Hey Y'all,
Was a pretty good day today but an even better evening. Both Janice and I got to talk to Alex this evening. What a treat.
Hey, we even got to talk to Janice's mom, Judy. That is, of course, a treat too.
Emma and I spent the evening trying to repair her camera. She was eventually able to get the cover off and a few of the inards out. She was tring to get at the camera lense because it wasn't working but all she ultimately ended up doing was getting shocked by the internal battery. After she got shocked I picked up the camera and got shocked too! I looke at the little battery and it said 320 V. Yikes!!!
Everything else is chugging right along.
Take care.
sf
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, 23 Sept 09
Hi y'all....
Been pretty busy around here. We celebrated Libby's 20th Birthday a few days ago. She said she feels really old. I asked her if she wanted to trade places and she said, "no".
Janice picked out a very nice color for the new office. It's kinda a south western terra-cota look. The painter had a difficult time matching it... no Home Depots around here!
I took the kids to the artesianale the last couple of days. They really like the stuff there. They also like haggling with the vendors. Payton bought a couple of knives (he always buys knives!). Girls bought trinkets and some paintings. Very nice.
Everybody's healthy. That's great news.
Take care.
sf
Been pretty busy around here. We celebrated Libby's 20th Birthday a few days ago. She said she feels really old. I asked her if she wanted to trade places and she said, "no".
Janice picked out a very nice color for the new office. It's kinda a south western terra-cota look. The painter had a difficult time matching it... no Home Depots around here!
I took the kids to the artesianale the last couple of days. They really like the stuff there. They also like haggling with the vendors. Payton bought a couple of knives (he always buys knives!). Girls bought trinkets and some paintings. Very nice.
Everybody's healthy. That's great news.
Take care.
sf
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, 19 September 2009
A pretty good way to cap off any day is to sit down in your easy chair and watch your favorite college football team battle on the gridiron. Although we don't have an easy chair and I can't watch my favorite team on T.V. I surely did sit on the couch and "watch" the game via type written play-by-play.
What a great game and an even better victory for the UW Huskies over the USC (that's University of Spoiled Children, ha!) Trojans.
Don't worry, I'm not getting a fat head. I have every reason to believe that next week the Huskies will get slaughtered. But, for today at least, it feels good!!!
See you.
sf
What a great game and an even better victory for the UW Huskies over the USC (that's University of Spoiled Children, ha!) Trojans.
Don't worry, I'm not getting a fat head. I have every reason to believe that next week the Huskies will get slaughtered. But, for today at least, it feels good!!!
See you.
sf
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday, 18 Sept. 2009
Been a fun evening. We sat down to have Bible study only to realize that I hadn't copied the pages for everyone to work from so instead we read and discussed the 4th chapter of Job. Kids were in a silly mood so it was a minor miracle that we even finished.
Then, when we were through with that we put up the projector and watched the second episode of 24 Season 7. (Thanks to my parents!) Right now some of the kids and I are watching Stargate Atlantis.
Today Janice and I and 7 of the kids went to town. While we were there we stopped at the post office and picked up 4 packages, two of which were from January. Yes, that's right, 2 of them were sent last December and have sat in the post office for the last 9 months or so. Incredible.
Janice and I were talking about these packages tonight, about how strange it was that we've received 3 packages in the last 2 weeks that arrived here in January but sat in the post office for the last several months. It finally dawned on us that all 3 packages were sent last year, during the Christmas season. So, we're thinking that since we've been receiving packages very regularly now there must've been problems in December/January with the number of packages they were receiving.
The moral of the story? If you sent us a package that hasn't arrived yet don't worry, it just might still get here. Or, maybe it is here, just waiting for us at the post office to pick it up.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
sdf
Then, when we were through with that we put up the projector and watched the second episode of 24 Season 7. (Thanks to my parents!) Right now some of the kids and I are watching Stargate Atlantis.
Today Janice and I and 7 of the kids went to town. While we were there we stopped at the post office and picked up 4 packages, two of which were from January. Yes, that's right, 2 of them were sent last December and have sat in the post office for the last 9 months or so. Incredible.
Janice and I were talking about these packages tonight, about how strange it was that we've received 3 packages in the last 2 weeks that arrived here in January but sat in the post office for the last several months. It finally dawned on us that all 3 packages were sent last year, during the Christmas season. So, we're thinking that since we've been receiving packages very regularly now there must've been problems in December/January with the number of packages they were receiving.
The moral of the story? If you sent us a package that hasn't arrived yet don't worry, it just might still get here. Or, maybe it is here, just waiting for us at the post office to pick it up.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
sdf
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Wazzup?
We are doing fine here although a few of us have colds. It seems strange to have a soar throat and runny nose when it's 100 degrees outside. Doesn't really fit with my idea of "cold season".
All of the recent additions to the family seem to be doing well except for one little kitty. For some reason the little guy's not growing as rapidly as the others. Don't know what's up there.
The other night somebody climbed up onto the containers and stole several solar panels. Thankfully they didn't take them all. The solar panel stands have been modified with padlocks now so hopefully the rest will stay put. I am also working on a "fix" to the wall in the vicinity of the panels for added protection.
All of the various construction projects are moving along with the highlight being the painting of the office. Janice had the painter mix up some color akin to a Southwestern terra-cotta red (sorta). Looks nice.
Until next time.
sf
We are doing fine here although a few of us have colds. It seems strange to have a soar throat and runny nose when it's 100 degrees outside. Doesn't really fit with my idea of "cold season".
All of the recent additions to the family seem to be doing well except for one little kitty. For some reason the little guy's not growing as rapidly as the others. Don't know what's up there.
The other night somebody climbed up onto the containers and stole several solar panels. Thankfully they didn't take them all. The solar panel stands have been modified with padlocks now so hopefully the rest will stay put. I am also working on a "fix" to the wall in the vicinity of the panels for added protection.
All of the various construction projects are moving along with the highlight being the painting of the office. Janice had the painter mix up some color akin to a Southwestern terra-cotta red (sorta). Looks nice.
Until next time.
sf
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Hey there!
Busy day today as there are many people staying at the Welcome Center as well as a couple of construction projects underway.
I spent most of the day working with one of our guys putting in the ceiling in the new office. While the construction isn't too complicated it is a challenge when the thermometer is hovering right around 100 degrees or so. I was wearing shorts. The other guy was wearing a demin jumpsuit (the kind a mechanic might wear, for example). I was steaming hot. I can only imagine how hot we was. Payton asked me, "Why is he wearing a jumpsuit, dad?" I couldn't give him an answer since I really don't know why.
All of the new Flude animals are still alive. This is rather remarkable when one considers how many little hands "love" on them each day. We are hopeful that all of them make it to see their 1 month birthday.
It was Ethan's 7th birthday today. Strangely, nobody in the family sent him a message or called to wish him well. He didn't seem to mind but it made me kinda sad.
Hope things are going well for you all.
Later.
sf
Busy day today as there are many people staying at the Welcome Center as well as a couple of construction projects underway.
I spent most of the day working with one of our guys putting in the ceiling in the new office. While the construction isn't too complicated it is a challenge when the thermometer is hovering right around 100 degrees or so. I was wearing shorts. The other guy was wearing a demin jumpsuit (the kind a mechanic might wear, for example). I was steaming hot. I can only imagine how hot we was. Payton asked me, "Why is he wearing a jumpsuit, dad?" I couldn't give him an answer since I really don't know why.
All of the new Flude animals are still alive. This is rather remarkable when one considers how many little hands "love" on them each day. We are hopeful that all of them make it to see their 1 month birthday.
It was Ethan's 7th birthday today. Strangely, nobody in the family sent him a message or called to wish him well. He didn't seem to mind but it made me kinda sad.
Hope things are going well for you all.
Later.
sf
Monday, September 7, 2009
Monday, 7 September 2009
Greetings from wet N'Djamena!
It rained again today, or should I say this evening. It caused a little excitement as the twins room was getting a pretty good drenching because they forgot to close their shutters.
All of the new additions to the family seem to be doing well if one judges simply by their little cries for milk from their mommas. I know the kids are enjoying having them around.
A few days ago one of our neighbors died. This past weekend the family (Muslim family) had a funeral and a gathering for the deceased at the neighbor's house. While the festivities were ongoing, somebody stole one of the attendee's cars. The apparent culprit was some man (who was apparently one of the guests) wearing a turbin that covered his face. One of our guards remarked, "During Ramadan he can't eat, he can't drink, but he can steal!"
Hope you all have a great day.
sf
It rained again today, or should I say this evening. It caused a little excitement as the twins room was getting a pretty good drenching because they forgot to close their shutters.
All of the new additions to the family seem to be doing well if one judges simply by their little cries for milk from their mommas. I know the kids are enjoying having them around.
A few days ago one of our neighbors died. This past weekend the family (Muslim family) had a funeral and a gathering for the deceased at the neighbor's house. While the festivities were ongoing, somebody stole one of the attendee's cars. The apparent culprit was some man (who was apparently one of the guests) wearing a turbin that covered his face. One of our guards remarked, "During Ramadan he can't eat, he can't drink, but he can steal!"
Hope you all have a great day.
sf
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Hello!
It was certainly a busy week here as our days were filled with visiting people and managing the various construction projects going on around the Welcome Center. This weekend we had a large group of 20 people or so come for a retreat. They will be here for several days. It is great when there are a lot of folks staying here but on the flip side of that is it can be a little bit of work at times. This, of course, isn't a bad thing.
We are so thankful that everybody is pretty healthy. This has become a daily battle for us, as many of you know. But, for now, we are all doing well.
While today is just like any other saturday it really isn't. It is one of the few days where I do miss life in the good ol' United States because it is the start of the College Football season. Last year was an easy transition because I couldn't watch my team (Univ. of Washington Husksies) on TV but at least I could listen to them via the internet. (Sometimes I was up at 4 AM to do so, but still, not bad altogether.) This year I won't even be able to listen since our internet connection is essentially dial-up. Unfortunately, the last several years there hasn't been much to root for since "my team" has really sunk low... lower even than Wazzu. (Man, does it ever pain me to write that.)
Today I talked with my brother-in-law Ray for about 2 minutes. It was great to hear his voice. He and his family have been such a blessing to us for many, many years but esspecially so over the last 4 or 5 as they've been with us every step of the way. You guys are great!
Hope you all have a great weekend and that "your team" wins (except for Wazzu!)
sf
It was certainly a busy week here as our days were filled with visiting people and managing the various construction projects going on around the Welcome Center. This weekend we had a large group of 20 people or so come for a retreat. They will be here for several days. It is great when there are a lot of folks staying here but on the flip side of that is it can be a little bit of work at times. This, of course, isn't a bad thing.
We are so thankful that everybody is pretty healthy. This has become a daily battle for us, as many of you know. But, for now, we are all doing well.
While today is just like any other saturday it really isn't. It is one of the few days where I do miss life in the good ol' United States because it is the start of the College Football season. Last year was an easy transition because I couldn't watch my team (Univ. of Washington Husksies) on TV but at least I could listen to them via the internet. (Sometimes I was up at 4 AM to do so, but still, not bad altogether.) This year I won't even be able to listen since our internet connection is essentially dial-up. Unfortunately, the last several years there hasn't been much to root for since "my team" has really sunk low... lower even than Wazzu. (Man, does it ever pain me to write that.)
Today I talked with my brother-in-law Ray for about 2 minutes. It was great to hear his voice. He and his family have been such a blessing to us for many, many years but esspecially so over the last 4 or 5 as they've been with us every step of the way. You guys are great!
Hope you all have a great weekend and that "your team" wins (except for Wazzu!)
sf
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Hello all!
It's been a pretty busy past couple of days as we have been occupied with lots of rain and people coming and going here at the Welcome Center. Thankfully, in the midst of it all, everybody is healthy! We've not been able to say that much over the past several months. Thanks for your prayers.
Today Janice and I went shopping in town. We even made it out to the big market in the city center. I always enjoy the time I get to spend with my wife and today was no different.
While we were out shopping, Janice and the kids were texting back and forth quite a bit as one of our dogs and one of our cats were giving birth. I think the final tally is 7 puppies and 4 kittens. Yikes! Janice was beside herself for much of the day. She wanted to get home and "help" or watch or something. I told her that dogs and cats have been doing this sort of thing for many, many years and that neither one of them needed her there. I don't think she was too upset with me. Ha!
We had a plumber out today for a repair on the feed line from the water tank. It took him two days to get it right but I think now it is ok. I know we are all relieved to have water flowing properly again.
Earlier tonight Janice hit the pinky toe on her right foot agains the couch. Poor thing is hobbling around the house right now. If it weren't so painful for her I'd think it was funny. She looks like an 85 year old women who spent too much time on her feet. I told her that it figured since she's been feeling pretty good it didn't surprise me that something would come up and "afflict" her.
Earlier today we bought some Rice Chrispies. So, after dinner Janice and I made marshmallows. It took us about 90 minutes to get them completed and then we made Rice Krispy Treats. They were very rich but they were good. Kids seemed to like them.
Hope your September is off to a good starts.
Until next time.
sf
It's been a pretty busy past couple of days as we have been occupied with lots of rain and people coming and going here at the Welcome Center. Thankfully, in the midst of it all, everybody is healthy! We've not been able to say that much over the past several months. Thanks for your prayers.
Today Janice and I went shopping in town. We even made it out to the big market in the city center. I always enjoy the time I get to spend with my wife and today was no different.
While we were out shopping, Janice and the kids were texting back and forth quite a bit as one of our dogs and one of our cats were giving birth. I think the final tally is 7 puppies and 4 kittens. Yikes! Janice was beside herself for much of the day. She wanted to get home and "help" or watch or something. I told her that dogs and cats have been doing this sort of thing for many, many years and that neither one of them needed her there. I don't think she was too upset with me. Ha!
We had a plumber out today for a repair on the feed line from the water tank. It took him two days to get it right but I think now it is ok. I know we are all relieved to have water flowing properly again.
Earlier tonight Janice hit the pinky toe on her right foot agains the couch. Poor thing is hobbling around the house right now. If it weren't so painful for her I'd think it was funny. She looks like an 85 year old women who spent too much time on her feet. I told her that it figured since she's been feeling pretty good it didn't surprise me that something would come up and "afflict" her.
Earlier today we bought some Rice Chrispies. So, after dinner Janice and I made marshmallows. It took us about 90 minutes to get them completed and then we made Rice Krispy Treats. They were very rich but they were good. Kids seemed to like them.
Hope your September is off to a good starts.
Until next time.
sf
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