Phase III: Slab II

Wow.  Who would have ever thought that being without internet access for five days would be such a challenge?  Yep, five whole days!  It wouldn’t have been so bad if email and skype weren't my only confirmed ways of communicating with work, friends and family back in the USA.  Or if we hadn’t done anything and I didn’t have anything to share with friends and family.  But since then, much has happened and I'm glad to be back on-line and able to share with you.

Besides great family adventures, we completed the third phase of the oven project.  Last week-end, I went back into town to purchase another batch of supplies (and a bag of chicken feed of course).  Sunday morning, July 15th I brought West with me and we headed back into San Marcos.   Within 20 minutes, West had made a new friend and was off to the center of the village to watch a soccer game and get to know the town.  While he was adventuring elsewhere, we laid the second layer of cement on top of the cement block walls (forming a base for the construction of the actual brick oven).   

As with our first day, Sunday was a beautiful day with overcast, the perfect weather for a labor intense project.  To my surprise, they cut down a tree in their yard in order to make the wood planks to support the cement slab.  For all you tree lovers.  Not to worry, the bulk of the tree had already been cut down because of a power line issue. 

Again we had a nice size group to help and plenty of food and fresh drinks.  This time we were able to finish our work by 5:00 just in time to celebrate Dona Teresa’s birthday, the 88 year young grandmother of the family.

FELIZ CUMPLEANOS DONA TERESA

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