.............we are soooo boring on this blog!
Every time I think I am going to write a blog post I have to ask Evan what to write about, my response when Evan gives me ideas is "na, no one wants to hear that, that's boring!"
My excuse for the last 2ish weeks has been that life has been full of heart wrenching "stuff", disappointment, broken promises and things that are hard to deal with sometimes! That is all I will say about that.....................
So, I thought I would go back to my lovely point form posts and see if I can update you on life in the simplest way possible.
I wonder if I can get 20 different points......I am going to sit here until I do!!!!!!
1. We have now been back in Kinshasa for 10ish weeks, seems longer in some ways and shorter in others. 10 weeks in and we are still trying to figure out how to be a family/married couple again ( without killing each other).
2. The seasons are starting to change out here, we are coming out of dry season and heading into rainy season. Weather is getting hotter and the sky is starting to clear up. We have had 1 big rain so far and I loved every moment of the booming thunder.
3. Cinnamon and Simba, our Dachshund puppies are incredible additions to our family. They fit right in! Both puppies are growing strong and healthy.
4. 2 weeks ago I took both puppies to the vet for their rabies vaccination and for a check up, Simba also developed an eye infection the day before the appointment so that was looked at as well. Our vet is Congolese and he speaks french. We all know my french isn't that great but I did it, I took the puppies in all by myself, managed to communicate and get the puppies looked at as well as treated!
5. In one week a couple weeks ago Evan went out of town for business at the same time my Colitis flared up, Emmanuel and I were both hit by the stomach flu and Micah sprained her ankle. That was a long week especially for the kids and I!
6. My French is improving slowly, the one down fall of speaking more french with confidence is our guard and housekeeper speak to me all the time. When they really get going and don't speak slowly it feels like I am drowning in a sea of "words".
7. Today I thought our guard was asking me where I wanted him to move the swing set while one of our massive trees gets cut down and he was really asking me where I wanted a pile of tree branches to go for our goat. HA!
8. Today as well I didn't know the french word for Chain Saw so I had to make the motion and noise to get my point across to our gardener....I was laughed at A LOT!
9. On Thursday, October 17 our first born turns 10!
10. Last week I had to go to the hospital to se a doctor, the doctor ordered a bunch of tests and one of them was a head x-ray! First time having an x-ray done in Africa....weird!
They have the equipment but it is old, outdated and you don't wear a lead vest over your vital organs. Possibly did a little cookin' of the kidneys!
11. Not sure what else to say......hmmmmmmmm!
12. Reference to #7, we are having a HUGE mango tree that doesn't produce fruit anymore cut down in our yard right beside our pool. Making room for a fire pit!
13. Emmanuel has joined the TASOK soccer team again this year and loves playing 2 or more times a week. He is proud to be goalie again this year!
14. Micah has been asked to be in the TASOK high school musical playing a child! She is in the process of weekly practices where they are learning songs. The musical will be playing in the beginning of December.
15. We have had a working fridge for 5 days out of the last 10 weeks, at the moment it is back in the Samsung shop. We were told today that it is "fixed" and will be dropped off tomorrow. This the the 3 times they have taken our fridge and the third time we have been told it is fixed. Anyone want to place a bet if it is actually fixed or not!
SUCKS ! ! ! ! ! !! !
16. We have goat, his name is Happy Meal.
17. It is next to impossible to feed your family properly when you don't have a fridge. We have been using a freezer which helps but I crave vegetables that I can grab out of my fridge. When we do get lettuce we have to eat it the same day due to the humidity.
18. A 6 story building in Kinshasa collapsed on Monday with people inside. They are saying that the reason it collapsed was due to poor construction. They were pulling out hurt individuals for up to 5 hours after the collapse. So sad.
19. I miss Starbucks!!
20. I had tickets for the P!NK concert on Monday, October 21st in Vancouver! Everything was set for me to fly back to Calgary and then on to Vancouver to attend the concert with some of my girl friends....things change, I will not be going to the concert! Girls, have a blast for me. I can't wait to hear about it when you return from Vancouver.
Yay, I did it!
Every time I think I am going to write a blog post I have to ask Evan what to write about, my response when Evan gives me ideas is "na, no one wants to hear that, that's boring!"
My excuse for the last 2ish weeks has been that life has been full of heart wrenching "stuff", disappointment, broken promises and things that are hard to deal with sometimes! That is all I will say about that.....................
So, I thought I would go back to my lovely point form posts and see if I can update you on life in the simplest way possible.
I wonder if I can get 20 different points......I am going to sit here until I do!!!!!!
1. We have now been back in Kinshasa for 10ish weeks, seems longer in some ways and shorter in others. 10 weeks in and we are still trying to figure out how to be a family/married couple again ( without killing each other).
2. The seasons are starting to change out here, we are coming out of dry season and heading into rainy season. Weather is getting hotter and the sky is starting to clear up. We have had 1 big rain so far and I loved every moment of the booming thunder.
3. Cinnamon and Simba, our Dachshund puppies are incredible additions to our family. They fit right in! Both puppies are growing strong and healthy.
4. 2 weeks ago I took both puppies to the vet for their rabies vaccination and for a check up, Simba also developed an eye infection the day before the appointment so that was looked at as well. Our vet is Congolese and he speaks french. We all know my french isn't that great but I did it, I took the puppies in all by myself, managed to communicate and get the puppies looked at as well as treated!
5. In one week a couple weeks ago Evan went out of town for business at the same time my Colitis flared up, Emmanuel and I were both hit by the stomach flu and Micah sprained her ankle. That was a long week especially for the kids and I!
6. My French is improving slowly, the one down fall of speaking more french with confidence is our guard and housekeeper speak to me all the time. When they really get going and don't speak slowly it feels like I am drowning in a sea of "words".
7. Today I thought our guard was asking me where I wanted him to move the swing set while one of our massive trees gets cut down and he was really asking me where I wanted a pile of tree branches to go for our goat. HA!
8. Today as well I didn't know the french word for Chain Saw so I had to make the motion and noise to get my point across to our gardener....I was laughed at A LOT!
9. On Thursday, October 17 our first born turns 10!
10. Last week I had to go to the hospital to se a doctor, the doctor ordered a bunch of tests and one of them was a head x-ray! First time having an x-ray done in Africa....weird!
They have the equipment but it is old, outdated and you don't wear a lead vest over your vital organs. Possibly did a little cookin' of the kidneys!
11. Not sure what else to say......hmmmmmmmm!
12. Reference to #7, we are having a HUGE mango tree that doesn't produce fruit anymore cut down in our yard right beside our pool. Making room for a fire pit!
13. Emmanuel has joined the TASOK soccer team again this year and loves playing 2 or more times a week. He is proud to be goalie again this year!
14. Micah has been asked to be in the TASOK high school musical playing a child! She is in the process of weekly practices where they are learning songs. The musical will be playing in the beginning of December.
15. We have had a working fridge for 5 days out of the last 10 weeks, at the moment it is back in the Samsung shop. We were told today that it is "fixed" and will be dropped off tomorrow. This the the 3 times they have taken our fridge and the third time we have been told it is fixed. Anyone want to place a bet if it is actually fixed or not!
SUCKS ! ! ! ! ! !! !
16. We have goat, his name is Happy Meal.
17. It is next to impossible to feed your family properly when you don't have a fridge. We have been using a freezer which helps but I crave vegetables that I can grab out of my fridge. When we do get lettuce we have to eat it the same day due to the humidity.
18. A 6 story building in Kinshasa collapsed on Monday with people inside. They are saying that the reason it collapsed was due to poor construction. They were pulling out hurt individuals for up to 5 hours after the collapse. So sad.
19. I miss Starbucks!!
20. I had tickets for the P!NK concert on Monday, October 21st in Vancouver! Everything was set for me to fly back to Calgary and then on to Vancouver to attend the concert with some of my girl friends....things change, I will not be going to the concert! Girls, have a blast for me. I can't wait to hear about it when you return from Vancouver.
Yay, I did it!
1 comment:
Mel, so good to hear about life in Kinshasa!!! Sorry to hear that about some of your not so good things going on... Hope the days ahead are filled with more positives!!!
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