These pictures are from a couple of months ago. The kids are all working on their math. Caleb doesn't have any math yet, but he likes to draw in one of Isabelle's kindergarten math books or play with pattern blocks during math time.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Math Time
These pictures are from a couple of months ago. The kids are all working on their math. Caleb doesn't have any math yet, but he likes to draw in one of Isabelle's kindergarten math books or play with pattern blocks during math time.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Caleb and Friend
This little girl was with a patient in the hospital. She noticed our kids playing in the yard, and came to play with Isabelle.
On one particular day, Isabelle wasn't feeling well, and needed to stay in bed. The little girl couldn't understand why she couldn't stay with Isabelle.
Caleb was happy to fill in the gap and play with her. In spite of their difficulty in communicating, they had a lot of fun together.
On one particular day, Isabelle wasn't feeling well, and needed to stay in bed. The little girl couldn't understand why she couldn't stay with Isabelle.
Caleb was happy to fill in the gap and play with her. In spite of their difficulty in communicating, they had a lot of fun together.
Friday, July 9, 2010
One Day
Since moving here, we have discovered that no two days are really the same. We never have to worry about getting bored! Tuesday, May 25 was an especially interesting day.
Knowing that the day would be busy because of the arrival of the team from Liberty, I decided to start school a little early. We had a couple of hours of uninterrupted school time before things got busy.
Danielle came with the news that we needed to make a curtain for the bathroom in the guest quarters, which were in the process of being remodeled. Of course, sewing is much more fun than school, so I didn't mind taking on that project.
The kids were outside when they discovered some excitement at the Pharmacy Depot. (It's one of the sheds next to our house.) There had been some evidence of rats and Sarah and Suzy decided to try to find their nest. Fortunately or unfortunately, they were successful.
Sarah gave the kids the job of killing the baby rats with sticks as they ran away. There was much shouting and flailing with sticks, but the rats all ran to safety.
While the sewing machine was out, I made some adjustments to a bag that I had made for Danielle to carry on the plane.
Ciska came with the news that she purchased a big fish, but she couldn't bring it here on her bicycle. Suzy was able to help her out. She took Gloire (Ciska's assistant) in the truck to pick up the fish while Ciska finished lunch.
Knowing that the day would be busy because of the arrival of the team from Liberty, I decided to start school a little early. We had a couple of hours of uninterrupted school time before things got busy.
Danielle came with the news that we needed to make a curtain for the bathroom in the guest quarters, which were in the process of being remodeled. Of course, sewing is much more fun than school, so I didn't mind taking on that project.
The kids were outside when they discovered some excitement at the Pharmacy Depot. (It's one of the sheds next to our house.) There had been some evidence of rats and Sarah and Suzy decided to try to find their nest. Fortunately or unfortunately, they were successful.
Sarah gave the kids the job of killing the baby rats with sticks as they ran away. There was much shouting and flailing with sticks, but the rats all ran to safety.
While the sewing machine was out, I made some adjustments to a bag that I had made for Danielle to carry on the plane.
Ciska came with the news that she purchased a big fish, but she couldn't bring it here on her bicycle. Suzy was able to help her out. She took Gloire (Ciska's assistant) in the truck to pick up the fish while Ciska finished lunch.
There are always lots of interesting things to see outside our door, but sometimes I am hesitant to take a picture. Ciska saw me call Isabelle over to see this particular lady, and asked if I wanted a photo. She called the lady and man over, and they were willing to pose for me. It always amazes me when I see what the women can carry on their heads!
After lunch, Ciska had a letter she needed delivered to the other side of the hospital compound. She was busy cutting up a giant fish, so Isabelle, Caleb and I set off to act as post man. While we were coming back it started raining, and we all got soaked! I changed into a dry outfit, but Isabelle and Caleb thought it would be a good time to use their swimming cover-ups.
I had a few minutes to spare, so I finished a apron that I was sewing for someone.
Finally, the group from Liberty arrived, and we had a chance to meet them. They had treats for us. :) The kids are holding some Nintendo and computer games. A few they bought with their Christmas money, and the rest were gifts from Stephen's parents.
As we were about to sit down for supper, we heard another truck pull up to the house. Ginny and Joan had just returned from speaking to women in a village about HIV. The women loaded them with gifts before they left- sugar cane, pineapple, plantains, bananas, and chickens. I had to get a picture of the chickens in the back of the truck. They shared the food with everyone at the mission compound and hospital compound. Ginny was happy to add the chickens to her flock. :)
After that, we had supper and got ready to go to bed. We needed to get some rest to face whatever the next day would hold!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Coyote- the mighty hunter
These pictures are from about 2 months ago. It was one of the first times that he killed a lizard. Since then he has grown, had several near death experiences, and killed many more lizards. He's usually thoughtful enough to leave us the tail, sometimes with part of a leg still attached.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Family Photos
I realized it's been a long time since I posted. We're all alive and well, just busy with this and that. Sometimes real life doesn't leave much time for the computer. :)
I hope to post some more over the next week and let everyone know what we have been doing.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Why I'm grateful for concrete floors...
I have had many opportunities to appreciate the concrete floors in our house, but this weekend gave me quite a few more.
Our water was out on Friday morning. This happens from time to time, but remedied when the generator is turned on. It pumps water from the well into the water tower, and then we have water again.
On this particular morning "someone" turned the sink on in the bathroom. Since there was no water, they did not bother to turn the sink off.
During our school time, the water came back on. When school was finished, the kids started picking up their things. Isabelle walked into the hall, and realized that their was water in the hall. There was about 1 or 1 1/2 inches on the bathroom floor, flowing out of the bedroom and into the hall.
Our mop is like a squeegee. I was using it to push water out of the back door. The kids found the process quite interesting.
The floor slopes in various places, so the water was only on one side of our bedroom, and there was nothing on the floor that could be ruined.
Isabelle found the situation so entertaining, that she wanted Ciska (our cook) to see. She showed her and Ciska basically took over the clean up. I felt guilty, but had to admit that she was much more effective than I was.
She took the dust pan and scooped water into a bucket. After she filled up one bucket she had Gloire (her assistant) take over. Gloire finished in no time.
The other thing that happened this weekend was that Isabelle had a stomach virus. She thought she was feeling better, and wanted a little to eat. She ate a little and ran for the bathroom. She didn't quite make it. Clean-up was easier on a concrete floor than it would have been on carpet.
There have been many other spills, leaky spots on the roof, and a hole in the bottom of the bathtub. It's pretty easy to clean them up.
I think maybe concrete floors are underrated in the US!
Our water was out on Friday morning. This happens from time to time, but remedied when the generator is turned on. It pumps water from the well into the water tower, and then we have water again.
On this particular morning "someone" turned the sink on in the bathroom. Since there was no water, they did not bother to turn the sink off.
During our school time, the water came back on. When school was finished, the kids started picking up their things. Isabelle walked into the hall, and realized that their was water in the hall. There was about 1 or 1 1/2 inches on the bathroom floor, flowing out of the bedroom and into the hall.
Our mop is like a squeegee. I was using it to push water out of the back door. The kids found the process quite interesting.
The floor slopes in various places, so the water was only on one side of our bedroom, and there was nothing on the floor that could be ruined.
Isabelle found the situation so entertaining, that she wanted Ciska (our cook) to see. She showed her and Ciska basically took over the clean up. I felt guilty, but had to admit that she was much more effective than I was.
She took the dust pan and scooped water into a bucket. After she filled up one bucket she had Gloire (her assistant) take over. Gloire finished in no time.
The other thing that happened this weekend was that Isabelle had a stomach virus. She thought she was feeling better, and wanted a little to eat. She ate a little and ran for the bathroom. She didn't quite make it. Clean-up was easier on a concrete floor than it would have been on carpet.
There have been many other spills, leaky spots on the roof, and a hole in the bottom of the bathtub. It's pretty easy to clean them up.
I think maybe concrete floors are underrated in the US!
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