December 31st

it's late (almost 8:30pm), I'm having trouble falling asleep, so I thought I might blog instead. today has been a pretty chill day, we read a lot and played the guitars and spent a lot of time cooking meals. a good day anywhere, especially on a pretty island. I spent monday and tuesday at a traditional wedding (pretty boring, a lot of unfolding and folding woven mats) and yesterday three men worked on our house, I was there to help but pretty much just sat around and watched, as there wasn't any good unskilled labor jobs available. We now have this big, wonderful bench that wraps around one of the corners of the house (if you come to visit, it could be your bed), now we just need a kitchen counter, a bed, doors & windows, and walls for the outhouse, and a screened box one puts food inside to protect the food from mice, and a second counter outside for washing dishes...and that should just about do it....almost there....just a few more work days

We'll be attending a church ceremony for the opening of a new church, tomorrow morning at 8am, a little early, but we'll be alright, secretly hoping some men will go to work on our house after church...we'll see

our love to everyone