Susan, our Missionary Host, more glass

You're a lovely woman my dear. What a wonderful thing you're doing for your little niche in Honduras. She started cleaning up the beach and now the city does it. She hand painted signs (yes, she's got the artistic gift) and now the city wants her to make street signs. Susan and her husband, Scott, have been there for two years now. They consider themselves blessed to be doing what they are doing. I consider them an awesome couple.

More Glass

Yes, that's Harold.

A Glass Freak

This guy that lived on the island of Utila definitely had a mental illness disease because he came to our clinic the next day and told one of our team about a sorceress that tells him to do things. But his whole place he did year after year, bit by bit, a piece at a time. Inlaid glass on steps, walls, rooms, URINALS, ...

A Bunch of Hams

Karleen, Ann, and Darlene. This was our last night LaCeiba and we were at a restaurant that serves the best darned steak I've had in many years. I had a huge piece of it to have on the way home the next day and darned if I didn't forget it. Susan's dogs had a hay day with it I'm guessing.

One Fancy Toyota!

This old Toyota is really worth quite a lot. I believe it's an 82. Susan told me they paid $5K for it, but that it would go for $30K in the States. Silly us. We thought that we hadn't brought his driver's license and half way through the trip Harold had to stop driving. But in the airport, on the way home, lo and behold! I had his driver's license in with mine. Duh!

His Eyes Almost Bugged Out of his Head!!!

It was the darnedest thing. This plane is from the WWII era and has propellers along with rivets on the wings. No air conditioning. Nope. Nada. They pump in cold air with a hose immediately before take off and then that is to get you to your destination. It is very hot inside by the time you land a half hour later.

And Harold and I were seated on it and they turned on one motor and then the other motor and Harold thought that perhaps the propeller wasn't working and was half out of his seat with his eyes bugging out of his head. I just laughed at him. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

That was the beginning of all of Harold's hardships.

I've Been Snoozing

Okay. Not really. I've been BUSY. Very busy. But no excuse for letting my blog lapse since April. So? Enjoy the TDC pictures and know that soon, VERY SOON, I'm going to have the Honduras stories and pictures up too.

Thanks for your patience,
Love and peace,
Alicia

Can You See it?

Can you read the writing on the trophy? Harold won 2nd place in the flatbed division. No surprise as he's driven a flatbed for 18 years. They gave him a Sterling tractor along with a spread axle. Those other guys don't know how to handle a spread axle. But Harold does.

Go Harold! 2nd place! Next year the Nationals!

A Table Full of Trophys

Yes, out of 5 drivers on the team, 4 of them placed along with getting team trophy. Team trophy is where they had the highest average score of all companies that entered.

You go guys!

Truck Driving Championships 2007, Florida

Here is the Conway Freight team. That's Harold, 2nd from right. All five practiced hard and long. I should know. I was there.