Week 5: Exotically Tasty or Just Plain Nasty?!

 

Over the last three years I have come to realize that my idea or view of ‘normalcy’ is not very normal. Of course that notion is based on the fact that at one point in my life I was actually ‘normal’… Either way here is a top ten list of our week and its adventures – which in a way proves that we have developed our own sense of normal out here in the jungle!

Top Ten Ways That Prove You Have Lived In The Jungle A Little To Long…

10.  You give up on potty training after one day because you realize that just because you are outside doesn’t make it any easier…. Bugs love the smell of excrement and your daughter has pooped 4 times in a 3 hour time period.

9. You learn that your husband is famous because he survived a very widely known boat explosion … so much so – the beach we are living on has been named “Playa Sr. Adam” which means Mr. Adam’s Beach… you can tell any boat driver in the area and they will bring you too us.

8. You aren’t surprised when you set up a fishing line and catch a sting ray --- and then you eat it (surprisingly tasty)

7. You catch yourself saying – “Oh what a beautiful butterfly!” (While using the bathroom).

6. When your visiting friends suggest catching and cookin up some guinea pig (because that’s what they eat at home) so you do it (Without a second thought) and then you eat them…. Nasty. Will never be doing that again!

5. While sleeping you wake up for some reason in the middle of the night and you hear (what the untrained ear would think is wind) but you realize its rain and its coming your way…. You quickly wake up your husband and tell him the rain is coming! You both jump out of bed (which is an air mattress so that’s kinda hard) and in record time you have everything put away that can’t get wet – the beds are rearranged and you go back to bed (right when the rain arrives)

P.S. Also, your children sleep better when its thundering and lightening like crazy -- nice bonus.

4. Returning from the river – you return to your ‘city house’

 and find that it has flooded inside….the entire kitchen and living room is in 3 inches of water – everything soaked. Your response is to take the children to the bedroom to play and clean it up – hang everything out to dry – get another piece of tin to replace the one that blew off (leaving a gapping hole in the ceiling) and don’t think a second thing about it.

3. In the morning you look out at the beach and realize it is no longer there…. The river has risen all night long and it is practically to the house!! What do you do? You eat breakfast and plan how to make a floor up under the roof so everything stays dry.

2. You find yourself watching Swiss Family Robinson for ideas on how to live easier :)

1. The family toy/game is swinging in the hammock and you all go to bed together at 6:30pm.

Putting Tar in the Canoe to make it 'river' ready!

The Sting Ray!

Fortunately the guys knew how to cut the tail to keep it from stinging us :)

The Sting Ray and Guinea Pigs all cut up and ready to cook ... ewww.

oh yeah - we are gonna roast them :)

Caleb roasting the guinea pigs --- he is SO excited :)

Adam holding the guinea pigs - they are ready to eat (fyi - Alias wouldn't even eat the parts I couldn't.....hmmm)

 The Nelson's and some of their friends dropped by and got to share in the guinea pig fun :)

The Canoe in the water! Its not sinking :)

The Guys were SO excited :)

Fishing in the new canoe :)

Adam and Samuel just chilling in the rain :)

Yay! Potty training is over :)

And the water starts to rise (last night at bath time)

This morning about 6am...

This afternoon about noon! Yes, that is our clothes line under water....

This is the guys heating up the tar (no idea why this picture is right here but no time to move it!)

 Yes that is our shelter under water and about to be swept away!

P.S. Please pray that the water will go back down soon! If it rises much more we will have to go home because the house will be under water.