Further to yesterday, a big thank you to everyone who contributed and allowed us to purchase the food and school supplies for the school. The food we bought will feed the 300 children that attend Cheryl's for school (lunch) in addition to the three meals provided to the 72 children that live at Cheryl's for about two and a half weeks.
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| Go Flames Go! (Oh yeah, they didn't make the playoffs) |
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| New shirts brought from Canada |
Today was another busy day. We started by taking the four children to the local market to go shopping.
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| Good thing Mary came with us or we would have been lost for sure | ! |
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It was also good to have Mary with us as she made sure that we weren't paying mzungu (white) prices.
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| New Shoes |
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| The children were very happy with the new outfits they chose |
Sean thought he was getting away from work, but he can now say that he has installed windows on two continents. The current buildings at Cheryl's were under construction during my first visit in 2007. They now have classrooms to grade 8, a library, staff room for the teacher's, boys and girls dormitories along with a dining hall. Over the years, some the small panes of glass have been broken or have fallen out. With the colder winter months coming soon, we decided that it was important to fix the windows to help keep the cold out. Sean helped to measure the sizes needed yesterday (the panes are unfortunately not all the same size or shape). They were ordered and were ready early this afternoon. They do not use silicone to install them, but a dark putty instead. We began the installation process today- 40 of the 144 panes have been replaced. I guess we know what we will be working at tomorrow.
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| sorting the panes (why are you taking pictures and not helping?) |
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| It is a slow and messy process. |
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| Good thing I didn't have a manicure before I came. I hope this stuff comes off! |
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In between the shopping and the windows, we found time to play cards with the kids.
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| Uno |
It is now 6:30. We are off for dinner and then will be in bed soon. We have had a couple of long, but very productive and rewarding days.
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Nancy
ReplyDeleteYour blog is humbling. I am so impressed by the work you are doing at this school. Thank you for fixing windows so the children are warmer in the cooler months. What is in the putty?
I must say I like Mary's and the boys' plaid shirt choice of clothes better than the Flames shirts. Do the Flames deserve to have their shirts worn overseas when they are out the playoffs here? Your rock! Keep posting
Krista