Back online

We're back online- finally! Yay. I spent an hour today at G Mobile politely applying pressure until it was fixed! I'm so glad.

A lot going on here.
We are most likely moving in April. Our friend and co-worker, Sharon, has finished her commitment to teach English here and her apartment is available.

This winter and last, our city has kept the apartments very warm so this is an option for us when earlier it wasn't because the apartments were too cold for my precious children! :)

We'll be sacrificing a room and moving down to a 2 bedroom and the yard (which is only usable 4 months of the year!)

We hope it will mean a little less work for us.
No more-
feeding dogs
making dog food
cleaning poo
weeding our yard
bringing water in
bringing water and mess out
burning trash
chopping wood
gardening (kinda sad)
driving to work and warming the car.

More time for:
our family together
ministry
language study
home school
speech therapy

Hopefully less isolation for me because:
I'll have to go outside with the kids
I can see the beautiful river and forest from the 4th floor
I'll be closer to school and church

AND
We'll be cleaner-
Wash dishes easily!!!
We can take a shower in hot running water EVERY day!
and wash AND rinse our laundry everyday if needed!!!
and have a toilet....

The last four reasons are good enough for me. Goodbye house!