internet down

Internet has been on and off for a few days now but looks like its back to being on. Nate's diarrhea was much better after staying a day at home, it rained cats and dogs that day! Here are some pics of the resident hog in school that decided to wake up, the chickens that were seeing refuge under our car, the volvo stationwagon.

Sometimes marcia and I just sit and watch nate play after school, he climbs up the jungle gym on the slope side, sometimes on the net side sometimes on the ladder, today at some point he pulled up his shirt to bare his belly, also snuggled up on the lap of Joyce the black woman asst teacher. This week they learnt about things underground, I supplied plants with visible roots in a plastic box.

I have been taking marcia to look at furniture places and to help me sort out towels, linens, new sofa's... its all alot of work, I need her to just choose and I pay.

Have also looked at alot of properties now. Its nice taking marcia, she can see the house as a different house, beyond what is the furnishings of the present tenant. I think we will likely buy the home we are in. Am thinking of many even an investment co that will hold a few homes but not sure yet about that as taxes are alot higher on investment homes.

Here is ike at his eating the toes stage and jake and pistol cuddling up together as its now quite cold at night. Loren is back from Congo today, will hear the stories of the pit of africa tonite. So far he said he has had only chinese food there (the chinese are everywhere!) and the chinese fried food will kill whatever germs that were lurking in the food.