surprised even her!). Almost everyone tried the delicious beignets at Cafe du Monde - Yum!

Now we are off to bed, ready to attack our final day of work! The trip has gone so fast we can hardly believe it!

Love, Carl and Katie