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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Bonjour!

This morning, Joe went into town to run some errands. On Monday, he had

purchased an attic fan for our house in Ivory Coast. He asked several

questions before he purchased it, and the man assured him that it was what

he wanted. When Joe brought it home, he took it out of the box and looked

at it. It was not a single phase 220 fan like the guy said that it was. He

had to wait until today to take it back because that place was closed on

Tuesday and Wednesday due to the holidays. The man didn’t want to take it

back at first, but Joe got him to take it back in exchange for two smaller

fans that are single phase 220. If we put one at each end of the attic,

that should make a difference inside the house!

Then, Joe went to the mechanic. They kept the vehicle to check the water

pump. Joe took a taxi to finish his errands and to come home.

Gilbert has been “reading” books today. He knows some of the stories pretty

well now.

Joe found a cold store that carries frozen hamburger and frozen chicken

breasts. He brought some of that home; so, we had to rearrange in the

freezer. There was a Popsicle in there that I gave to Gilbert. It wasn’t

on a stick; it was in a bag. So, it was too cold for his hand. I gave him

a little bowl and a spoon. Gilbert went to the Tupperware cupboard and got

another bowl out. He transferred the frozen chunk to the empty bowl. He

drank the juice from the other bowl and then transferred the frozen chunk to

that bowl. That was how he ate his Popsicle.

Danny slept most of the morning and has been awake most of the afternoon and

evening. I worked on some things for my literature class.

This evening, Joe went back into town to check on the vehicle. They fixed

the water pump temporarily while they look for a new one. So, he was able

to bring the vehicle home.

A demain,

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, and Danny