Hope you have had a great start to an awesome weekend! We are busy we just had this team from Fredonia Baptist Church New Albany MS, and now Franklin's mom comes in Sunday LORD willing. We plan to work here some, she may make curtains etc. We also have tile to lay and painting to do always lots to do! She also wants to go to the coast a day.
Feb 15 we have a couple coming in to stay a month Charles and Darlene Ballard, they wanted an opportunity to serve short term. This is the first time we will do this so be interesting! We have set up one room upstairs in the conference building for them to stay. After Ms Nancy passed away we brought her furniture etc over here to the camp to store. Her children have donated it to us now, so it has come in handy she had a couch, table and chairs fridge etc that we can use to set up for teams and especially for this couple, it will feel a little more like home to them!
Also this team who was just here laid tile upstairs, so far it had just been concrete floor. So it will be much easier upkeep! And don't have to set your feet down in the mornings on dirty ole concrete! Guess it does beat dirt,,,,, hehe!
We really are enjoying our house! Don't know whatcha got till it's gone! One thing I didn't even miss anymore but love having back is kitchen cabinets! The houses here in Costa Rica are lucky to have a sink in the kitchen most have a small cabinet top but not necessarily!!! 7 years without, I was beginning to get used to it...So now being able to put away all my dishes in real cabinets is a blessing! And having a house to go home to while we have teams was nice too, before we lived right in with the teams! They even did the cooking the week they were here so it gave me a lil break! They had me spoiled, I had to start cookin again!
They gave the kids a wiii & some games, one is just dance, so last night we did exersize, hey some good things come with these games!!! Of course mario is one of the games,,,The kids have really enjoyed it! They go back to school Feb 8 so it will mean much less time to play!
They have been doing their own laundry and helping out keeping the house clean while they have been off school.
We went to get Marys uniform yesterday, we had ordered it in Dec. The shirt is teal colored and the pants are black with white pinstripe, looks like a professional! We are excited about her being a senior, hard to believe! PRAY for her that she won't lose her focus on JESUS as she grows up!
James will be starting high school, 7th grade, we ordered his shirt yesterday he can get it the day before school starts! He will wear the same type pants, navy blue as he has all the school years here.
The other day I was talking to him about missing Mary when she goes to college, and he opens his eyes real big and says, "you mean she's leaving?" They will miss each other although they'd never believe it now! hehe!
The cicadas are humming right along this morning they drive you crazy with all that screechin! Callin for rain I guess they'll have a long wait, rain starts back in May LORD willing! They even get louder as time goes on... arggghhh
Had a nice dew this morning but that don't last long in this hot sun! Goes down to 70 at night but daytime highs at 85-90!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James
