Well a lot was happening here today!

The kids were allowed to come and pick out a couple of clothing items and then the mothers came in and took some things too. It was interesting to see them all holding things up to see if they might be a good fit.

One little boy picked out a reversible jacket that was at least two sizes too small but you couldn’t convince him of that. Either it was the novelty of the reversibility or it was his favourite team, but he wasn’t going to give it up. Maybe it’s a good thing the mothers have a chance to pick up the right sizes.

The one laptop that was giving us a challenge lost its fight – I won! It was stubborn but it finally works reliably. A big thanks to Mark Greening who has answered our questions via email so promptly. Even though he’s not here in Nicaragua he has been a big part of the trip by supplying parts and expert knowledge to the team.

The House:

Things have taken a sudden leap forward – as we expected! So far you haven’t seen too much actually rising out of the ground but today around 3:00 the call went around “The walls are ready to go up!” Everybody scurried over to the site and the walls were picked up off the ground and carried into position. They have been tied into place with re-bar and very soon a coat of concrete will finish the job.

Larry says the house will be so strong that he could park his truck on the roof and it wouldn’t cave in. I think I’ll have to see how the ceiling goes in before I’d take that bet.

The computer room is slowly getting painted. We have to work around the kids schedule and that makes it a challenge. Thanks to Paul Breen & Kim Ackerblade for their efforts.

To the left are Gail McGregor and Muriel Arsenault examining their handy-work. Actually, they are posing for a picture after being satisfied with their job.
The two little girls on the right were amusing themselves as their mother was picking out clothing for them.