02.23.07
All in a (3) days work…
2-15-07
Today has been one of those way too frustrating days. Today we had hopes to have security doors installed. So we were grounded to our house waiting for the workmen to come. Rahab came and worked through the morning while we waited for them to arrive.
It was a crazy thing to sit in anticipation of a call or the arrival of a work crew to put in the doors. Tomorrow I am supposed to be in the office and so I was hopeful for everything to be in place so Hannah would feel safe and I would have no worries of her at home with the kids.
So here I am this evening writing this saying that I wasted a day and I know this is a western feeling but it still is a real feeling that has to be worked through. In the end the workmen came, dropped off the doors and the tools, and left. I tried to get them to stay and do at least 1 door but no dice. Hannah and I have had a few movies to watch and this will be a great distraction from the day. In Africa nothing happens fast except crime. Note to self.
12-16-07
The day of mass craziness as it was heralded quickly changed into the day of patient(?) waiting. Little to anyone’s knowledge there was a 12 hour scheduled power outage. No power for the workmen to use their power tools to get the doors installed. Oh, the relentlessness of life.
I was supposed to watch the workmen finish the doors by 3 so we could go pick-up the furniture that was supposed to be finished a week ago. The furniture will not be done till “tomorrow”. So here I am at the end of the day with security doors finally (because of a generator that arrived at 4) but with a whole boat load of tools in my spare room. Hannah had quite a day as we are getting low on groceries and I was stationed watching 3 workmen talk and so couldn’t leave.
We had a long evening without water or power. Hannah and I are beat, down cast, and to top it all our friend said “well this day has been depressing�. Making us feel like complete failures. God is good, but I’m done with this day.
12-17-07
Well the tools got picked-up at the crack of dawn so I was up to arrange 4 strange men in my house but I was glad to see the small equipment gone and the doors basically completed minus paint.
It is also very nice that up to know there has been no bill (yet) which I am dreading but, good news about that! I’ll pay the bill now but deduct it out of the rent later because the land-lord was pleased with the gates and decided she wants us to leave them here for her. I wasn’t going to take them when we left (don’t quite fit the carry on regulations) so it was a fair trade in my mind.
Groceries were the focus of the day and Hannah’s world brightened as we walked through the store picking out the needed items from the store. The afternoon was spent together as a family between naps and some down time for Hannah and I, we were glad to have a break from this week. It is Saturday and we’re very glad that the next week although not completely figured out should bring a refreshing wave of rest for us. Dan is supposed to get back on Wednesday so until then it is all about going and figuring out the necessary issues at FTT and recovering before the chaos begins.