So, it's all over now ha? How was the wedding? I saw one photo on facebook. Pastor Bob took one with his phone. Kendra looked beautiful. I'd like to see more, so sorry to have missed it.
Yesterday was a lazy day. We had great plans, but it was a holiday, Battle of Saint George day, so everything was closed. The Chinese stores were open, so after I went out to YWAM base
to get a few more things, I made a delicious dinner. Well, they liked it. Shake and bake chicken, real rice, and mac and cheese. Oh ya. Also, about the rice pot,
it is definitely not working. See if you can find one. If you can't find one, then bring mine, I can always get another later. Not the small one, the bigger one.
So, Jason worked on the yard, and driveway. Which is now looking great.
He also had to go to the airport to pick up the two new staff members and their baby. So that took up a couple hours, and then we all went to dinner.
Today is Sunday, it is fairly cool so far. I might attempt some more laundry, but the washer is not spinning out the clothes, so they come out pretty wet, and without a clothes dryer yet, ( stores closed)
it can't get hooked up. It took all day yesterday to dry them, with full on sun, so I'm a little leery of doing it in this coolness. I probably will, I'll let you know, cause I know you all need to know.
So then, today we plan on setting up a few rooms for the new arrivals. Whoohooo. The boys rooms are fully sealed up, no mosquitoes at all, so that is a very good thing. We will put the
queen bed in Elijah's room, ( for me and Rich) and the bunk beds in Judah's room, ( For the boys), and we are thinking to set Keilah up in the unfinished bathroom off the master bedroom.
Or possibly in with the boys, which she doesn't want. She would like to be upstairs, but it is too hot up there, no ventilation yet, and full of mosquitos, so she will just have to be a good sport
for now. Like they haven't all been good sports for way too long now. It will be so good for all the Andrews to get back to normal. What ever that is. Anyway, the bathroom it is.
I can make it cute.........watch me.
Heres a cute thing. A mother bird had built a nest in Judah's room in a small hole in the wall. And the eggs hatched! So she was feeding them and flying in and out through the rafters.
They were sealing up the room with a ceiling, which would have cut off the mothers entrance, so we had Daniel put the nest, with the babies a foot away from the hole up in the rafters,hoping
the mommy would find them. And she did! So, there are four baby birds, fully visible from up stairs. So cute. She's a tiny tiny mommy bird. Like a humming bird, only not. The kids have named two
of them, feather, pipsqueak and something else. All last names are sparrow. Or so they say for today.
Well, I'm gonna go and heat some water and wash my hair. Sounds like a plan. Maybe cook some breakfast, but maybe not.
Keilah just drove the car around the block. Glad I missed that. Ok, I better get moving before I get fired. Talk to you all later. Enjoy your quiet Sunday. Love love.
Finding Joy in Every Step
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
It's Happening
so exciting. It's happening, Sara and Judah and Rich will be coming next week Tuesday. Or so is the plan. So excited, and so much to do.
This morning, the power company came and it took 5 minutes to do the job we have been waiting a week for. Grr. But, it's done, so now
Ian just has to hook it up to the house, and we will have real power like a real house. Woohoo. And yesterday the other bedroom got sealed
up with a ceiling, and today the last of the downstairs ones will get done. Then, all we have to do is paint, and get the ceiling on the main hall and kitchen, and bla bla bla. Still lots to do, but it's happening. Amazing. So very exciting. I can't wait for them to see everything. Sara, your house is so beautiful, and it's gonna be so wonderful to have you in it , (And me not. Hahahah, kidding. I had to say it. ) It's been quite the adventure and I
have really enjoyed it. It's nice to be needed ya know.
So, I guess I should get this off to you guys and get back to the house and supervise the moving of beds and suitcases ands stuff. I might try to
get some boxes and go over to YWAM again and get some more stuff. Maybe. It's only 78 today so far, so it feels like I need a sweater. Ha
haha. Right.
Today, Keilah is in a parade, walking around the ring road, so I Might not have a way to get home anyway, could be another adventure. Wish me luck. Talk to you all soon.
This morning, the power company came and it took 5 minutes to do the job we have been waiting a week for. Grr. But, it's done, so now
Ian just has to hook it up to the house, and we will have real power like a real house. Woohoo. And yesterday the other bedroom got sealed
up with a ceiling, and today the last of the downstairs ones will get done. Then, all we have to do is paint, and get the ceiling on the main hall and kitchen, and bla bla bla. Still lots to do, but it's happening. Amazing. So very exciting. I can't wait for them to see everything. Sara, your house is so beautiful, and it's gonna be so wonderful to have you in it , (And me not. Hahahah, kidding. I had to say it. ) It's been quite the adventure and I
have really enjoyed it. It's nice to be needed ya know.
So, I guess I should get this off to you guys and get back to the house and supervise the moving of beds and suitcases ands stuff. I might try to
get some boxes and go over to YWAM again and get some more stuff. Maybe. It's only 78 today so far, so it feels like I need a sweater. Ha
haha. Right.
Today, Keilah is in a parade, walking around the ring road, so I Might not have a way to get home anyway, could be another adventure. Wish me luck. Talk to you all soon.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Yikes!
Oh my gosh, there is like, over 9 guys in this house, all hammering or sawing, or something. Crazy. Dog barking, craziness.
What a production.
We had a good morning. I had this brilliant idea, I bought, and then hid meat pies yesterday at the market. So this morning
I heated them in the oven. And voila. Served up with some bananas and watermelon. Who's the best gramma in the world?
Oh ya. I had to redeem myself from the disaster of last nights dinner. Rice and beans is not my best thing. Especially since
the rice pot did not work, it would not turn on to cook, only stayed on warm, ( Might be because it's all dented and doesn't
quite go down all the way into the heater, ) so I had to try to do it on the stove, and I don't
think I put enough water in it. And no one mentioned that Keilah doesn't really care for rice and beans. And Elijah didn't like
meat because it had cooked tomatoes. Sigh. So after dinner , that no one ate, we went to Mama's so Celina could help Keilah with her
language. And Elijah and I worked on his homework. It went well. I think Keilah has it now. That's cool. She was not too
happy with her math, which is dividing double and triple digits. Ouch. So ya, lets just say homework is not her favorite
thing. I have three loads of laundry to take to Mama's. I am making Jason do it, I don't really like to drop off my work and
show up later to get it. I feel weird about it, so I let him do it. It's his mom after all.
Still waiting on the power man to show up. Gosh, could they be any slower? And all this time, we don't know if the washer
is going to work or not. I so hope it does.
Oh, Sara, those size 8 pants we got for Elijah are too big, so he doesn't have any long pants for school. Look around will ya?
His shorts fit him fine, unless he does the splits, which he did, and now I have to locate a needle and thread to fix the tear in the
crotch. But he didn't tell me about out this until last night before bed, so he has a tear in his shorts. Gosh. I fell like I flunked the
dressing this morning. Keilah got told one of her skirts is too short. One of the pants is too big
, and the other are almost too tight. But her hair looked good, and Elijah smelled good. I do what I can.Were you able to locate any
more polo shirts for her? We can buy them from BCA, I think. And I
believe they sell them in blue too, if they aren't sold out. Just need some money. Can't they just give us a break?
So, I don't know much else. It's cold today. Ha. Well, seriously, Keilah had her sweater on this morning, and I had capris on.
It is starting to clear up though. I think I'll call and see if Jessie can go to lunch. That would be fun.
I should call Patti too, and tell her where I am, she will be worried. Maybe. We made it over to their new house yesterday.
It will be so nice for them. Big bedrooms. Seems like a nice neighborhood too.
So, that is all for now. Hope you guys have a great day. Talk to you soon. Love...................
What a production.
We had a good morning. I had this brilliant idea, I bought, and then hid meat pies yesterday at the market. So this morning
I heated them in the oven. And voila. Served up with some bananas and watermelon. Who's the best gramma in the world?
Oh ya. I had to redeem myself from the disaster of last nights dinner. Rice and beans is not my best thing. Especially since
the rice pot did not work, it would not turn on to cook, only stayed on warm, ( Might be because it's all dented and doesn't
quite go down all the way into the heater, ) so I had to try to do it on the stove, and I don't
think I put enough water in it. And no one mentioned that Keilah doesn't really care for rice and beans. And Elijah didn't like
meat because it had cooked tomatoes. Sigh. So after dinner , that no one ate, we went to Mama's so Celina could help Keilah with her
language. And Elijah and I worked on his homework. It went well. I think Keilah has it now. That's cool. She was not too
happy with her math, which is dividing double and triple digits. Ouch. So ya, lets just say homework is not her favorite
thing. I have three loads of laundry to take to Mama's. I am making Jason do it, I don't really like to drop off my work and
show up later to get it. I feel weird about it, so I let him do it. It's his mom after all.
Still waiting on the power man to show up. Gosh, could they be any slower? And all this time, we don't know if the washer
is going to work or not. I so hope it does.
Oh, Sara, those size 8 pants we got for Elijah are too big, so he doesn't have any long pants for school. Look around will ya?
His shorts fit him fine, unless he does the splits, which he did, and now I have to locate a needle and thread to fix the tear in the
crotch. But he didn't tell me about out this until last night before bed, so he has a tear in his shorts. Gosh. I fell like I flunked the
dressing this morning. Keilah got told one of her skirts is too short. One of the pants is too big
, and the other are almost too tight. But her hair looked good, and Elijah smelled good. I do what I can.Were you able to locate any
more polo shirts for her? We can buy them from BCA, I think. And I
believe they sell them in blue too, if they aren't sold out. Just need some money. Can't they just give us a break?
So, I don't know much else. It's cold today. Ha. Well, seriously, Keilah had her sweater on this morning, and I had capris on.
It is starting to clear up though. I think I'll call and see if Jessie can go to lunch. That would be fun.
I should call Patti too, and tell her where I am, she will be worried. Maybe. We made it over to their new house yesterday.
It will be so nice for them. Big bedrooms. Seems like a nice neighborhood too.
So, that is all for now. Hope you guys have a great day. Talk to you soon. Love...................
2nd week?
Wow. I have been here almost two weeks. Settling in. Trying to get a routine, but with school, dinner invitations, building, etc., It's been hard. We finally drew up a contract for
afterschool, meal times, snacks, tv, homework and showers and bedtime, but then we got an invitation for lobster dinner, and, well, eventually Keilah tore up the contract. Sigh.
We will try again. Between the heat, and the stress of never ending sounds of building, new school commitments, and being back in Belize, it's hard for the kids to to remain cool,
calm and collected. ( Not to mention me, but we won't go there.) So,it is challenging, but our mornings are great. Keilah pretty much wakes up right after me, and Elijah just follows eventually.
No problems at all getting them up, fed and dressed. It's very relaxed and everyone is in a good mood. Course the heat hasn't started, and we have been getting over 9 hours of sleep each
night, so I think that helps. I drive them the 15 minutes to school, we listen to some fun learning tapes, and then I have the rest of the day off, until 3:20 when I pick them up.
That is when I go to the store, visit Patti, do internet, maybe have lunch with someone, and on a really good day, take a nap. But, that has only happened once, too much noise
around here.
Speaking of, we got power to our pole today. Not to the house yet, another crew has to come and take it from the road pole to our pole in the yard, then Ian has to come and take
it from the yard pole to the house, but it is ever so close! Imagine? Making toast, and coffee and maybe even running the fan AT THE SAME TIME!!!! It will be glorious. I don't know
what they are doing out there, but the kitchen is all messed up again, so I just threw the grocery's in the fridge and now I am trying to hide in my room, but, alas. They put the electrical
box in this bathroom, so theres a lot of traffic through here. That's ok, what else would I do? Uh, nap??? Smap. I can nap when I'm dead. Or something.
You all probably saw our wonderful meal at Jessies last night. wow. Lobster was delicious. We did get home a little late, so no showers, but I was able to heat some water
for Keilah in the morning so she could at least wash some sweat off for school. She was happy. Elijah just said, "I'm ok." And didn't shower, but he did put more deodorant on. Ya,
that will help. funny little guy.
So I pretty much know my way around. Have my favorite stores. Favorite internet spots, and favorite places to do laundry. I would prefer to do it here, maybe tomorrow? If the washer
still works. You can pray for that. I'll lay hands on it before we try it again. sheesh.
So, I have no real idea what day this is, Tuesday I guess. So that makes it day..........12? My adventure continues.
The house now has all it's windows in and sealed. Screens going on as we speak. Unfortunately the upper level still has holes, so we aren't exactly bug proof yet. Maybe by the end
of the week. the only room semi sealed is me and Keilah's, but even that has places mosquitos can get in. Mental note, do not stand by the bed too long, theres a lot of them under
neath and they dart out and get you so fast, I had like 7 new ones in five minutes yesterday. For some reason they don't come up here on top of the bed, but wait till you stand there.
I think they come out at night though. But, nothing a little bug spray and some black-mosquito coils doesn't alleviate. We have our ways, it just took us a while to figure it out.
Well, that's about all I can think of right now. Gonna try to take a nap, and then it's back to work. Feel free to write me, I found my internet again so I can get my messages.
Enjoy your summer, I hear it finally came. That's great. Ok, bye for now. Love love. Sal
afterschool, meal times, snacks, tv, homework and showers and bedtime, but then we got an invitation for lobster dinner, and, well, eventually Keilah tore up the contract. Sigh.
We will try again. Between the heat, and the stress of never ending sounds of building, new school commitments, and being back in Belize, it's hard for the kids to to remain cool,
calm and collected. ( Not to mention me, but we won't go there.) So,it is challenging, but our mornings are great. Keilah pretty much wakes up right after me, and Elijah just follows eventually.
No problems at all getting them up, fed and dressed. It's very relaxed and everyone is in a good mood. Course the heat hasn't started, and we have been getting over 9 hours of sleep each
night, so I think that helps. I drive them the 15 minutes to school, we listen to some fun learning tapes, and then I have the rest of the day off, until 3:20 when I pick them up.
That is when I go to the store, visit Patti, do internet, maybe have lunch with someone, and on a really good day, take a nap. But, that has only happened once, too much noise
around here.
Speaking of, we got power to our pole today. Not to the house yet, another crew has to come and take it from the road pole to our pole in the yard, then Ian has to come and take
it from the yard pole to the house, but it is ever so close! Imagine? Making toast, and coffee and maybe even running the fan AT THE SAME TIME!!!! It will be glorious. I don't know
what they are doing out there, but the kitchen is all messed up again, so I just threw the grocery's in the fridge and now I am trying to hide in my room, but, alas. They put the electrical
box in this bathroom, so theres a lot of traffic through here. That's ok, what else would I do? Uh, nap??? Smap. I can nap when I'm dead. Or something.
You all probably saw our wonderful meal at Jessies last night. wow. Lobster was delicious. We did get home a little late, so no showers, but I was able to heat some water
for Keilah in the morning so she could at least wash some sweat off for school. She was happy. Elijah just said, "I'm ok." And didn't shower, but he did put more deodorant on. Ya,
that will help. funny little guy.
So I pretty much know my way around. Have my favorite stores. Favorite internet spots, and favorite places to do laundry. I would prefer to do it here, maybe tomorrow? If the washer
still works. You can pray for that. I'll lay hands on it before we try it again. sheesh.
So, I have no real idea what day this is, Tuesday I guess. So that makes it day..........12? My adventure continues.
The house now has all it's windows in and sealed. Screens going on as we speak. Unfortunately the upper level still has holes, so we aren't exactly bug proof yet. Maybe by the end
of the week. the only room semi sealed is me and Keilah's, but even that has places mosquitos can get in. Mental note, do not stand by the bed too long, theres a lot of them under
neath and they dart out and get you so fast, I had like 7 new ones in five minutes yesterday. For some reason they don't come up here on top of the bed, but wait till you stand there.
I think they come out at night though. But, nothing a little bug spray and some black-mosquito coils doesn't alleviate. We have our ways, it just took us a while to figure it out.
Well, that's about all I can think of right now. Gonna try to take a nap, and then it's back to work. Feel free to write me, I found my internet again so I can get my messages.
Enjoy your summer, I hear it finally came. That's great. Ok, bye for now. Love love. Sal
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Pickle Packing
I must say it was a very pleasant experience. So fulfilling and gratifying. Those beautiful jars of pickles and peppers all lined up in neat little rows.
Next I'd like to learn how to can fruit - jams, preserves and all those beautiful things. Thanks ladies for that wonderful, therapeutic day. I love you each so much - mommy, I missed you!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Day 6 & 7ish
I don't know, day 6 and 7? We cam on last Thursday, so I guess that would be right. The house is coming right along. The roof is all but done. They put in real cement stairs off the front veranda yesterday, so we don't have to scale down the cement blocks anymore. Mr. Alfred, (Jason's step dad) is hooking up the kitchen sink today, which John and Jason put in yesterday. So, IF i had dishes, I could wash them. Little steps.
Yesterday's news was so wonderful we sort of lost track of time, and so had a very late dinner, late homework doing, and late to bed. But, everyone was in fine form this morning, so no problem.
Yesterday I spent the morning at Scott and Cheryl's. That was nice. Then I cleverly found "Formosa" which is Andy's new restaurant coffee shop. they have internet and air conditioning. That is where I was when I heard the great
news about Judah. So I cried and shook for a while and Andy's Dad came over from behind the counter and hugged me and prayed and we praise God right there. Wonderful. So exciting. I was overwhelmed with relief. Truly.
So it was a good day all around. Now today I am at John and Patti's. Spreading my mooching around. Don't want to overstay anywhere. Jessie, Jason's sister, called to invite me to lunch, so I will do that in a few hours.
Ran into Kathy at a store. We made a vague coffee date. It's strange being so free in the day. I know there is a lot I could do at home, but it is so noisy, and if I clean up, they just mess it all up again, so I just stay away
as long as possible. OH, and we should be getting REAL power by tomorrow. Exciting!!! that will be great. Everything so far is coming through an extension cord from the dance studio, so it's been a tricky thing keeping the
fridge going, and making coffee, and running fans. Everyday something else gets done. something happened to the swimming pool, so it has a few leaks. That sucks, but I'll try to fix them a little this afternoon. Elijah
likes to lay in the pool between bike rides. He loves his bike riding. Keilah loves he r" little house" movies. Perhaps a little too much, but hey. It's not like the house has that many options at this point.
I have tonights dinner all planned out. I got some chicken breast, and some mushroom soup, gonna cook those up in a tin pan I bought, add some potatoes, and that should be good. Maybe I'll get some veggies of some
sort. So, that's about it here for days 6 and 7. It's 10 AM right now, very warm, not too many clouds, so it feels extra hot. Gonna want that pool to be full later. Oh ya.
School report. Elijah is adjusting very well. Janine is great. His only challenge is his handwriting, which isn't very legible, so she sent home a book for him to practice in, which he wouldn't do last night, so hopefully tonight he will.
He was the 2nd fastest boy in running in his class, and the best jump roping boy. so he's fitting right in. He always says "Great!" when you ask him how his day was. Happy little guy.
Keilah is making friends, and seems to be getting used to the structure of a real school. She doesn't care for criticism, but who does? I'm trying to get her to not take it too personal, and to learn from it, and think of it as
teaching. she had a hard math assignment, which I couldn't help her with. Soooooooooooo, we really need to get internet. She is doing well in everything else, and signed up for volleyball. I think she will be fine, just
going to take a little time.
Jason is working like a crazy man. Trying to get everything ready for his bride. I told him to hold it down and to let Sara enjoy some of this. We shall see. He wants it perfect.
And me? I'm fine. By the end of the day, I am pretty tired. It's hard to keep track of all those folders, pencils, erasers, glue, homework, clothes and badges. Gosh. This isn't for old people. It hurts my brain, but I'm doing fine.
Keeping busy with all my social engagements. I should probably be resting during the day, but it's too hot anyway, so, I do what I can. I'll try to take some pictures tonight and send them tomorrow.
You all just have the best day ever, and Ill talk to you soon. Love Sal
Yesterday's news was so wonderful we sort of lost track of time, and so had a very late dinner, late homework doing, and late to bed. But, everyone was in fine form this morning, so no problem.
Yesterday I spent the morning at Scott and Cheryl's. That was nice. Then I cleverly found "Formosa" which is Andy's new restaurant coffee shop. they have internet and air conditioning. That is where I was when I heard the great
news about Judah. So I cried and shook for a while and Andy's Dad came over from behind the counter and hugged me and prayed and we praise God right there. Wonderful. So exciting. I was overwhelmed with relief. Truly.
So it was a good day all around. Now today I am at John and Patti's. Spreading my mooching around. Don't want to overstay anywhere. Jessie, Jason's sister, called to invite me to lunch, so I will do that in a few hours.
Ran into Kathy at a store. We made a vague coffee date. It's strange being so free in the day. I know there is a lot I could do at home, but it is so noisy, and if I clean up, they just mess it all up again, so I just stay away
as long as possible. OH, and we should be getting REAL power by tomorrow. Exciting!!! that will be great. Everything so far is coming through an extension cord from the dance studio, so it's been a tricky thing keeping the
fridge going, and making coffee, and running fans. Everyday something else gets done. something happened to the swimming pool, so it has a few leaks. That sucks, but I'll try to fix them a little this afternoon. Elijah
likes to lay in the pool between bike rides. He loves his bike riding. Keilah loves he r" little house" movies. Perhaps a little too much, but hey. It's not like the house has that many options at this point.
I have tonights dinner all planned out. I got some chicken breast, and some mushroom soup, gonna cook those up in a tin pan I bought, add some potatoes, and that should be good. Maybe I'll get some veggies of some
sort. So, that's about it here for days 6 and 7. It's 10 AM right now, very warm, not too many clouds, so it feels extra hot. Gonna want that pool to be full later. Oh ya.
School report. Elijah is adjusting very well. Janine is great. His only challenge is his handwriting, which isn't very legible, so she sent home a book for him to practice in, which he wouldn't do last night, so hopefully tonight he will.
He was the 2nd fastest boy in running in his class, and the best jump roping boy. so he's fitting right in. He always says "Great!" when you ask him how his day was. Happy little guy.
Keilah is making friends, and seems to be getting used to the structure of a real school. She doesn't care for criticism, but who does? I'm trying to get her to not take it too personal, and to learn from it, and think of it as
teaching. she had a hard math assignment, which I couldn't help her with. Soooooooooooo, we really need to get internet. She is doing well in everything else, and signed up for volleyball. I think she will be fine, just
going to take a little time.
Jason is working like a crazy man. Trying to get everything ready for his bride. I told him to hold it down and to let Sara enjoy some of this. We shall see. He wants it perfect.
And me? I'm fine. By the end of the day, I am pretty tired. It's hard to keep track of all those folders, pencils, erasers, glue, homework, clothes and badges. Gosh. This isn't for old people. It hurts my brain, but I'm doing fine.
Keeping busy with all my social engagements. I should probably be resting during the day, but it's too hot anyway, so, I do what I can. I'll try to take some pictures tonight and send them tomorrow.
You all just have the best day ever, and Ill talk to you soon. Love Sal
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