Back to the meat market this morning. We had better luck this time; the main meat house had 2 vendors that had quarters of beef so we bought both the inside and outside fillets from both of them. We also bought a hunk of meat to make hamburger. Then we went to the next meat house and they had a fresh hind quarter so we bought meat from them too. The workers were very happy when they got a second portion of meat. Beef twice in the same week is highly unusual for them; they eat a lot of smoked dried fish which they do not consider to be meat; not like beef, goat and sheep. Steve was able to sharpen the blade on the meat grinder so grinding the hamburger was an easier job. We also had enough beef this time that we could make steaks. The meat here is so lean and so tough that if it is not tenderized it is almost inedible. We put tenderizer on the steaks and ran them through the mincer. We were much happier with the meat production today than we were yesterday!
Steve and I spent a good portion of the afternoon working in the apartment. We were able to find a place to put almost everything that was sitting on the floor. The bedroom that we cleaned that we are storing the Konkomba Bibles in has not been used as sleeping quarters for 12 years. We clean it when we have company but usually only one of the rooms is used hence the reason the other one turned into storage. We were not doing any deep cleaning; we were rearranging and hiding stuff! Meri and Amama will do the actual deep cleaning next week. No need to do it too early or it will just have to be done again.
We bought a new microwave because the old one’s turntable stopped turning and we had to manually turn the food which was annoying. We gifted the microwave to Amama yesterday; she was beyond thrilled! I found the owner’s manual so I gave it to her today. Amama is illiterate but her daughter who is in her late teens can read very well. I told Amama to let her read it so they would know how to operate it well.
Shamuna’s father called this morning and said that he was supposed to report to Nsawam to get fitted for his new leg on Monday and that he would be leaving on Sunday and they were actively looking for their portion of the money. That usually means they are trying to sell their crops.
Thank you for all you do for us and for the work and the people in Ghana! We really appreciate the help!
In HIS Service,
Steve, Kandie and Skeeter
The Monkeyshines
A very strange thing happened this morning! Mom did not come and get me out of my condo! Dad came out; I was shocked when he opened the door and walked right in! Without even knocking! What if I had been indisposed? That could have been embarrassing for both of us! Not really, I am just being silly; I am never indisposed! Whatever that means! I have heard the parents say it from time to time. “I will be there in a minute; I am indisposed right now!”
I digressed! I have run off on a tangent! Back to my story! Dad came in the cage and sat down on the stone bench and tried to coax me to come sit with him! But I knew there was a catch somewhere; and the game was on! I started running up and getting close to him then jumping away! You know I am a fast little guy! But in the end, I let him get too close to me and he caught me! Being caught was a good thing because it meant that I could get out of the condo and about the time he caught me Mom came out with a small handful of raisins! I was in heaven! I hope Mom comes tomorrow morning because she always comes with a bottle of milk and either raisins or a piece of “chewing gum”. I love chewing gum; I chew it for a long time before it gets mixed with other food and I swallow it!
I still have not learned to blow bubbles!
Love, Skeeter
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