Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Bonjour,

Joe preached at the fire station this morning. Joe told them that his dad

is a volunteer fire fighter; they were excited that he is a fire fighter but

shocked to hear that he doesn’t get paid to do it. Joe was able to get the

part for the pool pump today. He checked on the chemicals, but they weren’t

in yet. He stopped at the church to check on their progress. He said that

the wall is looking much better, and they are almost finished. Joe took the

kids up to the pool to have a picnic. He got the pump working again and let

the kids play on the steps of the pool for a little while.

I read this morning while the kids played outside. Then, they came to

“read” with me. I didn’t get much reading done after they joined me.

Around 11:30, Kristine and I took a taxi into town. We ate a hamburger.

Then, we did some grocery shopping. We saw Jackie and Naomi Siekbert at

the grocery store. It was their first trip to Garden Mart after returning

from the States. Kristine and I caught another taxi and headed home. The

taxi driver tried to raise the price on us, but we stood our ground. He

didn’t get a pesewa more than we had agreed upon. (The change is called

pesewas, and 100 pesewas make one cedis. One cedis is about 75 cents.)

Danny and Bonnie were asleep when I got home. I think Gilbert has

officially outgrown naps although he still takes one occasionally.

I got the kids’ school stuff ordered for the next school year. I called

only to find out that I had to order some of it online. I wrote everything

down to hopefully make it easier next year.

After supper, Kristine and I played a couple games with the kids. We tried

Twister, but the kids aren’t quite big enough to reach all of the spots yet.

Then, we played a fishing game. Whoever catches the most fish wins. Danny

was catching them with his hands instead of using his pole; we had to nip

that in the bud. We played a game of Cadoo. Danny won the first game. Joe

joined us for the second game, and we played in teams. The teams were Danny

and Kristine, Gilbert and Joe, and Bonnie and I. Gilbert’s team and

Bonnie’s team tied; Danny was heartbroken once again because he lost. He

had to go to bed early. He has to learn that we don’t cry if we lose.

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie