Posts Tagged ‘work’

Working at the Gym

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

photoCan going to the gym count as work?

When we first arrived and I realized knee rehab would be a part of my everyday life for a while I immediately compartmentalized my life. In good western fashion I figured I could still get in enough hours of studying Thai even with spending a few hours every day at the gym. As it turned out, hours spent at the gym have been among my most productive.

First, we encountered a different definition of the word “gym”. They seem to have a different purpose altogether here. (more…)

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Silk and Pottery Factories

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Today we visited a pottery factory, a silk factory and an antiques store. Just like the other days this week you will see the pictures we like best below. You can check out all the pictures at our web albums. Thanks and enjoy the pictures!

Doesn't she look like a teacher??

Doesn't she look like a teacher??

This job must be painstaking.

This job must be painstaking.

"Krew" is teacher in Thai

"Krew" is teacher in Thai

This "factory" was pretty much there just to fix mistakes from the real factory.

This "factory" was pretty much there just to fix mistakes from the real factory.

Sharon loves the elephants. More at our picasa web albums.

Sharon loves the elephants. More at our picasa web albums.

This long plate is used to serve sauces... Like PF Changs.

This long plate is used to serve sauces... Like PF Changs.

Making silk. There are pictures of the entire process in the extra pictures.

Making silk. There are pictures of the entire process in the extra pictures.

Sharon loved it all... even though she was fighting an upset stomach.

Sharon loved it all... even though she was fighting an upset stomach.

If you want to see more check them all out.

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A New (used) Computer!

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

41a-m3BgZhLIt’s amazing how God works. Our May update included a list of special gifts that would be a blessing as we move to Thailand this fall. One important item was a work computer to house our many recordings, pictures, and video we’ll be taking during language learning.

A great friend and supporter answered the call giving us her old computer, a docking station, and a wonderful laptop case. The computer is a Dell Latitude D610 with a 1.88 Ghz processor, 1 Gb of RAM, an 80 Gb hard drive and the very latest Windows and Office suite installed on it. For those who don’t speak computer: it’s a great work horse. We’ll use it until it falls apart.

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What’s Been Keeping Us Busy

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Sharon cleaning the house after we moved out.

We’ve moved! That’s probably the biggest thing we accomplished in the past week. We put all our worldly possessions in three piles: garage sale, Thailand, and storage. We are now only using the “Thailand” pile. The other two are gone. Moving to Thailand feels a lot more real!

We’re essentially living out of suitcases in my parent’s house. We’re not exactly suffering, though. We have a fully furnished apartment above their garage with our own bathroom and a great view. The neighbors are okay too. Thank-you very much for your prayers and concern.

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Hard Day’s Work

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Friday, April 9th, 2010

One thing that’s always fun is getting to hang out with my Dad. Today we did a bit of drywall work in the garage. Here’s some pictures of the process for those who have no idea what that entails:

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New Tools for Ministry

Posted by Ric and Sharon on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Our toolbox has arrived! Thanks to Norm and Joanne Chenier and many of you who helped us raise the funds for these tools for ministry.

I don’t know how he did it, but the UPS guy managed to carry our toolkit under one arm from the end of our driveway to the front door. The thing must weigh 70 pounds! I can barely lift it with the two sturdy handles on the side. This is the absolute best time in history to be a missionary, hands down. We have the most powerful tools available, and yet many of the tools that arrived in our box have existed for millennia .

The Tool Kit frame is made of Northern Michigan White Cedar, one of the best outdoor woods available. The joints are dovetailed and glued with exterior glue, and the box is stained with Sikkens which is used on log homes.

Most of the tools in the box are the best that money can buy, and I would list them all for you, but that would take forever. What you see in the picture is just one layer! Basically, it’s everything we’ll ever need as far as non-powered woodworking tools are concerned from saws to hammers, rulers to tape measures.

Thank-you to those of you that helped us acquire this, and especially to Norm and Joanne, who built the box, bought the tools, and taught us a class on how to use them! The box will be a big blessing!

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