The little freezer that we keep beans, rice, grains and peanuts in has not been working very well. It is more like a very cold refrigerator than a freezer. Three weeks ago I put in a bag of water to see how long it took it to freeze. It still has not frozen. We did not want to take it to the refrigerator repair man while we were working on the wall because we needed the other freezer to freeze water in so the masons could have cool water to drink. We emptied it this morning and took it to town for repairs.
There is a rain storm brewing; the wind is terrible and the electricity keeps going on and off. Steve has decided that he is going to start the generator because this unstable electricity is bad for all the appliances.
Zorash did not come to work today; she had a meeting with the farmers’ group. They were presenting “Producing and Processing”. Zorash was to present the “Processing” end of corn. I told her that she should have requested soybeans because she is an expert at making soybean kabobs and we roast and grind soybeans to enrich the weaning mix we give to the children. She said she was not given a choice.
An older man from the neighborhood came this morning because he needed reading glasses. He said that he knew the number of the strength he needed but he really did not. He said that he needed a “36”. Well, there is no such thing as a 36 in reading glasses that I am aware of. Then he said that he needed a 360, then a 3.60, then he said he needed a 3.50. None of them were correct. I finally just brought out a pair of each strength that we had and a newspaper so he could try them until he found the ones that worked the best for him. In the end he took a 2.00.
Mr. Iddrisu came back to work today. He called yesterday and said that he was sick but he was not really sick; his back and legs were hurting; which could have been caused by a number of things. He has back problems and from time to time it gives him problems but not his legs so much. Maybe he just needed a day off; he seems fine today.
We hired Nazo to stack the cement blocks. When the masons mold the block they lay them on the ground side by side. When the rains start coming regularly we will plow the back field and we need them to be picked and stacked. We asked him if he would stack them in piles of 50 so that they would be easier to count.
Thank you for your help! We appreciate you!
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
