Weekend started with a swim meet.. The meet started at 2pm friday after school and we were out of there at 6. Came home, ready to relax, get a shower, etc... find out, no water, no power. Fortunately, The power came on after a short time so we could cook, but the water was out all day.. This morning it came back on around 6am.. You know it comes on due to the strange noises the home makes. It always makes me a little nervous, like it is going to flood
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Back to the swim meet... Our kids have really done well this year and seem to have improved considerably.. So much so that Kate is considering swimming in high school. Yesterday at the meet, she had to square off against an apparent rival of hers.. For every race, they were the only ones competing... so she either came in first or second for each race.. I think they split the events.. Kate had an impressive 50m backstroke, and almost pulled off 100IM .. I think she is quietly happy with her development as a swimmer..
Back to the water problem.. while we were able to cook, we were unable to wash our dishes.. which is a huge problem here. It's as if the ants know there's no water and come out in droves within minutes of putting a plate down in the sink.. There was a colony to clean up this morning when the water finally turned on..
Weather has turned sunny this morning, following a very cloudy friday..
Got caught in a huge rain storm on Thursday and had to wait it out in a giant space filled with fellow expats and Malawians alike. One of the guys standing next to me has just arrived to work at our school and had his 6 month old with him. Some of the Malawian women became very concerned for the child and told my colleague that his baby looked very cold.. He seemed puzzled and just said.. "he's fine." That was not good enough for the women concerned about the temperature of the baby... she insisted he looked cold.. So, he tells them.. "Ill hold him"... "Thank you so much" replied one of the women... and walked away..
Michelle at the hospital all weekend which means dad grills out tonight and if the weather holds up, we'll head to the pool. Tomorrow night, the super bowl will be broadcasted at a local pub and 1:30 am.. thinking of going to enjoy the spectacle... I'll chalk up the Monday at work.
Below is a photo of Maura with her friends at the swim meet..the other photo is of a gentleman who sells charcoal.. they ride their bikes around trying to sell these giant stacked bags of charcoal.. each bag sells for about 5$... This photo was taken AFTER he sold me a bag and put it in my truck..Most people here use the charcoal for cooking, but it is harder to come by during the rainy season.. The charcoal is awesome.. Every time I buy it I always feel a little guilty as deforestation is a big problem here...
Ok , that's it for today. Hope everyone is ok back home.
