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This And That

I really could have used less rain today. I've been waiting for some good weather to work outside since last Wednesday. Of course, both days of the weekend were really nice, especially Sunday. Sunday afternoon we went to a goodbye party for those who are leaving Shell. There are a lot of families leaving in the next couple months, and I didn't realize just how many 'til we started saying goodbye to them all. We're looking forward to the next step in our lives, and it's an exciting time. Of course we'll miss our friends and co-workers here in Shell. And, I have a feeling that in six months I'll wish I was back here. I think that has more to do with my being a missionary kid and enjoying life overseas than anything else. Anyway, back to my work. This morning I had done all I could in the hangar getting the radio and antenna connections sealed and doing a final check of the wirelss settings. By 2 PM it had stopped raining so I went out to the tower to work on getting in ground rods and wire. Not surprisingly, it started to rain again. I was able to get two ground rods in, and it wasn't easy working with the heavy wet dirt. Two more to go, and I hope and pray the weather is better tomorrow.

Ellyn and Dustin went up to Quito today for an ortho appointment. They made great time, and were back by 6 PM. Several other MAF folk made the trip too. Dave, the program manager drove up in his vehicle, taking two other guys from Dustin's class who needed to see the orthodontist. Kevin and Curtis both went along, and they were hoping to make some progress on thier licenses. They should be back by now, as they were only going for the day.

On the home front, Steve managed to get out of Shell when the weather cleared up, but ended the day stuck out in Makuma. I think he was the only pilot who had a flight today.