Our New Floor!

We have needed to put a new floor in for a long time.  The cement under the original tile was rotten, and the tiles would break and come off.  We checked several options, but finally decided the best way to fix it was to remove the old tiles, spread a bonding liquid on the rotten cement, and put in ceramic tile.  Here Glenn and Kaitlyn are chipping off the old tile--Kaitlyn was a hard worker!

Preparing the old cement for the new tile. Our neighbors helped us--they were a huge help because it was a very big job.

Daddy laying the tile.

Here you can see the new floor.  Glenn is cleaning the grout off.  I think it only took 4 days from beginning to end.  We really thank Daddy and Mama for all their hard work to make this happen!

Rachel's House--Almost Finished

Daddy painted the bedroom and living room/kitchen walls a light brown.

Rachel chose Kiwi Burst green for the bathroom paint.

 

Daddy did a really nice job on the pantry.

After my parents left, I've been doing some of the final finishing-up work.  Rachel got a nice set of second-hand cabinets that we customized to fit the kitchen.

I've also been working on getting her solar system set up.  The panel and batteries are installed, but I still have to finish the wiring for the lights and a few outlets.  Saturday I put up mini blinds and curtain rods, so she should be able to move in sometime this week.

Our 1st Grader

Last Sunday night we had a little Kindergarten graduation celebration at our home for Kaitlyn. We invited our neighbors that live here at the clinic with us.

Here's Kaitlyn on her first day of 1st grade. I think she's enjoying it quite a bit, but a few times I heard her say she just wanted to go back to kindergarten. She's still a little young for first grade, so we're not planning to push her too much.

Easter

We had a blessed one-day conference on Easter Sunday. This year we only had a one-day conference since the church is raising money to build more classrooms for the school we were given at Popenyane.

Friday we dyed Easter eggs with the kids.

Here's the kids hiding their eyes while Nana hides the Easter eggs.

Kristell had lots of fun finding eggs. She didn't break too many!

Rachel's House--More Progres

Rachel, Mama, and Kristell cleaned the plaster and mortar off the window frames.

The first coat of mud is done on the drywall. Also Daddy built the shelves for a pantry and closet. That was a lot of slow, tedious work, but we all think it turned out really nice.

Here's a closer view of the pantry. The sink will be just to the right of the pantry under the window. Daddy wants to paint pantry shelves before he puts the last piece of sheetrock on.

Today Daddy started putting glass in the windows.

Bro. Mahlomola put wood preservative on all the planks outside.