Fed baby.
Breakfast on the patio- no kids allowed. Look at mountains and smile.
Drove to the market- didn't kill anyone.
Buy veggies.
Walked past a pile of intestines, cow tongues, and I think an eyelid. Did not vomit.
Bought beef and chicken. Probably got ripped off.
Fought with an old lady over a 5 cent difference in the price of bananas. It's the principle.
Drive home.
Clean meat and package for future use. This is my most hated job.
Change out of meat cleaning clothes into meet new people clothes.
Eat lunch with new people.
Find out that for 50 cents more per kilo, I could buy meat already clean and packaged.
New people give us rolls and flour tortillas!
Come home, change back into meat cleaning clothes.
Security guard comes to visit baby.
Follow security guard (and baby) to neighbor's house.
Meet neighbors in my meat cleaning clothes. Nice.
Prepare self to clean more meat.
Mati lampu= no electricity!
Plug in generator. Pull on cord. Continue pulling.
30 minutes later, generator finally starts.
Generator stops, out of gas.
Whine.
Read books out loud to Matt and Jeremy.
Sit in car to feed Caleb in AC so he will stop screaming.
Go to buy gas.
Fill generator. Start generator.
Wash dishes.
Generator stops again.
Shoo mosquitoes off Caleb.
Complain some more. It's 94 degrees in our house.
Be reminded that life is not so bad.
Reminder not well received.
Try to start generator. Doesn't work.
Neighbors laugh.
Power comes back on.
Take shower.
No hot water.
Now I'm too cold.
The good news is, tomorrow starts with breakfast on the patio.
3 comments:
Wow! Sounds like you're doing really well with all the challenges, though.
When you guys need a break, we would love to have you at our home. We love you all and are glad you are serving in a place that so desperately needs it.
So what does Jeremy do? haha.
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