Headed Home For The Summer

Here's the latest collection of photos from Orealla! :)
We can't wait to show more pics to everyone in person.
Thanks for all your support this year!

Our slideshow/openhouse dates are as follows:

Sunday, 15th of July, 7 pm at Calvary CRC in Holland, Michigan
Sunday, 29th of July, (time yet to be determined) Rosewood CRC in Bellfower, California
Mid-August (via Raven Correspondence) Delta Junction, Alaska

A typical afternoon in the rainy season!

Another snake killed in our house! :)

Crammin' for National Exams

Stone Soup Cast

Gettin' Prepped for the Play

Our Knights in Shining Armor

Finished Library (facing south)

Finished Library (facing north)

Achievement Award Winner (thanks to Wasilla, AK homeschoolers for the prizes!)

Thomas gets his hair done! :)

Moving Sale

Parent Open Day

Village Farewell

The Rainy Season Has Hit

Thought we'd post a few pictures from the rainy season in Orealla to give you a feel for what life during the monsoons is like. Enjoy! More pics are also available at flickr!

Doing laundry at the laundry mat (on a rare sunny day).

Our underhouse swamp....

Because it's wet and cloudy nearly all the time, it's impossible to keep mold from growing--even on clean, dry clothes that you put in the closet. It's not just us newbies, either, we notice many kids with mildew on their shirts, as well!

Hosting Ingrid's 25th b-day party at our house. The best part? Esther (on left) wanted to ensure that her daughter had good Guyanese cooking, so we didn't have to prepare any food!

Opening day of the new Orealla Library

Becky & Laurimel on a Saturday story hour

Unpacking the shipment of books from Valley Elementary (California) and Raven Correspondence (Alaska)

Our very able library assistants at work! (from left to right: Kristy, Valerie & Gail)

Grade 3 students enjoying the library

Our congregation at Church of the Nararene

Headed back to Orealla on Neal's boat. To get on, you have to literally carry your luggage on the plank shown in the middle of the picture. It's rather sketchy, especially when you consider that your groceries for the next 3 months are in your luggage!