a settling-in Saturday

No pictures yet, but I thought I'd just write about my day so far, seeing as how I've been back in Cameroon for just under a week. So here's a little play-by-play:

~ slept until 9:30 since I stayed up past midnight talking to Rachel on Skype

~ put some water on the stove for tea and sifted flour because I really wanted cinnamon rolls for breakfast

~ noticed the water wasn't heating very quickly - the flame was out - the gas bottle was empty

~ changed the gas bottle - couldn't get the new one open - went next door for help - Dan finally got it open after banging on the stem with a hammer

~ got rid of a couple little guys who had been hanging out in my house - one beetle and one little millipede/worm thing

~continued with the cinnamon roll making process - had to completely guess about temperature since there are no markings on the dial except high and low

~ finally ate breakfast at 11:30 - cinnamon rolls and caramel tea - delicious

~ washed dishes - all the ones from baking, plus a bunch that I had in storage that need to be washed before I put them in cupboards (only did about 1/4 of those - the rest are still sitting on the sink waiting for me) - had to boil water for rinsing since my kitchen doesn't seem to be getting hot water

~ cleaned another shelf for putting away kitchen stuff

~ boiled some eggs for future use - tried to handle all 6 at once and dropped 3 (already boiled) - turned those 3 into egg salad and put in the fridge for later - did more dishes

~ sprayed all exposed skin with bug spray before venturing into the mosquito-infested laundry "room" - put a load of towels in the washer - put away the clothes that were on the drying rack - made a pile of clothes to be ironed - fixed the drying rack when it fell apart - hung the towels to dry

~ fixed the plastic shower curtain with some clear packing tape and scissors - hung a cloth curtain in front of the plastic one

~ sat down to check e-mail and write a blog post