After a week of no truck and no internet, I've finally rejoined the 20th century. More or less anyhow. At least I'm back online and mobile...what more can I ask for. Okay...a lot probably...but I'm good with this for now.
Life? Let's see...
The truck took forever to fix. Then as I was driving to the bank to get more money to pay my mechanic (hmmm...) I heard a funny noise and pulled over. Yes...for the third time, I nearly lost a wheel. Actually...let's make that for the first time, I nearly lost a wheel. The other two times I did, in fact, lose a wheel. One of the worker kids didn't tighten the lug nuts and I could move three of them with my fingers.
It's so smokey here from burning sugar cane fields, they've closed down the airports. Visibility was about half a kilometre today. That, combined with the heat, is making people a little crazy. Well...I should probably only speak for myself. It's making me a little crazy.
We went to a pool on Sunday. It was fun. You really can't complain about hanging out at a pool on a hot...smokey...day. The only slightly grumpy thing was that it was a bit crowded (we didn't get there until after church), so all the deck chairs were taken. I told Roberto if he could find me one, I'd buy him a Coke. He wandered around until he saw someone who looked like they might be ready to leave and then pounced the moment they were two feet from their chair. That kid's great! And cheap...
David just smelled electrical smoke and went into his room to find that the plug to the extension cord we use for our computers blew up. Literally. There's smoke up the wall and the plug is all black and melted. Part of the plug is still in the socket and I'm thinking that's probably not a good thing.
We've been trying to help the guys start doing regular daily devotions (we all know how busy life can get sometimes). So I've been writing out questions for them for each day, and then on Monday's we get together and go through them. It's been a lot of fun. It took a bit to get going, but after being on the hot seat of not having anything written down, the lazier guys in the crowd picked up the pace this past week. =) Nothing like a little public shame to motivate you. I'm such a good parent. But it's turning into something we've really been enjoying...so that's good.
I'm sure there are other things too...but I should probably go figure out what to do with the live electrical plug sticking out of David's wall....
You thought I was kidding....right?
PS Thanks for all the comments on my other posts, by the way! I enjoyed them. I usually try to respond, but with no internet all week, I kind of fell behind. But I wanted you all to know that they were appreciated... =)
Life? Let's see...
The truck took forever to fix. Then as I was driving to the bank to get more money to pay my mechanic (hmmm...) I heard a funny noise and pulled over. Yes...for the third time, I nearly lost a wheel. Actually...let's make that for the first time, I nearly lost a wheel. The other two times I did, in fact, lose a wheel. One of the worker kids didn't tighten the lug nuts and I could move three of them with my fingers.
It's so smokey here from burning sugar cane fields, they've closed down the airports. Visibility was about half a kilometre today. That, combined with the heat, is making people a little crazy. Well...I should probably only speak for myself. It's making me a little crazy.
We went to a pool on Sunday. It was fun. You really can't complain about hanging out at a pool on a hot...smokey...day. The only slightly grumpy thing was that it was a bit crowded (we didn't get there until after church), so all the deck chairs were taken. I told Roberto if he could find me one, I'd buy him a Coke. He wandered around until he saw someone who looked like they might be ready to leave and then pounced the moment they were two feet from their chair. That kid's great! And cheap...
David just smelled electrical smoke and went into his room to find that the plug to the extension cord we use for our computers blew up. Literally. There's smoke up the wall and the plug is all black and melted. Part of the plug is still in the socket and I'm thinking that's probably not a good thing.
We've been trying to help the guys start doing regular daily devotions (we all know how busy life can get sometimes). So I've been writing out questions for them for each day, and then on Monday's we get together and go through them. It's been a lot of fun. It took a bit to get going, but after being on the hot seat of not having anything written down, the lazier guys in the crowd picked up the pace this past week. =) Nothing like a little public shame to motivate you. I'm such a good parent. But it's turning into something we've really been enjoying...so that's good.
I'm sure there are other things too...but I should probably go figure out what to do with the live electrical plug sticking out of David's wall....
You thought I was kidding....right?
PS Thanks for all the comments on my other posts, by the way! I enjoyed them. I usually try to respond, but with no internet all week, I kind of fell behind. But I wanted you all to know that they were appreciated... =)
3 comments:
How about jumping into the 21st century with the rest of us? And I am quite concerned about you getting anywhere near that electrical problem. Call it a hunch.
It's the placenta dude. Bad luck. Shudda planted it or made stew or something.
Ug...stew...that just ruined my whole night... =)
But yea...sometimes late at night I worry about what I did with the placenta...
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