Category Yendi Notes

Gomda, the mechanic, said that he thought the head gasket on the green truck might need to be replaced and then he said that the head might be cracked.  He is in the process of pulling the head off to… Continue Reading →

This morning Steve started gathering all the documents that we will need to renew our resident visa.  One of the documents that we have to submit is the contract between Steve and the GNCDC (Child Center).  The present contract only… Continue Reading →

We had to go to Tamale to run errands and also to have the blue van serviced.  It takes Japan motors hours to do an oil change.  They told us to be there at 7:30 this morning; we were on… Continue Reading →

When Mr. Iddrisu got to work this morning, he told me that we had not paid the taxes for the Social Security.  It was due by the 14th of August so we were not very late; there are usually no penalties… Continue Reading →

It has been a long time since we had a day like today. It all began when I checked the driver’s side front tire this morning. I checked the pressure and it was low; 20psi. I pumped it up with… Continue Reading →

Our son Jordan drove us to the Huntsville Airport on the 16th to begin our trip back to Ghana.  We had 8 pieces of luggage along with two roller bags and two backpacks. The TSA line was a little longer than… Continue Reading →

It rained heavily all night and we woke to the sound of rain this morning.  I told Steve that the roofer would not be working today. Around 10:00 the rain stopped.  Mr. Iddrisu called and said that he had something to do… Continue Reading →

The roofers had the rafters up by 10:00 this morning.  We were pleased with the progress.  We did not check on the workers this afternoon.  Timothy is there to help with whatever they need.  They still assure us that the… Continue Reading →

The roofer started work this morning but he did not do much!  He got the ridge pole made and started putting in the rafters.  Three men were working today; we were disappointed in the amount they did. The roofer still… Continue Reading →

Donkey came back to work today; he could not come yesterday because his child, Zimblim, was sick.  Donkey had let Zimblim’s health insurance expire so he did not want to take the child to the hospital.  There are no actual… Continue Reading →