It
was a fun surprise birthday party for our team mate in spite of the fact that
as soon as the last of the 30 guest arrived the clouds let loose a torrent of
rain forcing us to relocate to the 10% of the porch that wasn’t actively getting
drenched with water (our porch is our living room and dining room since we
don’t have either inside our house). We
had to put the dogs in the shed because they were taking up precious patio
floor space.
I
am so thankful we were all missionaries; accustomed to glitches. No one complained. Everyone just went with the flow (pun
intended). It had been one of the
hottest days of the year so far – upper 90’s – and, although we were crowded,
we were thankful for the reprieve in the heat.
The
electricity and the water cut out and those preparing food had a tough time. In my poorly built Paraguayan house, when it
rains outside it rains inside too. Not
only were we trying to chop and sauté in the dark, every few minutes we’d have
to move the food where water dripping from the roof wouldn’t affect it. I think we ran out of space.
The
kids playing in the bedroom were evacuated as rain poured under the windows and
spread across the floor. I think we went
through all our towels trying to soak up the mess before it ruined
anything.
It
wasn’t an ideal party, but it will be one to remember for sure.
These
pictures were not taken at the party, but a couple days later when it rained
again. When Julia hears rain, she run to
the drawer, pulls out the bowls and places them under the drips.
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