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From Lisette's mom, again
This is Lisette's Mother, again. Two emails got through this morning. Here are excerpts from those emails:
Saturday, March 15:
The power has been going in and out this week and, consequently, so has the internet. I am not sure if they are turning off the servers when the power gets low, but it's been up and down--mostly down--all this week. I get on skype for a few minutes at a time, but none of my messages seem to be going through.
Mike, Julie, and I are headed out to Bosto today--the orphanage where we have been before. We haven't been since November, mainly because of all the violence the last few months. I am really looking forward to going.
I had a big group over for pizza and games last night--ten people. Probably my largest group ever. The Spriegels (they have three kids) , Mike and Julie, and a few others came.
With the prices of gas, everyone has decided it would be cheaper (and easier) to fly to retreat on the coast instead of making the 12 hour drive. Hallelujah! That drive last year was miserable--I wasn't even wanting to go this year if I had to drive.
We leave in April 8th and will come back the 12th, I believe. I'll let you know when I get my ticket. I am taking care of the kids again, so the field is paying my way. Very nice. I am kind of sad about missing out on the meetings with the adults, but I couldn't afford to go if I had to pay out of pocket, so I can't complain much.
I am having another mini-revolt of the appliances again. In the last two weeks, my steamer, my electric razor, and my battery recharger have all quit working. Actually, I am not sure about the recharger--the little light is just not coming on. I have batteries sitting in there and will check in a few minutes to see if they have any more power than they did before. I am hoping that the little light is just burned out.
I will have to borrow rechargers until I can get one in NBO in April. And the other two items I will live without.
March 16:
Bosto was good yesterday--we had a big crowd go with us. It had been four months since I had been, so it was nice to see the kids again.
We have a bible quizzing competition today--eeks! I am not sure my team is ready, but we'll see how it goes.
It has started to rain--yay!--after a month or so of very little rain. So we are hoping the hyrdo will have more power and that will solve the problem with the internet.
