My 19th birthday and other significant occurances so far...

Thank you to everyone who thought and prayed for me on my Birthday. It was all in all a very fun day. And a birthday i will never forget.
My 19th birthday did not prove to come with me being any smarter or luckier however....
I spent the day at WOZO PLAZA. they have a very nice place and a great out door pool. Out door in the direct sun. Some of you may know what i am getting at all ready. and yes you are absolutely correct. Me being me, underestimated the tropical Haitian sun and got burnt. this time bad enough for me to finally learn my lesson that people who are as white as wonder bread, such as myself, need to suck it up, not think about a tan, and WEAR SUNSCREEN!!!!!
man did i learn/learning the hard way with this. Most of the pain, and blisters are gone now, two days later, but my chin and forhead still look pretty nasty, as Lori so frequently points out.
To make matters worse, yesterday when the power came back on, (yes i spent the whole next day after my burn without any electricity.... meaning NO FANS!!!) i tried to move the big metal fan back from just on my back when supper was ready. I pushed it back with my foot, but it caught on the computer cord behind me... so i pushed it back with my one hand... not at all a smart idea.... i got my middle finger. (same hand as my now healed thumb) It bled a bit but mostly i was in shock. so i went upstairs calling Melinda's help. I'm pretty sure she is getting tried of fixing all my boo boos. I seem to be her main patient....
anywho i caught my finger in the blade and sliced it pretty good. When she got it to stop bleeding, she cleaned it. I was just starting to feel queazy when Lori suggested i sit down. Now remember my entire face was and is still red from sunburn...
well when Lori told me to sit down... it was most definately WHITE. I sat a while before the tomatoe red came back to my face. Lori and Melinda say they have never seen anything like it!
To finally add to all of it... today my back started to feel ichy. I didnt think anything off it, untill we were getting the kids their supper. and it started to itch alot. and then it felt like i was being pricked my tiny tiny needles all over my lower back. I showed Minnie-June and Shannon, who thought Shackels? but when Lori saw it, she said it was definately a heat rash. from either the sun or sweat. fun eh?
So far my 19th year of life isnt proving to be much fun. Good thing i have 362 more days left to redeem myself!

As for an update on things at the house...
The kids absolutely loved the outting to wozo on friday and were very well behaved the whole time, Plus they were extremely tired out all day saturday which was really nice for all of us who were touched by the sun in some way or another.
Melinda is getting over her cold nicely and so far none of the kids have been touched by the chicken pox that are going around in the community.

It would be a big help if you could continue to pray for Samuel and Bedza's paperwork to go to BC.
Paina's family's safe travel here to come get her this week.
The group of 6 volunteers coming out this next week, for a safe arrival and good weather for their buliding project.
And please pray for my suitcase and that my comman sense would come back soon!! haha.

Love you all and hope to write to you again soon.
Muah!