Any time is hammock time ...

It's been some time since we've posted ... and it's not just because we've been swinging in the hammocks by any means, however we make time for the hammocks every night. We live in the foothills and there has been a breeze most every day and night - but unfortunately the breezes are slowing down. Also unfortunate is the fact the temperatures are heating up. The month of April supposedly has the highest temperatures of any month, and it feels like it's making a run at it now ... it's really heating up.

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The boys are in school and are approaching their exams (next week). Then they have "Holy Week" (in this Catholic nation) and they'll be on break from Mar 14 thru the 24th. They want to take a looooooong bus ride to visit their father, sister and family members in Waslala during some of that vacation time. So, we will drive them to the bus station at the end of next week and have a little "exhale" from the parenting thing for a couple of days.

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The house, though lovely, has many problems which we are correcting slowly and as we are able. This week we're having the inside of the cupboards tiled so they can actually accommodate "things." They were cast in the crudest of cement, were very uneven, were mildewed (p.u.) from leaky plumbing, and it was both impossible and unwise to put anything inside the cabinets under the countertops. Soon, though, we will have much of the kitchen CLUTTER hidden. YEA! Though it is "Nica time" and we understand the meaning of the term oh so well now, we "think" we'll have a clutterless kitchen by Friday.

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Saul is still with us, but he will probably be able to leave Nicaragua in April or May. He is our private translator and a lot of fun. We'll miss him!

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We're safe and sound, in a different lifestyle completely - but we're walking one day at a time and drawing closer to each other.

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I will post pictures next as they are so much better than words!