I am still having a lot of issues trying to upload photos to this site. So I posted a blog and photos on the test site that I had kind of forgotten about.
So go here for the latest blog. It is a ministry update of sorts, not as detailed as I’d like, but it’s the best I could do in the limited amount of time I had.
It’s been cold and rainy. I love a good dreary chilly day, but even I have had enough of them after weeks on end of being freezing cold all day long. The temperature is around 45-50 degrees, which is just miserable inside a house. But I won’t complain, especially not after hearing about the devastation in Haiti.
But with it being so cold out, the boys and I haven’t been out on our usual jaunts. The other day was a little warmer, and I was desparate to find a way to spend Alistair’s energy, so we bundled up and walked to the park. It started raining as soon as we got there, so we visited with Alvaro and Paula, who live by the park.
So staying inside all day is getting boring. Is this what life is like where is snows? I can’t even remember anymore. How do people cope with the cold weather going on for months and not just weeks?
Ever since we moved here, we have been planning on starting a kids’ Bible class. We are getting the empty house down the street painted and fixed up finally so we can hold the classes there (we rent that house too…I’m not going to get into all the particulars of why). The young guys and girls on the team Adam works with were supposed to be teaching the class, but they have been supposed to be starting it for 9 months now, so I am thinking of gathering some interested women from church and doing it that way.
So I’ve been thinking about that.
I’ve been thinking about my friends in La Perla too. Even though I did not like living there, I did make some friends and I haven’t seen them since we moved! Now that the Christmas season has died down, maybe I’ll risk the horrible road and go up.
Anson is 6 1/2 months now. He is eating solid food unlike his brother who refused any food until around 10 months. Right now, his favorite food is chayotes. That’s all he wants to eat- not pears, no apples, and no more guayaba, and no rice cereal unless it has chayotes mixed in with it. Another weird child, I know.
He is sleeping somewhat better. He is taking an unsually long nap, which is why I am writing this post.
Alistair has homework from Sunday School to do, so I think I will stop writing this boring post and help him with it. I am only doing it so that he will rack up points and then get a prize. I think I am more excited about than he is.
Here is Alistair painting on the wall. He is SO proud of himself, as you can tell from the hand on the hip pose. I gave him a paintbrush, not realizing that it still had paint on it. Fortunately, it is water color paint.
He says he painted claws and eyebrows.
Eating chips with the neighbor kids on New Year’s day.
Adam looks a ventriloquist with his puppet.
