Chiminique

Chiminique is an interactive science museum in Tegucigalpa. A group from a local bank invited our children to go there today with them.

Last night they were busy getting their "town clothes and shoes" ready. And were they ever the most beautiful and handsome bunch this morning, wear nice clothes and big smiles.

I left at 8:00 with Ana and Rosy headed to the dentist. Ana had a horribly rotten tooth pulled and Rosy had more brackets put on. Marc left with the other children at 9:00. When Rosy, Ana and I finally arrived at Chiminique, it was almost 11:00. Marc immediately left in the trooper and went to the airport to get some friends. Thank goodness for the bank people.

They became quick pals with the children. We were served a small meal in a train car. Then, as a group we visited several of the stations. This place was huge and in the three hours we were there, it would have been impossible to visit all the stations. There were space stations, digestive tract stations, water, river, bridge and dam stations, energy stations, lever and pulley stations, machinery stations. Those were some we visited. A person talked to the kids for a few minutes and then they could play and test things.

In the energy station, they rode bikes to power the lights. In the digestive tract they slid down the digestive tract. They heard heartbeats and removed bones in a giant game of Operation. By far, their favorite was the machinery station. They drove cranes, climbed on a dump truck, got to ride in the bag the crane was raising and lowering. It was a wonderful day for everyone.

I have never driven the van with all eighteen kids in it until today. I usually drive the van back and forth to school and have only driven it from town once. Well, I have driven it from town twice now. It wasn't the slowest trip in history, but it wasn't the fastest either.

It was after 2:00 when we arrrived home. I did not even try to do naps today. It sure made bedtime much easier tonight.

A big thanks to the bank for treating our children to a wonderful outing.

Terri