Biscuits, gravy, a rolling pin and a crockpot!

Well, it doesn't take much to make my day, I guess. I started the day making homemade biscuits. Thanks to Jennifer, a great friend from ALBC who sent down McCormick's Sausage Gravy Mix, we felt like we were at Neighbors in Lee's Summit for breakfast.

We were able to get some additional items for our house today including a ceiling fan, some bathroom light fixtures, a mirror for the guest bathroom, pillows for the guest bedroom, etc. I can't wait for Stephen to put up the ceiling fan in the kitchen--it really gets hot in there when I cook.

I found a rolling pin at Vidri (think Ace Hardware) and I can now make various and sundry pies; well, except for two things: (1) I have yet to find a pie plate and (2) I've realized that an oven with only a top heating coil is not great for things that need to be crispy on the bottom (like pizza dough and probably pie crust.) Stay tuned, I'll let you know how my first pie turns out. Vidri's also had a crockpot (hurrah) and it was only $35.00. The only other one I have seen was almost $100.

We will be helping with a campaign next week at VidaNueva Lourdes (Thursday, July 22 to Wednesday, July 28), we leave for Guatemala on Saturday, July 31 and then fly to Kansas City on August 5 for our nephew's wedding on August 7.

Please continue to pray for our ability to grasp and retain the Spanish we're learning!