Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Tuesday March 17th 2009 - just a typical day

I apologize to all of you who are anxiously awaiting an update. I'll start with today and work my way back to the beginning of the year.

Today I needed to go to the fruit market and supermarket.


The fruit market is interesting . . . they put their bad fruits in a crate and then the goat herder will come along and his goats will eat the fruit. Shopping in India is NOT like anything in America.


They have: watermelons, apples, oranges, grapes (both green and black), coconut, cantelope, bananas and chickoo - and Indian fruit that makes the most wonderful ice cream. The chickoo is next to the scale and looks like a potato. If you look closely - near the top to the right of the watermelon - you will see a picture of their god.


Here is the chicken shop. The man in the yellowish shirt is standing in front of it. The green stacks are eggs with green dividers. I didn't stop today - but I'll get more pictures later.


This is the supermarket I go to. It seems like every time I go I found something that I wouldn't think they could possibly have.



They carry my purchases to my car. While you are at the market you can take a moment to worship your favorite god. Ganesh is featured here - the elephant god.

Watch out for the stray dog sunning himself in the middle of the road.

Then my driver carries them to my elevator. Thankfully I only have a few feet to my front door. I come home and power is out. At least we have fans and the TV's (to do school) - but even though it's only 75 right now - it's sticky today. The high's have been creeping up to the high 90's now.

Today we are doing school for the rest of the day. Here is Joanna.


Sam is currently napping. He's figured out how to stand up in his pack'n'play and so now it's harder to get him down.

Next (or before this) a Sunday picnic BBQ with KBC.

Sunday March 15th - A KBC BBQ

On Sunday the 15th we had a picnic with our church (KBC) to say farewell to the Smith's (going to the states for furlough) and Silas.






Silas is graduating Monday from the Pastor Training Institute and is going back to Myanmar (Burma) to plant a church. Silas was Sam's buddy and he would tease the girls that he was going to take Sam home with him for the night. Madeline was NOT happy with this idea and she let him know



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Madeline hung out with Hannah - her best bud.



The girls will miss Abby as she is going back to the states with her family for 3 months.


Madeline and Hannah with an impromptu "tea party" Caleb - Hannah's brother tried to help.


Not all the pictures are mine. Thanks Caroline.

KBC Camp in Panchgani, India. 2/27-3/1 2009




I'm posting a slideshow - the pictures speak for themselves.

January Pictures