Monday 4/29: Jared had clinic today. He said it was slow. I decided to start wiping down all the tile walls. They still have a lot of dust on them from when the boys sanded the ceilings. I started upstairs, and had high expectations that I could do the whole house in one day because how hard is wiping down walls I ask you? Well clearly it is harder than I thought. I had to drag Jared’s huge ladder around to reach all the way up. Every time the ladder was stationary for a split second Shania made a mad dash for the ladder and climbed up as far as she could. Then I forgot there was a ceiling fan above me and I climbed up the ladder and suddenly my head was being wacked by the fan blades. I can assure it you it was painful. Layton gave up helping and went and sat in his pool to cool off. Finally I just quit. Later afternoon Nathon messaged Jared and wondered what I was cooking and could he come for supper because he was hot and hungry. We said “of course.” He said “Plan on me eating enough for two people.” Awhile later he came flying in the door and said “I’m hot where’s the AC?”😀 problem was the power was out so we were on generator so the AC wasn’t on. We can run it for short amounts of time on generator but then the breaker flips. At supper time the generator shut off so we hung Jared’s headlamp flashlight from the ceiling fan so that it shone down on the table. Between that and several cellphone lights we enjoyed our feast! I made chicken and gravy over rice, cabbage salad, roasted apples and then chocolate cake and ice cream. Nathon literally squealed when he saw I had made rice and cabbage salad and chocolate cake. Bless that boy’s heart he has had to eat alot of burgers and pizza the last three months. Him and Jared ate and ate and ate. It made my heart very happy. I had had a frantic conversation beforehand in the kitchen with the Lord about my rice and please help it turn out. I have never been good at making rice. How hard is to dump rice and water together? Apparently very hard. Nathon ate until he was stuffed and went and laid on the couch and said “blessed are those who feed those that are hungry!”😂 Him and Jared visited for several hours. Jared just loves when Nathon comes over and visits with him!
Tuesday 4/30: Jared headed off to clinic. I went over to the guesthouse and swept and mopped and got a few things in order. Doyle’s are coming into town today! Enthused for them to see the guesthouse. The last time they saw it was the first time we did the walk through. Went home and put Shania down for a nap. She slept for quite awhile so while she napped and Layton entertained himself I swept and mopped our house and cleaned some bathrooms. I have long given up the idea that my whole house will be clean at once.
Wednesday 5/1: Went to the travelers clinic for Shania’s vaccines but they were closed so went to Aarongs to get some things and they were closed too. Apparently it is “Labor Day” today. Finally took the kids to the new UniMart and let them play for awhile at the play place. It didn’t pay to drive back to pink city! They burned off some energy while Jared and I looked around at the food court. Found a place that makes sushi! It looked clean and they said their sushi is fried so I might hafta give it a try. I get so hungry for sushi from Keisha and I’s sushi joint: Hibachi Boy in Wichita. After awhile we headed to the clinic for lunch. Lunch did not fail to disappoint. Just the usual chicken curry but it is always so good!
Thursday 5/2: Headed out to the travelers clinic first thing. Yesterday when we were there we noticed parking was available right inside the gate to the campus. I thought maybe it was for the workers or VIPs but we asked if it was public parking and they said it was. There was only 15 parking spots and they were all full but the guard moved some “no parking” cones and told us to park anyway! That was really nice. We gave him some money for letting us park there. Otherwise Jared was just going to drop me off at the curb and go drive around until we were finished. The other option is go by CNG, however Jared and I will do most anything to avoid riding in one of those. Got Shania’s shots and headed off to Aarongs. Came home and took it easy until singing at 5. It was so enjoyable. We are getting quite a little crowd of ladies that come and sing! Lucky and Josna have came every evening to singing now that we have it on Thursdays! One of our local friends comes too. Tonight Beeti (an expelled sister) came as well. It was a jolly bunch. Singing evenings are always our favorite evenings. Stopped for a bite to eat at Herfeys on the way home. When we were on the elevated expressway we noticed the most beautiful thunderheads! Almost Kansas style…
Friday 5/3: During the night quite a thunderstorm came crashing through. Krystal wondered if Dhaka always had these types of storms. Jared says he thinks the thunder sounds so loud here because it just echoes and echoes from all the cement and buildings. “Echoes down the canyons of cement.” The power was at half voltage which was so bizarre. The fans turned slowly no matter how high they were turned up and the lights were on but the ACs blew hot air. Doyle said the same thing happened at the guesthouse. All of a sudden the power went off completely and then it came on and all the fans went up to high speed and just roared. I told Jared “Houston we have lift off.” Needless to say we did finally get some sleep. I’ve learned to always have battery powered lights on in the children’s room. That way they don’t suddenly wake up to utter darkness. Luci sent some for Layton when my folks came and he loves having them on! Had church as usual. Jared was thankful for Doyle because he didn’t feel very inspired with a message but was able to come up with something for an opening. Nathon wanted us to go with him to one of his friend’s weddings in the afternoon. I would have loved to go just to people watch! However we were all tired and I wasn’t sure about having the children outside in that heat for several hours. The wedding was a Christian wedding. Nathon said they mixed tumeric and cumin together and had to take turns rubbing it on the bride’s hand and face. This is a traditional thing to do. Doyle’s and us went to Farmhouse Burger for lunch. Sat and visited for quite awhile. Came home and did the usual. Napped😂 I remember this from last summer, how much we sleep in the afternoons. In the afternoon Jared ran some errands and I went on a long scootie ride. I’m getting better at driving it. I was driving along trying to swerve around the CNGs and rickshaws and a man came flying around me and hollered “good job!” Whether he did it because I was a white lady or because he actually meant it I do not know but it made me smile😀 My goal is to be able to drive to the coffee shop and Herfeys. Because that’s what a girl needs to give her a boost sometimes is a good ole burger and a coffee. Jared and I decided to defrost the freezer when I got home. I have never defrosted a freezer so many times as I have here. The seal is bad on the lid so Jared thinks that’s why frost builds up so much.
Saturday 5/4: Shania was up at 6:30 this morning. I decided to just get up and get some things done. Got some chicken marinading for Jared to grill this evening. Trevors come tomorrow afternoon into Dhaka so the men can have a CSI meeting. Restocked some things since everyone will be over off and on for the next few days. Jared gave Lucky money for CNG at singing Thursday evening so she came and cooked for us all! Jared bought some beef for her to cook. He loves beef curry! Krystal had randomly mentioned that she was so hungry for it too. Her maid is Hindu and Hindus won’t cook beef so they mostly eat chicken and fish curry. Lucky is Christian so I’m thankful I don’t have to worry about not having pork or beef around. Jared did bookwork all morning. In the afternoon he had a meeting with Mr Kahn (the old guesthouse caretaker) and I worked on making food for the next few days. Lisa messaged and said “those creampuffs you made would taste so good again.” In the background Trevor yelled “no I want your bars.” So I made both.🥰 Figure they will all get eaten in the next several days. Making food for people is my love language these days!
Sunday 5/5: No clinic today. Jared scrubbed the rest of the cement off the floor in the children’s room. Bless his heart he ended up cleaning the room and bathroom for me while he was at it! Whitney and Brandi are going to spend nights here since Trevor’s came into town this afternoon. Spent the day getting ready for company for supper. I enjoy making food for company if I’m not rushed so was glad I don’t have much else planned for the day. Jared helped me so much too! He took the kids on a scootie ride. Made chicken and shrimp fajitas, fresh salsa, Lisa brought watermelon and Krystal made cabbage cilantro slaw. It was so yummy if I may say so! Had a CSI meeting after supper. The men will continue their meeting tomorrow afternoon. Later evening a rainstorm came through and cooled things off! The cool is such a nice feeling.😀
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