Ok, the title is kind of lame, but I'm tired... I went to lunch today with Liz, Beth, Betsy, Jerica, and Paula - they all live really close together on the other side of town waaaaaaaaaaaaaay far away from me... so they live over in the ghetto, and I just live... here. But anyways, I had fun hanging out with them at lunch and a bit downtown. We're going to try and hang out more, so I'm really looking forward to that. I'm in charge of movie and brownie night - I can totally handle that. We're going to try and do some site-seeing and stuff too. I think it will be a lot of fun.
I went to Nela's apartment today for the first time. The fire really did do a lot of damage. Her dad has the kitchen repainted and some other things done, but they have along way to go. I'll be sending out an email soon about some ways you may be able to help them get the apartment liveable again.
Well, Bible study didn't happen yesterday. No one could come, so we're having it tomorrow. We may just change the day. I'll have to talk to the girls tomorrow. So, all that means is that you can pray for me some more before I teach about Hagar tomorrow evening :)
Dreno (Donata's uncle) FINALLY came over this morning to look at the stuff I need done to the house. This was his fifth promise of "I'll be there tomorrow at 8..." He came at 9:15, but praise the Lord, he showed up! So hopefully he will return Friday as promised with a new light for my motion sensor, a new toilet seat, electric tools or whatever he needs to fix my burnt out outlet, and hopefully he will hang a ceiling fan... the toilet seat and ceiling fan conversation were some of the most fun ones 've had in a while...
Concerning the toilet seat...
Dreno: Do you want a cheap one or a quality one
Me: Well, the one I have was quality and it broke
Dreno: Well, yeah, but it lasted longer than a cheap one.
Me: Well how much is an expensive one?
Dreno: 15-30 marks
Me: How much is a cheap one
Dreno: The same 15-30 marks
Me:
Dreno: ok, do you care about the color?
Me: well, the bathroom is white and blue...
Dreno: Pink is cheaper
Me: Spend more than 30 marks and get me a white one...
Concerning the ceiling fan:
Me: You know how to instll this, right?
Dreno: Of course, but youknow it's very dangerous.
Me: What's dangerous, the fan?
Dreno: Oh yes... it kicks up a bad draft and you could get so very sick
Me: I have them in all my rooms in America... I'm used to it.
Dreno: Oh LeAnne...(shaking his head) you will get sick
Me: Dreno, I'll be ok...
Dreno: but the draft...
Me: Dreno, you install it and when you come to visit, I'll tun it off, ok?
Dreno: (with a big smile and in English) Oh, Thank you!
I do NOT get paid enough... :) Tune in Friday evening to see if the ceiling fan of death actally get's installed!! And please pray I don't get a pink or yellow, or orange, or green, or gold, or any other color toilet seat... just white... or a pretty shade of blue... Blessings!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Me and the ghetto girls...
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6 comments:
Absolutely hilarious. Well, I guess I should expect death anyday now since our ceiling fan runs all night, everynight for the past several years. And I will definitely pray that you get the white or blue toilet seat. It is a fate worse than death to not have proper interior decor in the bathroom!
Thanks for the laugh and the update. Your always in our prayers.
Tiffini
wow...yeah... and this is the country i'm rushing back to. seriously though, i love it! so which room is the ceiling fan in? you know i'd better benefit from it. i'm also pretty sure that i will not survive the summer if you end up with a pink toilet seat. it would be funny though...
hahaha! That is hilarious! What a good post Leanne! Oh and I am so glad that you are getting a new toliet seat. There is nothing worse then not being able to relax while going to the bathroom. Although your tighs do get a good workout ;-)
I'm always worried my thighs are going to get pinched... ow... or worrying about sliding off... yes, potty time has been quite stressful... :)
I can't believe I'm going to admit this, but I once lied--yes, lied like a rug--to my husband and told him that the ceiling fan had shorted out because I hate sleeping with it on so much. Trusting soul, he didn't even try to flip the switch!
It's interesting to see how different cultures believe different things cause the onset of illness. Every Slavic country I've been to has insisted that sitting on concrete would make me infertile. (Most of these conversations were at least 50% mimed, so you can imagine how that one went!)
Oy vey, dear--I hope you get a working fan soon.
Lisa
You LIED... Lisa... shame shame... and yes Tiffini... the bathroom decor is VEY important... my friends in Wales had a gold sparkly toilet seat... I loved it. But I don't think I could handle one the other day. I saw one that was clear acrylic and had match box cars inside it... it was also like $70 so um NO... but it would be cool... kind of...
Lina - come visit me again! Jana - you'll be here in like 72 hours - woohooo!!!
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