Moving day was February 7th. It was a long day. That morning, Pastor Johnson’s son Robert took me to get some groceries (kind of a necessity)and to find the table for our water filtering system to sit on. During that time, Floyd and the kids loaded the big flatbed truck with all of our boxes and suitcases. At the same time, the mechanic had our car finishing some last minute details.
By the time our car finally returned, the truck had been on its way to the property for over an hour and we were ready to go. We hit some serious traffic getting out of town. When we finally arrived at the house, they had unloaded everything into the front room. It was quite a sight!
We got right to work. After sweeping, Troy scrubbed the floor the Ugandan way – no mop, just a bucket of soap and water and a towel. We had to do this to every room.
We put mattresses on the floor, which was definitely a blessing. We were not looking forward to sleeping on concrete floors. So far, I have stayed with Raegan in her room and Floyd has stayed with the boys in theirs. Our room has been storage and it seemed just as well for now.
The house is not actually finished, so things have been interesting. We have no power, not even the generator is working. The plumbing isn’t finished. Fortunately, if we pour water in the tank, the toilets will flush and the drains in the shower floor are connected, so we can take a sponge bath there. Other than that, none of the plumbing is connected. The carpentry is not finished in the kitchen and some of the interior doors. The back door is shut but only one half can be opened. If we open the other side, we won’t be able to close it. There actually aren’t any handles on the doors. To shut them, we put the key in and turn it just a tiny bit, then you can pull just enough to get the door shut and lock it.
Raegan and I do dishes in these wash basins that we picked up at the store.
We use lanterns at night. Cooking and doing dishes by lantern light is definitely interesting. You can’t really see how much seasoning you’re sprinkling in or tell when everything is washed out.
The stove actually has two burners that work off propane and two that work off electricity. The starter is electric, but I can use a match to light the propane burners. We picked up a propane tank in the city. Notice, the stove is currently sitting out in the middle of the kitchen because they miscalculated on the measurements for the counter top. They measured with the stove in place, but moved it when installing the counter tops and somehow got off a little. Eventually a worker will come back to trim the granite. It’s only a problem when it’s dark and I forgot that the dark spot behind the stove is not more counter, it’s a giant hole. Nothing messy has been dropped back there yet.
By the time our car finally returned, the truck had been on its way to the property for over an hour and we were ready to go. We hit some serious traffic getting out of town. When we finally arrived at the house, they had unloaded everything into the front room. It was quite a sight!
We got right to work. After sweeping, Troy scrubbed the floor the Ugandan way – no mop, just a bucket of soap and water and a towel. We had to do this to every room.
We put mattresses on the floor, which was definitely a blessing. We were not looking forward to sleeping on concrete floors. So far, I have stayed with Raegan in her room and Floyd has stayed with the boys in theirs. Our room has been storage and it seemed just as well for now.
The house is not actually finished, so things have been interesting. We have no power, not even the generator is working. The plumbing isn’t finished. Fortunately, if we pour water in the tank, the toilets will flush and the drains in the shower floor are connected, so we can take a sponge bath there. Other than that, none of the plumbing is connected. The carpentry is not finished in the kitchen and some of the interior doors. The back door is shut but only one half can be opened. If we open the other side, we won’t be able to close it. There actually aren’t any handles on the doors. To shut them, we put the key in and turn it just a tiny bit, then you can pull just enough to get the door shut and lock it.
Raegan and I do dishes in these wash basins that we picked up at the store.
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| Outside is a nice change of scenery. |
The stove actually has two burners that work off propane and two that work off electricity. The starter is electric, but I can use a match to light the propane burners. We picked up a propane tank in the city. Notice, the stove is currently sitting out in the middle of the kitchen because they miscalculated on the measurements for the counter top. They measured with the stove in place, but moved it when installing the counter tops and somehow got off a little. Eventually a worker will come back to trim the granite. It’s only a problem when it’s dark and I forgot that the dark spot behind the stove is not more counter, it’s a giant hole. Nothing messy has been dropped back there yet.
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| The propane can sits under the counter on the left. I'm just wishing there was a signal of how much propane is left. :) |
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