Adjusting

The apartment sure seems quiet without the boys here, but we are adjusting. We got an e-mail from Ben, sent this morning at 6:40 a.m., as he and Samuel were sitting in the Quito airport waiting to board their flight that was to leave at 7:30. They expect to get back to Las Cruces tonight, but long after I plan to be in bed.

Today was kind of a catch-up day, as we took the sheets off the boys' beds and took them to the laundry, and made a trip to the market to pick up some things that we needed. We went ahead and rode the bus the long way around to get back home, just to see more of the city. We got home just ahead of a thunderstorm, on top of the rain last night.

Oh, I didn't mention that, did I? It rained most of the night, quite heavily at times, enough to leave water on the kitchen floor this morning, and then more this afternoon. Not enough yet to declare an end to the drought, but our power outages are now down to two hours per day, rather than three, and still only on week-day, non-holidays.

This evening Susan and I went to the church so that she could teach piano lessons. She is now up to seven students, and I don't think she can fit in very many more, given that we don't have a piano in our apartment, but must go to the church for lessons.

We are doing well, but no pictures for today.