Elevator still isn't fixed! Boooooohooooohooooo! John is ready to move. :(
Today was a big day of sorts. We broke down and hired an empleada to come deep-clean our house 2 x a month. She was here for 9 hours. Yes, it is THAT dirty. She also did laundry and cleaned sheets. She charged us $18. :( I felt so bad, but yet so happy to have my house cleaned so well for so little. She did a great job and cleaned very, very well. And....she speaks very clear and we had good conversation. She will be back in 2 weeks and hopefully in November she can start coming once a week. This city is just so filthy, I could not keep up with it. It's nothing like Florida when you could deep clean every so often. I sweep 3-5 times a day because it's so dirty. Anyway, I broke down and hired someone and my life is all the better for it.
A big day for Parker! Parker had a permanent retainer of sorts put in his mouth. He can no longer suck his thumb and this will correct his cross-bite. Please pray for him as he went to bed crying because he can't suck his thumb. He's very bummed, but he is 8 years old and has to stop sucking or his teeth and jaw will be ruined!
Other news on the family front:
The kids are starting basketball tomorrow (Spanish). :)
The kids are starting Awana's on Friday (English)
The kids are going to "try" a kids's club at a church on Saturday (Spanish).
We found a place for swimming lessons in Spanish (close by) and we also found a place where Ally can take piano lessons (all the kids can take whatever kind of musical lesson) in the future. We just need to get a keyboard. All of these things are very, very cheap in comparison to American prices! :) VERY cheap, in Spanish and nearby.
I'm not going to sign them up for everything at one time, as I don't feel God calling us to a life of busyness, but I am trying to get them plugged in a little bit here so they can make some friends (still have none) and can start to feel like they are at home. I also want them to continue to learn and speak Spanish. I am very excited about these new prospects!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Good For You! Congrats on the empleada. Focus on those kids! Sounds like ya'll have some exciting times ahead. Your kids are going to or do speak two languages...AWESOME!
Don't worry, the elevator will be fixed tomorrow ;)
I'll be praying for the kids to make some friends and for you guys to have wisdom in which activities to do. We've been trying to figure that out lately as well.
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