Today was a beautiful breezy day, the kind of day when you want to run outdoors and keep on going through the trees and up the mountain! Instead, there are the streets and cars. Thoughts of being trapped can pop into ones mind. Then we think, it's only a matter of time, we won't be here that long! How about those who live this all the time, year after year? How do they feel when they hear complaints about feeling penned in? It makes the complaints die on our lips! It is all in how we look at it! God has work for us to do and He gives grace and acceptance to do it. It is an interesting experience!
Cooking has been a bit of a challenge today. Vernon has been tiling the back splash in the kitchen and so all cooking takes longer and more moving around of stuff. The kitchen cabinets and back splash have an interesting history. Their first life was concrete forms for the kitchen walls and ceiling. Then they were sanded and turned into cabinets. The tiled back splash will look much better and maybe some energetic person will decide to resand and varnish the doors!
We had about 4 extra people here for lunch and I panicked and quick heated up left over pizza to go along with left over 'haystacks'. Of course, there was plenty! Went to market today and Jared came to help me carry things. The people are getting used to us. They know we can't resist pineapple and strawberries! I felt quite proud of myself, walking about with my basket on my arm, buying potatoes, peppers, onion, zucchini, strawberries, blackberries, lettuce, pineapple, limes, cilantro and bananas! I could even get the price the second time they said it. There is something about putting the produce on a shelf in the fridge and knowing that there are a lot of options for cooking sitting there! I made platinos for lunch. They were very good!
Tonight we will walk down the street to Dannys to celebrate a birthday. Cake and ice cream for Caleb who turns eight years old.
