Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
showers
There are 2 types of work in this world. Depending on what you do you either shower before or after work. I am definitely in the "shower after work" category right now.
By the way....they are forcasting snow for El Paso tomorrow..... we'll see.
By the way....they are forcasting snow for El Paso tomorrow..... we'll see.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Feb. 7
Feb 7
Heidi in Mexico
i''ve built house number one.
Alexis was the leader/CpC staff member who trained me.
Our group was from Roswell, New Mexico. Yep....that's where the aliens landed
We had 12 adults and one teenager.
A really nice group, they worked hard, got along well, listened to Alexis and were happy to share their constuction knowledge with me. Tom is a contractor and he gave me lots of helpful hints. Danny brought lots of powertools. He taught me how to be an "electrician" and then left me his volt/ohmeter. I laughed lots with Jane and Nancy, two adventurous ladies. Jane is from Tasmania and Nancy is a artist. The rest of the team was wonderful as well. I had fun bugging Richard, the one teenager. I told him that usually groups had 1 adult for every 6-10 kids but, they brought 12 adults to supervise him.
It's warm enough to be wearing flip flops. The locals think I'm strange.
This last week I learned....
most of the CpC staff wanted New York to win the Superbowl ( not me )
how to mark wall plates
how to wire a double light switch
how to install/wire a ceiling fan
how to find the new super Wal-mart in Juarez
not to nail through the roofing unless it is sealed with tar
i can get out of the drivers door of my truck (not in )
i can get in the passengers door of my truck (not out)
the cement ratio is 3 sand; 3 gravel; 1 cement; 1 water
the stucco ratio is 3 sand ( sifted); 1 cement; 1 water
that i love being outside in sun all day
Heidi in Mexico
i''ve built house number one.
Alexis was the leader/CpC staff member who trained me.
Our group was from Roswell, New Mexico. Yep....that's where the aliens landed
We had 12 adults and one teenager.
A really nice group, they worked hard, got along well, listened to Alexis and were happy to share their constuction knowledge with me. Tom is a contractor and he gave me lots of helpful hints. Danny brought lots of powertools. He taught me how to be an "electrician" and then left me his volt/ohmeter. I laughed lots with Jane and Nancy, two adventurous ladies. Jane is from Tasmania and Nancy is a artist. The rest of the team was wonderful as well. I had fun bugging Richard, the one teenager. I told him that usually groups had 1 adult for every 6-10 kids but, they brought 12 adults to supervise him.
It's warm enough to be wearing flip flops. The locals think I'm strange.
This last week I learned....
most of the CpC staff wanted New York to win the Superbowl ( not me )
how to mark wall plates
how to wire a double light switch
how to install/wire a ceiling fan
how to find the new super Wal-mart in Juarez
not to nail through the roofing unless it is sealed with tar
i can get out of the drivers door of my truck (not in )
i can get in the passengers door of my truck (not out)
the cement ratio is 3 sand; 3 gravel; 1 cement; 1 water
the stucco ratio is 3 sand ( sifted); 1 cement; 1 water
that i love being outside in sun all day
Feb 1
February 1, 2008
Here I am in Spokane. My past days of teaching phonics is kicking in and i wonder why its pronounced spo - can instead of spo-cane? This is day 3 of my adventure. I've decided to make a list of events, thoughts or whatever i want of the "Heidi in Mexico" chapter of my life.
19 hours in the car
police incidents
detours
drinking coconut black milk "ICE" tea in Claresholm
foolish drivers in the ditch after they speed past me
snow, lots and lots of snow
leaving minus forty degrees ( this is where farenheight and celsius meet ) so its cold no matter how you think about it
swimming with Alena
fluffy head
Canucks puck, a great teething toy for the daughter of a "Canadians" fan
napping
packing, repacking and wondering what stuff I really need in life
15 minute security check in Walla Walla, do i look like a security threat or do they have nothing to do, the poor man hand inspected each of my tampons
security personal baffled by my Canadian passport, they aren't sure how to check if its real, considering that Washington borders Canada you would think they might brush up on the latest Canadian passport technology
yummy pizza with artichokes
half price books
free books
pleasant, cheerful and competent service
i'm no longer in Alberta
Here I am in Spokane. My past days of teaching phonics is kicking in and i wonder why its pronounced spo - can instead of spo-cane? This is day 3 of my adventure. I've decided to make a list of events, thoughts or whatever i want of the "Heidi in Mexico" chapter of my life.
19 hours in the car
police incidents
detours
drinking coconut black milk "ICE" tea in Claresholm
foolish drivers in the ditch after they speed past me
snow, lots and lots of snow
leaving minus forty degrees ( this is where farenheight and celsius meet ) so its cold no matter how you think about it
swimming with Alena
fluffy head
Canucks puck, a great teething toy for the daughter of a "Canadians" fan
napping
packing, repacking and wondering what stuff I really need in life
15 minute security check in Walla Walla, do i look like a security threat or do they have nothing to do, the poor man hand inspected each of my tampons
security personal baffled by my Canadian passport, they aren't sure how to check if its real, considering that Washington borders Canada you would think they might brush up on the latest Canadian passport technology
yummy pizza with artichokes
half price books
free books
pleasant, cheerful and competent service
i'm no longer in Alberta
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