Vacation????

After a month in Canada we are back in Bolivia. It was a busy, interesting month in which we did not get much rest. We started the time off by making a whirlwind trip to Iowa with Kurt, Sherry Ann, Sophia and Kolten (our son and his family). While there we made a presentation of our projects to some of Jake's family. Back home again to celebrate the graduation of our grand daughter, Katelyn. Another milestone in our lives!

Then we made a huge decision, something we had no intention of doing. We put our acreage up for sale. It was not an easy decision and I still have a hard time with it. It was the land on which my grandfather farmed when he moved to Canada from Holland. But times have changed and it is no longer financially feasible to keep it. But listing it meant that we had to pack up all our 'stuff' and store in in a trailer until we decide what to do. We changed our tickets and 'bought' a couple of extra days to get all the work done. Of course, that didn't happen and our kids were left with the last of the cleaning.

But there were happier things. We celebrated the wedding of our niece as well as my birthday and Tim's (our other son) birthday. My sister came from Ontario, so we had a chance to visit.

The weather was scorching hot for Alberta but we felt right at home. I was able to drive my car with the top down for more than a week! The grandkids loved being able to move the roof of the car up and down although they didn't appreciate the wind when riding in the back seat.

We spent time organizing a team to come to Bolivia to build a church building in our little community. We were heartened by the support and the the willingness of people of come. We are looking forward to a group arriving in the middle of September. Our next month will be busy with planning and purchasing supplies.

So we are back in Bolivia, complete with a scanner, a new camera, the inverter and a few more things but minus the canna bulbs I wanted to plant.