Boys will be boys.

I think it's about time for another update. =] This week has been busy, which I am actually excited about. I've watched the boys several times and they are a riot. One minute you love them and the next they're asking for food. Haha. They are funny though and I'm learning how to live with them peacefully. =] This week they've been doing lots of outdoors "camping" and this is their tent:

Liam on the left. Nolan on the right. They also just got new rain boots this week. They absolutely love them and wear them everywhere. Even while walking into town! Nolan once wore his shorts with his bright orange boots and went for a walk with Maurice. He got a few sideglances, but he was unaware and could care less. It was quite the comical sight.
This is a huge snail they hunted down one afternoon. It was a good hour of entertainment.

So here's what I've learned so far from living with two younger "brothers" :

-There are unpredictable substances everywhere. Hence I sat in silly puddy and had a puddy tail this week.

-Bodily functions are loud and proud.

-Anything I'm doing is worth investigating.

-There is no correct position for the toilet seat.

-Noise at any time is a good thing: growling, yelling, stomping, tractor engines

-Hands in the pants is A-okay in their heads.

-The Princess Bride is NOT the best movie ever because of the story. It's ALL about the sword fighting.

So yeah, life here is a daily adventure. I spent one day this week out in Tsigmadru working in the church to do some organizing (scary, huh...me organizing!). Roberta asked me to work on building shelves out there. When I went to see what the job would entail this is what I encountered:

A pile of mismatched shelving with all different sizes, shapes, and other foreign objects lodged in there. So I took the day to just try and sort through it all. And here is the result:
WOOOooo. All organized by size, color, where certain holes were in the wood, and whatever else I could find differences in. Still I don't know if I will be able to conquer the task of assembling them. I think I'll need the assistance of someone who either took them apart or have put similar shleves together...because there is just too much! And wood glue, dowels, and screws are who knows where in the church. We shall see.
Today, Maurice and I went out to Tsigmadru and ended up not doing any construction. We brought the team out there lunch, talked with Hans a little, and then decided to get further supplies for the other construction workers. So we came back to Sighisoara to the hardware store and attempted to buy paint with no luck, they were out. We're not too upset about it though, because that's the kind of stuff Roberta (the other missionary here) does all the time. And if we can do it to be of any help and relieve her (although, she's back in the states on vacation right now =] )...then it's well worth our while.
Anyway, Karen and I just got back from meeting with a couple of people about starting a ministry in "downtown" Sighisoara. It went well, we think. Our next step is to talk to the director of the school in the area in order to try and get use of the facilities. We are hoping that goes smoothly. Please pray for us as we continue to pursue starting ministries here. Thank you so much for your support!
Pe curand! (See you later!)