Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Bonjour, We finished yesterday's school lesson first thing this morning. We had planned to go to the ocean with the Luthers. They called and said that they weren't…
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Bonjour,
We finished yesterday's school lesson first thing this morning. We had planned to go to the ocean with the Luthers. They called and said that they weren't going to go since it was raining. So, we did today's lesson too. The boys were not too thrilled. Joe told them that the faster they finish, the more time they will have to go do things this summer. We have eight lessons left.
Joe spent the day at the mechanic again. The front axle was leaking oil again. They supposedly fixed that last week. So, he went to a different mechanic today. He found a guy that is an official Toyota dealer with new parts in stock. In fixing that, they found some other things that need to be fixed soon.
After school, the kids went to play with the Luther kids. It had stopped raining by that time. After lunch, we attempted to take naps. Danny accidentally fell asleep while watching a movie. The other two never did go to sleep. I rested for a little while. Gilbert came running in and said, "Mom, come quick. There is something very bad." The screen door was partially open. Straw, the kitten, had somehow climbed up to the top of the screen door and was stuck up there. I got a chair and got her down. Straw played with the kids whenever they were outside; the rest of the day, she napped on the rug right in front of the front door.
The kids all got little dry erase boards in our package yesterday. Bonnie goes into panic mode when she can't find hers. I found the board but couldn't find her marker. I got a different marker to solve that problem. She was playing with the end of the marker. I told her not to do that because she would ruin the marker. She said, "Mom, we can't do that to the marker; it will go up to heaven."
After supper, Bonnie said, "Mom, I need to call grandma." She brought me the phone and was trying to dial it.
Now, Bonnie is bringing people desserts made out of blocks. Joe ordered a banana split and had to explain what that was. Bonnie said, "Here's your banana split, Dad. It's very special."
A demain,
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie