On the Rock

It is slow going posting blog stuff here - thus the long delay between writings. 

School is going really well.  My kids are super!  I don't have any behavior problems, and the learning delays are not insurmountable. 

If any of you are able to help with finances for the school, you can do so through the First Love button on the right.  Many of our students' parents can't pay for the small tuition, school books, uniforms, basic supplies.  We count on that income to pay the Filipino teachers, and the rest of the school staff.  Each classroom has a volunteer teacher from Canada, or the US, as well as a paid Filipino teacher.  Students who can't pay need "scholarships".   Any amount would be helpful.  There is not budget for copies, for buying lunch for students who don't have anything to eat, for paper. 

Man and the Boys were able to spend time on a sailboat the other day.  Man lost his sunglasses, the boys were almost thrown from the boat it went so fast!  Massive excitement.

Construction going on near our home.

The sari sari shop where we buy eggs and rice.  

The frog saga.  So the Jack Hammer frogs' first attempt at starting a family fizzled, perhaps due to the laundry soap in the bucket.  A few days later they were at it again, same bucket, but fresh with rain water.  There are now thousands of pollywogs in our laundry wash tub...

So we're using buckets.  

This is my kitchen.  I have one gas burner, we may upgrade to two burners one day.  This is chicken noodle soup with carrots, green beans, and okra.  Okra is only 5 pesos each - I've learned to like the slimy stuff!

Saturday we took a hike up Mt. Luho - mountain is a loose term here.  This is a trash tree.  We carry our trash down to the road and string it up to keep the dogs out of it.  

There are many different types of bananas here.  These grow in our yard.  

The view from Mt. Luho.  This is most of the island of Boracay.  It's shaped like a dog bone.  The beach you see is Bulabag, our house is just above the closest end of the beach.

A goat not to be outsmarted by the trash tree.  

Yes, the sign says drugstore and medical clinic.  Just don't park here.

That's all for now.  We are well.  EQ is getting over a bout of impetigo like staph ick.