Our House

So, this post has been a long time in coming... but I was stuck somewhere between - I am really sad that my husband is gone so much and - I am really annoyed at our power (or lack thereof) situation.  I didn't want to turn this into some emotional rant, so I have just been avoiding posting.  :)  You can thank me any time now...

So, good friend A came through one night on her way to Dar.  She graciously helped me take pics of the house, so this should be the start of a number of posts giving you a little tour of the house.  Now, I should explain here that our house has a number of weird turns and hallways and stuff, so the only way to really and truly make you understand the layout would probably be to draw you a diagram.  And I am just not going to do that.

SO, (third paragraph started with 'so', so I wanted to make it look different...) you may not understand how all the rooms connect - just appreciate the rooms as individuals.  I have to say here, when mom and dad came to visit, instead of leaving our bedroom and going into the hall, mom kept leaving our bedroom and going into this room that leads to the master bathroom - which was very entertaining!  Yeah - that room, like other aspects of the house, does not make sense.

sO, moving on here... this is our living room.  Please don't be jealous, but it is very big.  It also has 3 doorways - the outside door, the entrance to the dining room (which is slightly large...) and an entrance into the hallway.

The big blue couch came with the house, as did that small square table you see.  The other chairs and the desk we got from some people who were leaving.  What a blessing!  Furniture shopping here is a nightmare unless you are a multi-billionaire... and even then, it can be frustrating!  So these are fairly comfy, and the one seater chair things even came with the tan and blue covers which work quite well in our house.

So, big joke with the curtains - my husband thought they were waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy too light when I bought them at the market.  Quite frankly, I think they are a little lite too... but in my defense, they look better in the evening when there is not the bright back light of the sun!  It's amazing how much that changed the color...

These big bookshelves also came with the house.  Maybe one day we will have a few more books to put on them so they don't look so lame...  In this picture you will notice the blue kerosene lantern - that is a tribute to our power issues.  The rocking chair in the corner came with the house - but unless you are an extremely strangely built human, or you use a bunch of cushions - it is not comfy. :)  Nevertheless it helps fill some space!

So, here you can see our mondo-gundo clock which we bought at the market.  It has a thermometer and a humidity thingy on it, which is nice.  Hmmm... they don't seem to change much... then again, it is on an inside wall.  Current temp: 63 with a nice 45% humidity.  We are heading back to our warm season now.  Though we probably still have another two months without rain.  Dust, dust, DUST!  Believe me... you have never seen anything like it.

oSo,  This concludes our tour of the living room.  One day I hope to get pictures that I actually like and put them on the walls.  For now, we just have stuff hanging that was here when we came.  :)  Can't think of anything else to say, SO I will be done.
  Love to all!