The Adventures of the Stutzmans in Jamaica: Twas the week before Christmas...

Last week started off cool and rainy. We had five days of cloudy, rainy weather. It is very unusual for it to be cloudy for more than about half a day at a time, so this was quite unusual. We were very ready to see the sun again! It seemed cool, and we wore sweatshirts in the evenings and sat around wrapped in blankets although the temperatures were still in the 70's. I think it is safe to say that we have adapted to the tropical climate when 70's feels cool. :)

We took a day off on Monday and our family traveled to Ocho Rios to meet a family friend that was arriving on a cruise. Our plans were dampened by the weather (see what I did there), but we still had a good time eating jerk chicken and shopping at the craft market.

While in Ocho Rios, we were driving down a one way street when we came upon an on-site car repair. It is not unusual to see people working on their broken down vehicles in the street, but usually they move it to the side.

Tuesday afternoon we had the privilege to attend a Christmas banquet at Blossom Gardens Childcare Facility. Every Tuesday and Wednesday, two of our aunties spend the day there as volunteers, so they get to know the staff quite well. The Blossom staff did some skits, readings, etc. to make it an entertaining time. It was not enough for one of the children though, as he fell asleep soon after it started.

We released our two parrots, and the girls have spent more time with them now than they did when they were in the cage. They still hang around our house quite a bit.