New House

It's been a busy month so far but we are finally in our new place. I was getting a little worried about how we would get all our stuff to the house seeing as we had to move actual furniture this time, not just suitcases. The only brother in the hall with a truck moved away last week so that option was no longer an option. Thankfully another brother in the hall did some phoning around for us and was able to find a truck and driver for us. What we didn't know was the truck also came with 4 guys to move everything for us. So for $20 we moved and i didn't have to lift a finger. I thought that was pretty sweet. I've been slowly trying to organize but the customizing wont come till we get back to Canada. The house we rented was not furnished so it's been a big step for us. Maybe commitment is a better word. I was very nervous about having to buy furniture but as it turned out, one of the couples in the creole hall is moving back to Canada and had to sell all there things. So in the end it worked out pretty good. All we need now is a stove top. Everyone in the neighborhood has been really nice. They say that if you make an effort to say hi to your neighbors that they will take real god care of you. Our first night here i think we had every little kid in the area at the gate playing with pica. Anyway, here are a few pics as promised.

Pica likes to sit at the back door and bark at the chickens in the field behind the house

This will one day be my salon

Our tiny little bedroom. I was so worried that our bed would not fit in the room but it did. Not much else though. It's a good thing the closet also has shelves and drawers. But the bed. Wow it is nice to have a real bed again. Kinda makes it hard to get up in the morning.

The kitchen.
My favorite new thing, the fridge. I am so excited to have a real fridge. No more ice box for a freezer that doesn't freeze.

The main living area. Haha ok so here's a funny story. So you all know how levi broke his toe right? Well take a closer look at this picture. It's not flipped. Yup that's right, he broke his other toe. Sorry Levi but i laugh every time i think about it. I wasn't there but here's the story i got. All over town there are these stupid 2 inch steps. People trip on them all the time but levi was walking at full speed and didn't see one of them and walked straight into it and down he went. 2 broken toes in two weeks.

The invitation work is in full swing and everyones excited to have the first memorial in the new hall. The hard part about the invitation campaign here is that everyone wants you to come in and talk. They insist on bringing out chairs for you so it's hard to just give them the invitation and go. Yesterday this old guy that could hardly walk was out cleaning up his yard and insisted on going into the house and dragging out this big wooden rocking chair. We felt so bad but he wouldn't take no for an answer so i sat for a minute while Sarah did her thing. The campaign is actually really hard work here. There is so much territory to cover and it's walking for hours on end. Usually you can stop and talk for 20-30 min at a time to one person and have a rest but not now.

Levi's just finishing up painting a tank for a quad and it's so nice that he can paint at home again. Hopefully the work keeps coming in.

But now i have to get ready to do a hair and then head out in service for the afternoon. So nice that we are in town. Now i don't have to rely on Levi cause i can just walk everywhere. I think i'm gonna like this place.