Well this last week we had winter again. There were several days of 'cold' - I'm not complaining at all but we were actually quite cold! Remember we pretty much sleep outside and it was rainy and in the 60's. Apparently we're used to the heat because we were so cold we were wearing layers of long sleeves, sweatshirts, socks, and shoes, it was really strange! It also made showering impossible without the heater so I'm really glad we had that option. And now it's over. For now anyways, I suppose it could get cold again.
This week was a lot about painting. So here's what it looked like BEFORE:
And now the top front (the deck area) is done, check it out:
We call it Maxwell House Blue with Cream (creamer?) trim ;) Ok so it's not exactly (or at all) the color we thought we were going with, but it's really growing on us and the fact that the nice oil-based paint makes it look so much newer really helps. There's a LOT left to do. Joel had to replace a bunch of boards and clean a lot of the wood before painting it:
Of course before working up there he had to fix the ladder (there's always something). The guide that keeps the 2 parts of the ladder together was missing on one side so he had to make a new one. Out of an aluminum gas tank.
He also refinished the front door, it looks awesome:
Along with getting all this painting done Joel also spent a couple days fishing with some guys from the village. He loves this because he gets to do one of his favorite things, help someone out, and of course get to have church all day on a boat :)
Yesterday he went to our friends house and worked on taking his backhoe apart because it needed a new clutch. Well this was right up his alley and made him feel like he was back working in Georgia :)
Looks about the same too ;)
So if you hadn't noticed yet, a friend of ours gave us a camera to use! I'm super excited about this, what a blessing :)
So since we've been here we've had a parrot. We don't know much about him other than his name is Jessi (or it may be Jessica, no one seems to be sure since there were two). Recently we had been talking about taking him to a bird rescue place in Belmopan since we know he's not happy in a little cage, and especially without his friend. A couple days ago our pastor, Kenny, called and asked if we would give Jessi to Belize Bird Rescue . His brother-in-law works there (or knows someone who works there?) and had asked him if he knew of any parrots that might be surrendered. So he called us! The timing was just crazy. So the next day they came and picked him up! I saw on their facebook page he is doing great, eating a lot and making lots of noise :) If he does well at rehab (lol) he may even be released into the wild! He was really fun but we are so happy that he's going to be happy :)
They didn't have lifegroup (the new name for house church) this week because the hosts were both sick with the flu :( But they will be back to it next week!
There is a team coming the middle of February and we got a lot of their details so Joel spent a day in the village with Kenny figuring out all the logistics of what everyone will be doing and eating and how to transport them etc. There's a lot to do to get ready for a team, I can't imagine doing it every week or every other week like they used to! We still have bunch to do but they got a lot figured out already. That should be fun and gives us something to look forward to. Also my parents are coming to visit soon after that so we're all (especially Sage) really looking forward to that!
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