Obligatory Apology Included
Once again, I must apologize for posting less than I would like to. I realize most of you are thinking, “Who cares? Don’t worry about it.” But I’m a fan of commitments. I fully expect the slow posting to end once we have internet in our house, but very little seems to be happening on that end, through no fault of our own. On the plus side, posting only once in a great while forces me to get to the point on what we’re doing.
A couple of weeks ago, I went in to Im Jai to talk to Dave, my boss and the husband of the couple that handles volunteer staff. I told him that it was getting too difficult to hold what was essentially two fulltime jobs: computer maintenance and homeschooling father – especially for two kids who really need a father. His response was, “I’ve been wondering when you would talk to me about that.” So our current solution is for me to come in only one day a week, and then only if there is work for me to do.
That means that most of my days are spent here at home. We’re still trying to find exactly what my role is here. In the meantime, I’ve been helping Cindy with teaching wherever I see it needed, fixing things around the house, and writing. Honestly, I think that my job will continue to be like this until Baby Heine joins us in the world, at which point all this extra time I have will be desperately needed.
Cindy, of course, is teaching. She is slowly getting more settled and satisfied with the way school is going, though there’s a lot more she wants to do. Matthew has been doing well here. He takes a Tech Ed class at the local international school, history and literature at a homeschool co-op we go to, and everything else here at home. Sandra has also been doing well. She has improved tremendously from the time she came to live with us, but God’s not finished with her yet.
If you didn’t already know, Sean and Prang have moved into their own place. We still see them often enough. Sean’s still finishing projects at Im Jai while Prang is taking English classes.
That’s the quick rundown of our lives presently. I’m looking forward to getting internet here, getting the kid’s computer fixed (it’s in the shop – apparently they don’t know what’s wrong either), maybe finishing my book, and then of course to the craziness and fun and sleeplessness and joy that will be December.
