hospitality

I met some new neighbors.  This time I was out on the street unloading groceries from the van and two ladies walked up.  We started talking and they said that they lived behind us.  There is small field on the other side of our wall and they said that was their's and their house next to it.  They invited me over that afternoon to visit.  The older lady told me her name, but once you have a son when someone asked your name, especially if you are in front of men you say "mom and your son's name"  So I am "om (mom) iberhim (abraham)"  She told me this and then they told me the family name so I could know which house.  The interesting thing was that her daughter that was with her is not married yet so when I asked her name (very uncultured I should have known better) she just made a kiss sound.  Kirk was standing there and it would have been inappropriate for her to say her name with a man standing there.  She did whisper her name when Kirk walked in the gate.  We said good-bye and I went in.  A couple of hours later, I was studying and the girls said that someone was hollering for me.  I went to the window and looked over our wall, one of the ladies was there holding a piece of fresh bread.  They had just finished baking bread and wanted me to have some.
So kind.  I went that afternoon, and found which house by asking on the street where that family lived.  I was directed to their gate and found all the women of the house waiting for me.  We had a great visit.  I met the mom again, this time unveiled and three daughter-in-laws and 3 of her daughters and a friend.  I found out she had 9 children altogether and her husband has had 5 wives, right now only 3 as two have died.  So altogether he has 35 children.  Thankfully each wife has her own house so they stay apart, less problems that way.  As far as the visit went it was really fun for me to meet a new family.  And they are always so hospitable.  We had coffee and pepsi and cake and bread, and they were so kind to the kids.  The girls mainly stayed outside and played with all the other kids there, but they all wanted to talk to Abram and play with him.  It was a lot of fun and I hope to see them again soon.