Second full week on the mountain

Today we celebrate Fritzlin being home for a full year. 

As slow and long as the wait for his paperwork to be completed felt-the first year flew by!

Fritz continues to be a blessing and spark in our lives. 

Fritzlin and I completed a full week of school and our first week of second grade to include more than just reading, handwriting, and math. 

With our return to Haiti and access to the rest of our school books, we added science, history, writing, Creole, and spelling.

Fritz also enjoys his own room, Legos, plastic animals, and playing outside with all the sticks he can find. 

Kona, Fritz’s dog, now occupies a new dog house so no more living in the garage or climbing on the pickup truck.

The refrigerator and radio are running thanks to the kitchen outlets being connected to our new solar/battery system. 

We are very thankful to be able to store food safely and to enjoy our praise music again. 

Last week Cory: purchased the panels and supplies; transported them up the mountain; built frames; prepared the location; wired; had the guys build protective rock walls and stick fences for protection; put the panels in place; attached them to the frame. HURRAY!!

Cory also hooked up our propane stove.

One other job this week consisted of trying to organize the tools. 

Having had some in the house, some at the neighbors, some at Fauche led to lots of mixed up boxes. 

We continue to organize and condense which is helping us save time looking for needed tools. 

Windy thunderstorms continue to show us locations to work on to make our house water proof and where not to put cardboard boxes, books, or electronics.  

Clothes dryer.

Three heavy rains during the last week drove rain under our roof cap, around windows and through the rock walls on the south side of the house. Thankfully being home allows us to plan how to fix these leaks.

We remain thankful for the neighbor’s internet to check e-mails and connect by messaging with Eli, Anna, family, and occasionally friends. Phone service in the house rarely allows a message to come through but it let me talk once with Cory while he was shopping in Port-au-Prince.

Eli and Anna remain busy with homework. Anna exercises with fun opportunities like intramural volleyball, and rock-wall climbing with Eli. She went to Chicago this week with other international students. Eli is working on life skills through the career center like how to interview and already attended a job fair.