Through the Seasons

Good Morning!

This morning we crawled out from under the mosquito net at 8am to a pleasant, mid-60’s, sunny day.  I opened the curtains over the back door to let the dogs out but instead found our grass being cut…by a worker…with a machete.  The dogs would have been fine.  The worker would have freaked out.  Jonathan let the dogs out anyway while I opened up the curtains that cover the windows that line the length of our living room/dining room wall. 

Next task:  breakfast.  I brought with us a few packs of instant oatmeal and grits.  I began with oatmeal.  All was well until I salted it.  Blek!  The salt here is way stronger.  I fixed a second packet to mix in but it didn’t help much.  I ate a few bites then resigned myself to a little sweet banana with peanut butter.  To drink?  Pure pineapple juice!  For Jonathan I fixed grits and got out the coffee and sugar since I’m not sure yet how to make it (especially since the only cutlery we have currently is one butter knife and 2 plastic forks).

It is now already noon.  We have managed to feed the baby, change 2-3 diapers, catch up on blogs/email, get the laundry off the line, move the closeline so it’s in the sun longer (that’s in progress), and have a visitor.

The plans for today are:  to unpack something.  Anything.  Eat.  Bathe.  Meet with the woman we plan to hire as our househelp.  She will probably start working for us 1 day a week now and 3 when the couple next door, who are also employing her, leave (end of May).  We’re not sure what all she’ll be doing for us.  That’s why we’re meeting with her.

As for any other plans…  we should really rest some.  Sooo…  If I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night.