Monday, February 23, 2009

Bonjour,

First thing this morning, the Lebanese businessman called wanting to
know the measurements of the classrooms so that he could get the tin for
the roof. He really wants to get the classroom for the deaf school
finished quickly.

Joe went to run errands. First, he went to Anyama to make sure the
brick makers were working. Then, he headed into Abidjan. He spent some
time looking at vehicles for Lenell. He found one possibility; then, he
saw another one when he was driving down the road. The mechanic is
going to go check that one out in the morning.

Joe went to the bank. It took quite awhile at the bank because they are
switching over to a new format; so, everyone has to redo their
paperwork. Joe was there for an hour and a half. After finishing at
the bank, he ate some lunch and then went to the hardware store.

He got back home about 16:00. It was about to rain. He and the boys
jumped in the vehicle to take a tarp up to the Anyama church to cover
the bricks. They got the bricks covered just before it started pouring
down rain.

On the way back home, he realized that there was a problem with the
accelerator sticking. After supper, he took the vehicle to the mechanic
and got that fixed.

The boys have been "helping" me take things off of the walls. I let
them help me bag all of my stuffed bears. They thought that was great.
They have been carrying the bags around the house. We have almost
everything taken off of the walls in the bedrooms and hallway.

We got a couple rounds of the game Cookin' Cookies in tonight. The boys
love it. Gilbert won both games. Bonnie was crawling around underneath
the table to get in on the action.

Danny and Gilbert have both had some stomach problems today. Danny has
severe diarrhea again. We called the doctor. He told us something to
give him tonight, and we have an appointment in the morning. Bonnie has
to get shots tomorrow.

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie