Ghana Field Journal — Missions With the Consfords
Thursday, September 27, 2012
W'apow mu e, Joe took the kids to school. Then, he met the generator repairman at the taxi station. The repairman put a sealant on the area…
W'apow mu e,
Joe took the kids to school. Then, he met the generator repairman at the taxi station. The repairman put a sealant on the area with the leak; however, when we fired up the generator this afternoon, the patch did not hold. He said that he will have to take the motor completely apart to fix it, and that will take some time. He said that until "load shedding" has stopped that we should just keep adding oil to it every time we use it.
Joe went into town to get a new air filter for the generator. He actually found a brand new one. He also went to exchange a converter that we bought recently. The boss was not in, and they did not want to exchange it. Joe had them call the boss. The boss told them to exchange it. Joe was pretty excited that he set out to do two things and actually got both of them accomplished.
I did some work in the office this morning. I got a couple loads of laundry done before the power went off this afternoon. I guess they decided to be nice to us since the power was off this afternoon because they did not turn it back off this evening for load shedding.
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The kids had a good day at school. They played outside for a couple hours when they got home. I thought that they must have gotten into something because we did not hear a peep from them for quite a while. Then, Gilbert got bit by an ant and sent Bonnie in to report about it. I was in the middle of making pizza for supper. So, Joe went out to check on him. Gilbert said that he could not come because he could not move. He was back up and going momentarily. The kids helped me put the toppings on the pizza.
After supper, Bonnie was hiding from the brothers. She got behind a chair that was in the corner by climbing over the top of the chair. Then, she could not get back out. The boys were trying to help her get out. Bonnie started crying. We asked what was wrong. Gilbert said, "We just smashed her head a little."
Gilbert and Bonnie had homework tonight. Then, Gilbert did some combination flashcards. Danny got a couple of them right before Gilbert did.
Nantsew yie!
Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie