Painting the days away

Our break from school is coming to a close. It was only 9 days, but felt like a very long time, which is odd because usually breaks are never long enough. This may have something to do with the fact that we were confined to a small space (our compound) for most of the time. We did enjoy our time however. We did a lot of working out and swimming at the pool. We took every opportunity to leave the compound, which usually consisted of shopping. Our big project was painting the living room. I’m sure it was amusing to watch us since neither of us has had much experience painting. The word “Oops!” was often heard followed by “What happened? Wait, don’t tell me.” It ended up turning out beautifully, especially when we added a few blinds. There is still work to be done, but we’re happy with it thus far.

As for school, we don’t know much more than we did last time we posted. Tomorrow will be our first day back to school and there will probably be a bunch of meetings to figure out what to do. We are all just taking it in stride and trying to find the best of the situation. If nothing else, it gave us more free time this week because we didn’t know how to plan lessons without kids. Plus, this will give us more flexibility to do things such as open a bank account and look for cars to buy.

Here are some pictures and a video for you to look at until next time.

Tara

Jamie trying out his new swimming gear.

Tara working hard!

The finished product

Our new "blue" living room, plus the new blinds (from Ikea!)

This video is more for listening. We got locked into Ikea

during prayer time and they played the prayer over the intercom.

This type of thing doesn't surprise us anymore. In fact, it has actually

become a normal part of life.