David's Monthly Chore

This picture is about two years old but since David did this chore today I thought I'd put it up for you. About once a month, sometimes more often, David has to empty our sewer. Our sewer is not directly connected with the local sewer system. He has to use a big "fire hose" to empty it out. Over the last two years he has gotten better at it and is not quite as stinky after he is finished as he used to be. One of the benefits of doing this is that our kids can't get away with anything. Last year for Christmas we had some peppermint patties sent to us by David's sister, Tara. Luke loved them. We try to give them sweets sparingly so we put them up and just gave them a piece occasionally. Well Luke decided we weren't given them frequently enough and hid in the bathroom and ate them. We found this out as David emptied the sewer because of all the peppermint patty wrappers that he found. Apparently Luke thought he could hide the evidence by flushing the wrappers down the toilet. He failed to realize that nothing gets past us parents, especially when dad has this as a monthly chore.

Just a Beginning

I've thought of writing a blog for a while but seems like there's just never enough time. I wanted to write to allow our friends and family that live far away to experience day to day life with us. I wanted to do this both for them and for us. Many people ask what our days are like living in a foreign country and honestly sometimes it's just difficult to explain. I thought a blog might help bridge the gap for us. So this is a beginning and we'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll be consistent, maybe I won't. Anyway I'm gonna give it a try!