~ My sweet dears, anybody who reads my blogs already knows Mercy Adhiambo;  my assertive, brilliant, spectacular, insightful pen pal, whom I loooove, and who will one day will be the first female Prime Minister of all of Kenya.  Whew, that was a big wind.   With the help of some very good friends from MacArthur Elementary, we are sending Mercy to college in Nariobi.  Thus far, she is pulling a 3.8 grade point average.  

Brava, Mercy!    Hip Hip Hooray!       Ms. Prime Minister!        Ms. Thang!

She is amaaaaaaaaaaaazing.  She is my Hero.  And she writes...this is how we met in the first place.  WORDS!  This has been my greatest link to the rest of the universe.  Always. Always. Forever.

Anyhow, Mercy is home in Kisumu at the moment on Winter Break.  Her grandma knows Barack Obama’s grandma, which is VERY cool, indeed.  She just sent me this photo of her sitting with Obama’s grandma below.  What thrills me the most is how we are all connected, all sisters and brothers...all in this crazy world together. 

 Beautiful.

Mercy says Obama is traveling to Kenya next month.  Perhaps, she can get us more photos.  The Kenyas are wild about Obama and also have a day named after him.

~Here is Mercy (my hero and friend) with Obama’s grandma....Is this awesome or what ?! Is this Coooool or what?

~ Mercy Ahiambo with Barack Obama’s Grandmother...Kisumu, Kenya / Jan. 2, 2009

***Note....my special thanks to Andy Robinson, my son, who took the time (cuz his mom is a dork), to fit this dog-gone photo into my blog!!!!!!!!   It took a looooong time ,and he missed the Liverpool soccer game.  Ooops a daisy.