9-1-12
Hola!
We are in the new cabin and are doing fine. There is a small loft here… and its all mine! We are still unpacking.
School starts on the 3rd of September – just two days away! I am excited. I was not very enthused about uniforms – much less a uniform with a skirt. They did not look very comfortable. Mom asked if I could wear my khakis to school because the bugs would eat me alive in a skirt. They said yes.
Mom and Dad teach several classes, so they are busy with lesson plans, finding their rooms and the like.
Abigail and I have been watching Elijah and helping at the school and around the house.
Yesterday we went to Tena. Keri and Tyler came with us. They hadn’t been to Tena yet. We called a taxi, and took it to Misahulli. We were going to take the 2:15 pm bus from there, but Tyler’s wallet fell out on the road. By the time we recovered it, we had missed the bus. So we took the taxi the rest of the way to Tena. First, we went to the plastic store. The one we went to is a small building with a garage door on a dirt road. They had plastic bins, trash cans, tubs, fly swatters, etc. Next, we went to a bank. Then we went to a music store. It was partly underground, and there was literally only 6 inches between the top of my head and the ceiling! After that, we stopped by a pizza place on the side of the road. Then on to Super Tia, the grocery store. Its roughly ¼ the size of a Bi-Lo or the Ingles store. I got paper, pencils, erasers, compasses, rulers, and a notebook. They had a big selection of notebooks. I am pretty much set for the school year!
So All May Know,
Madeline Studebaker