I really have to get better about updating this thing...

This week has been pretty easy. We trained yesterday for 4th grade, we'll see how that goes because we had to walk through the forest and learn about different types of trees. For anyone that knows me, I'm not a plant person. I don't know types of plants unless it's super obvious, but, I'm trying.We're almost done painting the goats pen and I'll admit it does look better. The only reason it looks a lot better is because I'm really random when i paint things so you can see for a distance where I've painted and here I haven't. But that's the ONLY reason I'm saying it looks better. Because I'm stubborn. It's okay though. It is kind of relaxing aside from always wondering if I'm going to be getting a billion more flea bites. 

Also this week I've come to the conclusion that little creatures love to come to our house, and two out of three have died... we had Ernie (I guess we brought him here) and a little lizard died on our front stoop. Kind of sad because he looked so cute and just looked like he was sleeping and now it's this freaking solider crab (who I have named Oscar) that is  determined to get into the house. I trip over him every time I walk out the door. I mean I'd feed him if I knew what he ate! Anyways, I was reading my devotional (given to me by the amazing and beautiful Kate Beeman) and came across my favorite Bible story yet! Acts 16:25-34 about Paul and Silas in prison and the guard about to kill him self and then he was saved. It's so powerful! I think I got more out of that then I did the devotional itself. (and for me that's good!)By the way sorry my last entry seemed super depressing. I'm doing a lot better now thanks to all the prayers!

  Last night I finally tried conch salad mostly so everyone would get off my back about trying it! And it tasted just like I thought it would... HORRIBLE!! If anyone doesn't know what that is, it's conch (obviously) cut in tiny pieces with tomato, cucumber, possibly celery, raw onion (which I don't like),  raw green peppers (which I like less), and a little but of red pepper (which I HATE!) and (there is no lettuce which always bothers me... don't call it a salad if there isn't lettuce!) and it was all brought together in harmony with waaay too much lime juice... NOT! Pardon my dramatic side but I think a little part of me died after I ate that nastiness. I won't even begin to tell you how bad my breath was. I've washed my hands about six times and showered and my hands still smell like onion! I DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE ONION!!! While I watched the guy as he was making it, I was saying to myself "Ya, I'm not going to like this." But that's my rant on Conch Salad.  My first and last time ever eating it!

 Stacie comes back today! YAY! she's bringing her Judson group and that hopefully means that I'll get to go to All Saints (AIDs camp) I've been wanting to go for since I got here! She's also bringing me care packages from my mom and Jesse! And I'm going to be a Blondie again! I'm so excited! Seriously, that was the last time I'm going brunette! And they did a study, blondes DO have more fun! ;) Also on that topic, with words like blonde I'm still never sure of how to spell it! Spell check is telling me I'm wrong. PSSH! 

My birthday is in less than a month and honestly before I came here I had a countdown going but I really don't care anymore. only two things I care about are 1. Jesse is going to be here and 2. I'll be able to legally drive. (yes they changed it again to where I have to actually be 21 again. Oh and I don't think I wrote about this yet but, last weekend when Hannah and I had the truck (which I am now changing it's name to Meanie) we were coming  back from Flipper beach and the breaks went out. (of course this would happen it's us driving) I literally said on the way to the beach "Wow these breaks are really good!" yea... funny. But we got home safe and it wasn't our fault so that's all that matters. It was just a belt (everything gets really rusty and corroded because of the salt and whatnot which I knew and was very proud of myself) Being Mr. Fix-it Tom had it up and running on Monday.

So, today Hannah, Ryan and I are working a birthday party that is taking place at the centre. We basically are just babysitting. So we don't have to do much! But I think I wrote more than enough for now! I'm glad people actually read this because I'd  be feeling like this is a total waste of time! Love and miss you all!