Beds, and a Wardrobe, and Desk, Oh My!!

Saturday was a very exciting day for us!  Not only did we watch both F1 Qualifying and the last Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, but our first wave of furniture was also delivered!!!!  Here's a few pictures of mine being put to use!

And in case you can't tell that we're not sleeping on the floor anymore, here's another perspective:

And half of my wardrobe (the other half isn't here yet):

And--my favourite--the desk!!!!



And here's a picture I took after the torrential downpour this afternoon:

Language...and Life!

Life is continuing to evolve into our new routine.  That new routine includes language study for Mom & Dad, which they were able to start last week.  They each have a language helper (Juliette for Mom and Jeremie for Dad).  This experience is drastically different than what they encountered in Bandung, where they attended a language school.  With language helpers, Mom & Dad are in charge of planning and deciding what they are learning, etc, etc.  We are very glad that, while it's going to be a long process, the first steps have been taken!

Mom and Juliette:

Dad & Jeremie:

Mom & Dad are using the LAMP method of language learning, and when I saw the book sitting out, I couldn't resist trying to incorporate it into a picture.  But then Mom & Dad liked the first one, and I liked the second one....so I'll post both of them!!

Last Friday, Caleb was supposed to have a soccer game, but the other team cancelled the game.  So they had a intra-team game instead.

Here's some more pictures...mostly random or from when I was bored!

As the rains have begun in the last week or so, we are discovering plants growing in our yard that we didn't know were there!  Dad is enjoying this, and is working at pruning some diseased plants back.

Some kids playing on the side of the road after school...everyone knows the game "Toss the Back Pack Around", right?

And to finish off, some pictures from our back yard:

These smell AMAZING!!!!

And then I got following Mr. Ant:

"Hey, where are you going?  You can't escape from me!"

Our power has been off all day, but it came on around 5, and we had an unexpected surprise: our first Skype call ever from Nanny and Grampie Crummey!  So that was lots of fun, and I'm sure we'll have many more in the future (right, Nanny?).

Caleb's First Football (Soccer) Game!

Pre-match pep talk:

 

Team huddle & prayer:

And then some warming up and stretching...

 

Game time!!

And in case you're really observant and were wondering if that really was a cow, it was (on the right) -

 

Half-time talk:

 

He got subbed back in for the last few minutes of the game.  Getting some coaching before being sent back on:

The enthusiastic spectators!

The last few minutes of the game:

And then the post-game recap:

Friday, September 21

On Tuesday night, we were invited to Pastor Andre's house with the Soucy's.  It was a good evening, and we got have some more Rwandan food.

Exciting news!!  Our couch & chairs were delivered on Wednesday!!!  When they delivered them, however, only a driver came, so it was up to him & Dad to carry everything...which meant they landed upstairs, not downstairs.  While the couch is heavy enough to need a few strong men, Dad figured that he and Faustin could carry the chairs downstairs.  Once Faustin figured out that Dad wanted to take them downstairs, he had a different idea - his head!!!

Coming down the outside stairs...

...and into the house!

We are getting ready to head out to Caleb's first KICS soccer game!!  I'll post some pictures from the game later on, but for now...GO KITES!!!!!