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Casa Abanico

We have officially named our home "Casa Abanico", which translates "fan house", it sounds way more beautiful in spanish!

We decided that buying a washer and dryer was a necessity. Clothes can rarely be worn twice here and with the rain and humidity trying to line dry the clothes of a family of 5 is nearly impossible. I know there are many people that do this every day but........... ok, I am well aware of the luxury but when you visit us you too will appreciate our purchase.

As we were making our deal, Dwight and I decided we would ask the guy to lower the price a little ~ only by like $23. It was clear that he couldn't lower the price but then he started talking about abanicos, fans. Well, as it turns out he wanted to throw in a fan for the washer and one for the dryer! Needless to say our spanish is in need of much improvement.

So, Casa Abanico..... the house of fans. We have 6 fans blowing in our house! The good thing is the new ones are quite a bit quieter so maybe we will be able to hear each other again.

I was hit with quite a cold the other night and it seems William might be getting it today. Please pray that he doesn't get it because school starts Monday and I want him to start well.

My next team comes tomorrow ~ my Virginia Beach team. We are excited for their arrival. We also have Open House at the school, the kids will get their schedules and meet their teachers. It seems like most of the teachers are our neighbors. We have Williams teacher around the corner, Maggie is going to babysit for her on Monday afternoons. Next to her is Mrs. Hall, Josh and Maggie's principal. It is a great place that we live!!!

We are trying to decide if it is better for us to purchase furniture or continue to rent. It has gone through all of our minds that we could be staying longer than a year and this would really influence whether we purchase or rent. Hmmmmmmm....... so much to think about.

We got our second water bill and although the amount was a little more ($12) the bill was still tiny! So cute.

Thanks for reading.

Tonight we will be a the Villa for Karina's birthday dinner and then to have a meeting with Wilbert and his family. We had Top Ramen for dinner last night ~ it was fast and easy.

What a random post I have written for you... I hope you enjoy.

We are so thankful for you.


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