plumbing and preparation

Tuesday I was worse. I had hoped the Lord would spare me this cold but won’t complain; He has given me too many wonderful illness free days in my life. I stayed in bed until almost 9 but had to get up for a while. I got a sermon topic selected for the 27th and began work on it. I also wanted to replace the water line in the bathroom but discovered I had the wrong type of tubing so I took it back to Mercedes to exchange it. On the way I stopped at a convenience store to buy a breakfast taquito made with chorizo and egg. I added salsa and left driving for Mercedes. I thought I had it contained but dripped the salsa down the front of my T shirt and onto the towel we cover our seats with. What a mess! I drove home and changed clothes before changing the tube. Everything went fine. Evelyn continued sewing on Stephen’s costume all day. This was a great activity because the Lord blessed us with an all day rain. We had nearly an inch during the day and more during a thunderstorm at night. I wasn’t able to check the rain guage before I went to bed. We took a nap in the afternoon, and continued on our projects. I did add another: I had to refresh myself on my driver safety material because I have an 8 hour class tomorrow. I have a man scheduled to help me because I have several items of paperwork to complete. Normally, the class is 4 hours on two days, but I have never tried to do this in one day and accepted the offer of help for this one. The rain is supposed to leave us for a couple of days, allowing Evelyn a day to have her dental work completed in Mexico tomorrow. It will be muddy and unpleasant in the little border town but at least tolerable without a downpour. Again I am writing this after 2 AM because I am not sleeping well--coughing, congestion, etc.