Driving to Tutuka

Sean decided to take up for a drive a few weeks ago. We headed out of the gate and in the jungle. We started heading for a village Tutuka (I hope I got it right) but never did see the village. We ended up driving around the Newmont tailings. The kids were starting to wonder and worry. "Are we lost?" "I have seen that tree before." "Oh look, there is that chicken again." There were times, when I thought there is nothing here, no one around, then we turn a corner and there are goats or chickens or even a bus. If your eyes looked carefully you would see the people in the jungle, behind the banana trees or among the corn. I feel that I will never be alone here, there are always people, even if you don't see them. Throughout the drive Regan kept saying she wanted to live in the jungle so she could be a jungle princess. I love seeing all this through the innocent eyes.

Here are some various photo's from the drive.





Here are few other things we saw...
A termite mound. They really are all over.

This is Mosquito Heaven! Malaria waiting to happen.

Making A Home

Our shipment arrived last Tuesday. The morning had started out with a huge thunderstorm. The skies opened up and dumped buckets and buckets of rain. More rain than I had seen since being here. I was a little apprehensive about the truck actually making it here. But like clockwork, it made it. It was so exciting. The kids bikes were the first things to come off and they were so thrilled! It took weeks and months of planning and packing and anticipating this move, and in the matter of an hour and a half, 5 men had our possessions unloaded and stacked around the house.

Regan started playing straight away. It was too exciting to wait. By the evening all the Little Ponies were lined up military style, waiting at her beckon call.

Carter was thrilled to see him MegaRigs again and soon took over my sun room.


Bailey was more set on getting her room back to her style.


I was lost in paper and boxes and emotions. Because even though it is thrilling to have our stuff and to make this house a home for a short while, it is all that more permanent. There is no turning back, no more thoughts of this as an extra long vacation. This is real, this is happening, this is scary.

Speed Stacking at its Best!

1. Bailey and Bronwyn in the Team Stacking event.

Last Thursday there was a school wide Speed Stacking Competition. For those who are not familiar with this stacking crazy, Speed Stacks are stackable cups with holes in the bottom. They are being used in schools world wide as a form of physical education. There is a method to the way the cups go up and come down. It is really amazing to watch! You can check more out here. Here are some photo's from the event last week.

2. Bailey in the individual stacking competition.

3. Carter in class tower stacking.

4. Regan and her group tower.

5. PreK, K & grade 1 in the group tower stacking.