First Work Day - Got Plastered!

We've had a fantastic day. Up and out by 7:30 AM and to the work site. The experts were there mixing the mortar (cement and sand, not plaster, real mortar!) when we arriv ed as were several little kids who ran in and our most of the day - got gum out of Cate and Rob before we discovered the scam! Jim and Don worked on a plan to hang the ceiling - 1800 square feet in one room and about half that in another. The carpenter who had been hired by Nana and John had a plan which was a bit different so we learned how they wanted it done and then the work began in earnest. Ruth and Cate walked up to the market (about 50 yards up hill) and bought some more tools to pull nails out of the old ceiling and little trowels so we could help. Lunch was a delicious, heaping plate of fried rice and roasted chicken at the restaurant right in the Aburi Botantical Garden. After more plastering and clean up we returned here by 5 PM. Dinner will be mangoes, pinneapples, delicious bananas and peanut butter crackers. We are feeling tired and okay with what we accomplished today. Tomorrow will be almost identical in terms of how much has to be done. I am going to try and upload a picture but this is not a very fast connection! We were glad to read your posts from today. We will sleep soundly tonight! Love to all, Cate