No Matter What

Christmas Day was spent by my in-laws. Thaddeus went to the work of setting up a tarp above our heads for rain and sun. There was enough food for another 15 people. It was all very delicious of course. Chris and Katrina were there as well. It was lovely to spend the day with "family" to distract from the family things stateside. There was plenty of game playing. I was the score keeper for Phase 10. Some cute children anticipating cake and ice cream. I must say it was a pinterest success! Boxing Day follows Christmas so it was a day of more food with church people on Calliste Bay With the water so close....you know the rest of the story. Soaking wet children. Deanna Kyla Lots of visitors were here in the Limes for the holiday! Giovoni Fish net (hammock) fun Talks And that sums up the busy holiday season. Crusade in LaBorie starts tomorrow-Tuesday with Merle Burkholder from Canada. You...

Since Christmas break is a long break of three weeks it started off with lots of little people by quite often. This is fine but please don't come too early like some of them were! Shanti Becca and Kyla Snyder children The limes community had a kids Christmas party on the court so Cindy came by for assistance in making cakes...and more cakes...and more cakes. I was caked out. We ran out of gas too which didn't help speed up the baking process! We decided to fish out on a different point. It's known for Congs (pictured below). I love fishing but I have this bad fear of taking the fish off the hook. I blame it on how wild they beat around and some of them can cut you bad. Thus my husband nicely unhooks them every time for me.  This night I would no more than throw my line and it would be chomped and I couldn't reel it in. That gets frustrating feeding Congs your hook, bait and sinker over and over again. Tired of busting my line for the 7th or more...

Saturday was the start of a weekend and a refreshing one by the poolside with the teachers! I wasn't home much more than a half hour and Ronata (in red) showed up wanting to play...that being interpreted "I am hungry." Her mother has claimed they have food at home and she don't want to eat it and we are stupid for giving her when she comes begging! Oh the decisions to make. I left this one for my husband. He had a nice little talk with her before we gave her anything. She has been habitually taking clothing from neighbors so it is hard to look beyond that and see if there really is a need. As I listened to her play and talk to her "child," I could see a glimpse of why she acts the way she does by what she repeatedly must hear at home!   Although she is hard to trust and leave out of eyesight she NEVER gives us any trouble and plays and colors so nicely when she is here that it is hard to tell her she can't come inside. Another neighbor girl Sh...