November 25. Woke up to a cool, very clear morning. The fog did come down the valley from the east and came up part way into the Owedapeq valley, but again went up over the ridge and didn’t come up into the village. The fog was thin, and the sunshine shed its glow even through the fog. The temperature was down to 60º in the house, but it didn’t take long for the sun to warm things up. This afternoon, the skies clouded over, and rains came early in the evening. It rained quite hard for a while, and muddy water was coming through the pipes. Again there were lots of knocks on the door while I was fixing my breakfast. Made and drank a small pot of tea first, as I usually do on Wednesdays and Sundays. Then decided to make pancakes today. Hadn’t made them on Sunday, but ate some of the banana muffins instead. After breakfast, I continued with quiet time, and I crocheted quite a while this morning as I wanted to get this afghan done. Worked on it again this afternoon and have nearly finished the border. Praise the Lord for His help with this project. I trust it will be a blessing to the ones who receive it. Next thing I did was make the bed. Then decided to go outside a while and soak up some sunshine. The air didn’t feel quite as humid this morning, and it was refreshing to get out. The rest of the morning was spent in the kitchen. Got the kefir starter made which I’d been meaning to do for a long time. Hope it works okay as it is a few months past its expiration date. Then I husked uxai and cut it up with some onion to cook for dinners. Also peeled and cut up a pumpkin, some of which I enjoyed for dinner along with part of the uxai. MAF came in this morning to pick up a lady from another village, whose husband had in anger cut her up severely—her hands, feet, and head. It is a wonder she lived through the night. How can that man live with himself? He even went with her on the airplane to the hospital. After supper, I finished repainting the cow bookends. Now they look much better. Took a bath while the house was still fairly warm. Then waited for Daddy to call. It was after 8:00 before he got through, but at least he did get through. Praise the Lord, we were able to chat for a while. November 26. The Lord continued to send us rain throughout the whole of yesterevening, and it must have rained most of the night as I heard it raining whenever I woke up. It was still raining this morning, and the whole world was thick with fog. I wondered if there was any sunlight to charge the solar batteries, and am amazed at how little sunlight it takes to charge them. The fog and rain continued until late morning. I’m not sure exactly when the rain stopped. My mind must have been concentrating on whatever I was doing at the time. Not too many people came to the door this morning in the rain. This was the only morning since Daddy left that I felt the need to make a fire. The house was very damp and chilly. Quite a bit of time was needed to keep feeding the fire as the firewood has been chopped up quite small. Other time was spent as follows: Doing more crocheting on the afghan. Making a soup broth with soup mix, seaweed, and mushrooms added. Put that on the wood stove to cook and later added it to the veggies I had cooked the past couple days. Whipped it all up in the blender and enjoyed a bowlful for dinner. Found two little bells and attached a ribbon to each to hang one around the neck of each cow on the bookends I had finished painting yesterday. Fixed up the border on the crocheted plate mats so they lie flatter and look nicer. This afternoon, I folded the laundry I had washed on Monday and put things away. Did a lot of cleaning and rearranging in the office. Also rearranged some things in the tall cupboard, put the three boxes of cereal in the foot locker and straightened up things that were in there too. Was happy to be able to talk with Daddy this evening. He said it has been raining all day there. I am thankful that it has not been raining this afternoon and evening here and am praying for no rain through the night so MAF can bring Daddy home tomorrow. Otherwise he will not be able to get home until some time next week. It is outreach weekend too, if the men remember, so am praying for good weather for that too.
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