So Hannah suggested we better document our lives...

Me doing an ear candle... have you ever done one?  It is amazing how much stuff is in your ear!!

For you bird lovers out there... this guy was eating the termites on our mango tree... he actually went into the hole that is right behind his bright red head.

Living here you see knock offs of almost every brand there is... but of trucks, that's taking it a bit far... and they didn't even spell it right!

An urchin (i think) on a reef.

We went out close to a beach called Santa Clara the other day and I walked aways out on a reef.
Mom, aren't you proud of me wearing my sunproof shirt?
Jeanne... does this look familiar?  My beach attire hasn't changed much!

Hannah and I both love pumpkin pie... so we made some for her English class and made the extra into this cute little heart shaped pies... with made from scratch whipped cream!  Yummy!!

I’ve never been a type A personality… never had any trouble leaving my work at work… until now.

I live at my office... at any time of the day there are emails to answer and work that is waiting for me.  

Where do you draw lines?  Where are the boundaries?  

At a loss for words...

Just thought I would post a few pictures...

Walter and me "debrussing" (weed eating with a machete).  We took 4 boys from the Hope House  out to PK 27 which is the land that they will building a permanent house for the Hope House.  They loved it and Wilson asked Saturday when we would be going again!  

OSPAC truck... they recently put a lot of money into revamping their truck!  It really needed it... there were steel bars sticking out of the front seat - so it was dangerous for the passengers in the back!!  

Papy Joe posing next to his "new" vehicle!

This is Rich's third time in Gabon.  He is a Physician's Assistant from NY.  Here he is at a mobile medical clinic in Mitzic (northern part of the country).  We were in the Mitzic area for about 5 days!  Most of the time we spent on dirt road.  Rich was my 4x4 driving instructor!  

Candles

From my favorite artist Gerhard Richter
http://www.gerhard-richter.com/art/

Things you discover when the power goes off...
You are so thankful that you have a gas stove and can still cook!
You are thankful for the stash of candles that is around!
Everyone usually congregates in one room... where most of the candles are.
People actually talk to each other... there is no tv, no computer, and even books are a little hard to read.
You actually go to bed a little earlier, and sometimes even sleep better.

That's why we've decided to do a power outage on a more regular basis.