Saturday, October 24, 2009

Under Attack

I will make this short and sweet..It is after 11 pm..Got up this morning..Went to do laundry..Came to apartment put away clothes..Went to Walmart..Got some grocerys...Thought we were going out to old orphanage to do speg. and gorditas..Come to find out they were coming here...Great people but unexpected 6 people..with us two..makes 8 to cook gorditas and speg. on two burner hot plate...Anna is an amazing mexican cook..Mari,Marina and Anna's 3 kids..Got call that mom went home..$14 an hour nurse I am told does not cook as my brother was told they would.Weekend,nursing service PR mouth person not in till Monday...Worked on getting someone to get grocerys for her..THANK YOU Celia...Hap and Terrell trying hard..Thank you my husband for all you do and Terrell my brother...anyway..Got cooking done here,..Gorditas were great...Oh yea, also had no running water at apartment all day...Took group back out to old orphanage..Kind enough to let us take showers there..and get 10 gallons of water till ours came on..Headed back into Juarez..5 gallons of water dumped during turn in van...Van got unexpected carpet cleaned...Went to Sandra's old home,Casa Eudes, for Kermoss..It is like a big fall festival...Kept having uneasy feeling...At 8:30 told Sandra time to go...Headed to apartment...Got out of van..Unlocking door...Hear water,I think..Open door..Water dripping from ceiling and down stairs...FLOOD!!!..Rush upstairs where I see water coming from..Realizing I am walking thru an inch of water downstairs..Bathroom sink on..Turn off..Rush back down..Sandra heading across flooded room..Holler...Electricity..She starts to jump in metal chair..Holler..NO..Go outside..I rush over,grab electic cords and put on table..Grab computer, see some water and flip upside down on table..WATER!!!!!! Evendently someone turned on bathroom sink while we had no water..We left...Water on...Flood..Mop also broke this morning while Sandra does cleaning while I am at laundry mat..We have 5 towels total..We need two to take showers..since water in back on..We start upstairs..She continues..I head down to start on bottom..finish bottom head upstairs to help her with carpet..We sopped and sopped and sopped..etc....Gave up a hour later..Will figure out best plan tomorrow if not dry..Yes,computer ok...Thank you LORD that they dont have mildrew here..TO DRY...I will still PRAISE THE LORD....THANK HIM for all he does for us...BUT I am going to bed....Love to all...

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