Ok, so honestly, it really hasn't been much of a riot in the sense of being something funny... But, the good news is, it appears that most of the rioting has stopped. Some taxi drivers are even out and about (mostly, it was the ones who couldn't park at their homes, so they had parked at gas stations and such, and the gas station owners made them move, so they basically just went to work)...I must admit that when I saw one of the little yellow terrors (aka taxis) fly by on our street this morning, I was never so happy to see it! :)
This is almost day seven of not having left my house AT ALL...talk about cabin fever!!! Maybe that's why they give us such huge houses here in Africa? What with coming in early to try to avoid malaria mosquitoes, not being allowed to go anywhere at night, and the occasional civil uprising, we end up spending quite a bit of time in them. I will be glad to get to go to the market, etc., this week. Maybe we'll even get our car? That might be fun. We'll see.
Our poor housekeeper was stuck in a random city all week long. I called her yesterday to make sure she was ok, and she told me that she was safe, but that they were going to kill her anyway since there was no food! I was so worried about her!! We've been praying for her all week long! Not just because my house is a mess and it's so tiring trying to keep up with keeping this gigantic house clean plus all the other stuff I usually do...like pay attention to my kids...but because she's become a really good friend!! This morning, though, she called to tell me she was in the car and should be here in Yaounde again by 5pm tonight!!! Hooray!! I can imagine that she has quite a story to tell! Here she's stuck in a city with no family, no food and no place to stay, and here I am complaining that I haven't been able to leave my house...including the mini commissary that we have going on in the basement pantry! :P Complain, complain...I know. I really am grateful. We suffered through our 'house-arrest' with the greatest of luxury...because I make all my own bread now...YEA!!! and I make all our soymilk, and we really lack nothing except some fresh fruits and veggies which would be nice, but we can do with frozen and canned for now until the markets are open full-swing and the threat of random riots are mostly blown over. We have been EXTREMELY blessed. Our HHE shipment could not have come at a better time.
We are doing well, Andrew is doing MUCH better. Maybe someday we'll figure out what he had. Hopefully, it's not contagious, whatever it is. Devin and I have been organizing like crazy, and things are really starting to take shape. It's getting so cozy in here! Once I get my pictures up on the walls, I will take pictures and post the 'before and after' of our house! That will be fun...for me, at least! :)
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