Week 30

Joel spent a few days last week working at the fishing lodge.  Monday he and some 6 other guys from the village put up all the concrete for the pool with just trowels. The cement truck poured the concrete into the middle of the pool and every one just slung it at the walls until it was finished, it was a long hot day. We should have some pictures of the work in progress next week it was a busy place in that hole.

Then another day he and Jay worked on the fireplace for the outdoor kitchen. Joel said they are going way overboard on this project so he can show Jay a new trade and he can build more of these for other people. This fireplace/stove will have all the extras so Jay will know how to tackle any request in the future he might have. 

We've known our cabana was not quite level, but it seemed to be getting worse. The door kept getting stuck, the toilet wasn't working right, and the drain in the shower quit draining.

So he put a level on it and started jacking it up. And up and up....a whole foot! No wonder we felt we were sleeping on a hill! Unfortunately the posts had rotted off just below the sand, but he put concrete down and hopefully that will keep us level for awhile.

Straight again! Hey, it's a big deal, we sleep so much better level lol. 

There are so many mangoes in the village, we're eating them all the time (it's rough!) And plums and rose apples....

Sage is SO happy about this. If we lived in the village I don't think I'd have to feed her anymore, I think she'd go outside and graze.

After the rain everything has come to life, there's flowers blooming everywhere:

In other (even more exciting) news, Sage's chicken laid her first egg! Ok, Sage was the most excited and thanked Black for making her breakfast :)

I had a wonderful Mothers Day :) Joel and Sage picked me some flowers, and made me a card and breakfast!

We went to church where Joel gave the message (it was really good) and then went to Jay and Myrtles for an amazing meal of chicken, gibnut, rice and beans, banana salad, and potato pie.  Sage was in her glory because their dog had 6 puppies and their cat had kittens.

Then the kids all built a fort together in the back of Jay's truck :)

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day too!