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Aug. 15, 2009
VERY misc. post! and kinda long.
Whoa! It's been a while since I did any blogging. But then I have lots of good reasons and there's no reason I can't take all the "bloggy breaks" needed. :)
One of the main reasons I've not blogged is because our house has been a construction site again....or has been more of a construction site than usual. Ha.
This month the crew was back. Plastering, digging, digging, plastering, and pouring cement and tiling and in general making a very big mess but at the same time getting a lot done in a short amount of time! THAT has been the huge praise in all of this.
They plastered the entire outside of the back side of the house. It looks so different!
They dug a BIG DEEP hole at the corner of the house to see what is wrong with the foundation. We've had huge cracks in the walls all because something settled or moved (or both) on that corner of the house. They were thinking it was a giant rock that was under the foundation that maybe settled and caused things to move, but they never found the rock.
Here's Dane working one day while all the guys stood around watching. :)
What they did end up doing was filling part of that hole (which went partially under the corner of the house) with cement...
and then tying a cement beam with re bar from the corner of the house across to the other wall to help support it.
Then a cement pad/patio was poured in order to keep things from eroding and such like.
Here's Liam trying his hand at tamping the ground where they were going to pour the pad.
Also, the one guy laid tile and put in a proper drain with a cover for our "plumbing room". So nice to have that main drain covered...it's basically where all the sewage goes. So yippee no more stink!
The guys also got this vent for the bathroom bricked and plastered. Little things that all needed to be done.
So that all sounded nice and easy to report. But it wasn't quite that way. Pretty much from the first day they had to wet down the walls and take the bedroom windows (and all the other windows) off in order to plaster. We lived for a good week without windows and really all ended up sleeping in the family room in order to be warm enough. Yeah, I know you are thinking it's South America! It's gotta be warm. Nope. It's the coldest time of the year here and even though it never gets below freezing, it has been a cooler year and some nights were down in the low 50s these past few weeks.
We all did end up with colds, which I think we also shared with friends. Rats. :{
And let's not even talk about the dirt, because, did I say it's windy this time of year? It is.
I know, complain, complain. But, something I've been learning lately is to use the word AND when talking about things sometimes. While it's good to think positively, I don't think it's good to "stuff" things and try to talk yourself into ignoring things that are going on. Sometimes even though there are hard things going on, there are ALSO great things going on. Even in just one situation. So....
It's been very windy and dirty with the windows off while the guys work on our house...AND...the house looks great all plastered!
It is amazing how Abba provided so we can get these projects done...AND...It's been stressful to have guys watching you cook, clean, homeschool, parent, etc while they work.
I'm pretty tired these days and ready for a break....AND....I am very thankful for all Abba has done to provide for our needs and EXTRA blessings.
AND I am thankful for all Abba is teaching me. I might not have learned these things any other way.
What "things"? Well, sometime I might share more but then again, I might not. But let's just say it's been an intense year or so (leaning more on the 'so" here) and that has also been another reason I've not blogged a lot lately.
But I'd like to if I can and I am looking forward to more studies we'll be doing. Right now we are mainly trying to wrap things up here before we head to the States for our "Home Assignment", aka "furlough". That is just around the corner!
A lot of excitement around here to see family and friends. A lot of excitement to do or see things they did last time we were in the "states". In Heidi and Liam's case there are things they don't remember or haven't seen that they are looking forward too. The two of them go around talking about "When we go to the 'nited States.....". A few days ago Heidi came in the room saying/singing "I want to go to Canada, I want to go to Canada.....What's Canada?"
They can't wait to see snow and make snowmen and snow forts. My mouth is practically watering just thinking about Fall apples and apple cider. Mmmmm. Salty peanuts still in the shell and just getting to be in the Plains where there's no mountains.
And these days I am thinking a LOT about seeing family members that I can't wait to hug and talk with.
I hope to post soon about how school is going for the two older boys. Some encouraging things there for me as their teacher.
Thanks to those who read and I hope to write more in the coming days as I can. All those other homeschoolers on HSB and The Homeschool Lounge, I am looking forward to reading your plans for the coming school year too.
Signing off for now. Have a good day! |
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Aug. 20, 2009 - Untitled Comment
I was an MK so remember well the excitement of preparing to go 'home', though to me it wasn't home at all - mum and dad were 'home' and that was enough. May I recommend books by Ruth E van Reken for you and your children? They are fantastic for anyone being a 'third culture kid' and very enlightening for the parents too.
God bless you!
Sarah