Clearly I’ve not kept up as well as I should have on the goings on around here.

Lately…

• Mark got into a school in the Navy that allows him to drill here in Managua all except for twice next year!  That’s awesome!
• We are waiting for the deployment list for 2013 to come out, and selfishly hoping that Mark isn’t on it.
• Theo has a week of school left before he is done for the year.  ACK!
• We are hoping to get the biodiesel project up and running next week.  We are excited about teaching the kids some practical applications of chemistry, and also for cheaper fuel options.
• Since it’s nearing the end of the year we are busy in meetings.  We’re putting together proposals, plans, goals, budgets, etc. for next year.  It’s exciting and exhausting.
• I got the chance to be the houseparent (by myself!) at Casa Ester over the weekend.  It was crazy.  And fun.  It was crazy fun!
• The rain is about done for the year.  In its place is a cool wind.  It’s very nice.
• I’ve started a garden.  I’m not very good at gardening, but have watermelon, cantaloupe, red peppers and pineapple in the ground right now.  I hope to have tomato added here shortly.
• Our worldview studies are going really well!  The kids are participating and excited!
• Our first vocational training apprenticeship will begin in January.  We’ve got a lot to do before then!
• We really miss our family and friends.
• We ate iguana recently.  It was good, like chicken, but had a lot of little bones.
• I have run out of internet until the 21^st, so anytime I want to communicate I have to run to the office.  Not a problem, but definitely part of the reason for less than frequent communication.
• If you’ve followed our cat saga, you know that we’re on cat #6 and cat# 7.  They are still alive and (dare I say?) thriving!

Once my fast internet is a go, I will attempt posting some more pics.

Love to you all,
Jenni