Wednesday was a day of recovery. We awoke about 3 AM ready to go (Noon Africa time). First the toilet overflowed because it hasn't been used in 3 months and had all dried up. (Next time remember to have someone flush it occasionally.) Then the car's battery was dead. We can tell when the battery is dead, the remote door locks don't work. Interesting that that is the first thing to go. Anyway I called Triple-A and they arrived 45 minutes after the appointed time. Then when the truck was parked in our garage to service the battery, the lady on the other side of the parking aisle backed into the truck. OK it was a big white truck with a reflective red stripe down the side. I know those are hard to see in a brightly lit underground garage. Anyway they exchanged insurance info (and the car's driver was ticked off!). The battery was replaced and now the car works just fine.
We retrieved our 4th suitcase full of fabric from the Minnesota Church Center (two blocks away from out house). Sue and Greg Triplet had been kind enough to bring it home with them after their short visit in November. We then went to Cub for supplies. Mama Etta would never understand what a grocery store looks like here. We joked that we had to look on the shelf in Africa and if they had table napkins we bought them. Here the shelves of napkins was at least twice the size of the whole African grocery store.
After Cub and a car wash we returned home to try to stay awake until at least 9. I must admit, I took a nap in the afternoon. But, I did stay up late reading.
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