We have light!

Rainbow!  Hopefully this is a sign.

Today has been full of excitement.  We had our fourth straight day of sunshine!  While there has been a little rain and fog scattered throughout those days, it doesn't really count as rain simply because there has been some sun.  Some sunshine in the day now equals a sunny day.  Tony from maintenance also came over today and fixed our light fixture in the kitchen.  We've been using a desk lamp for light in the kitchen for most of the two months we've been here and are very appreciative of having our light fixture fixed - especially now that the sun is setting a little before 8:00.  The school district does not have a person in Nanwalek for maintenance work, so we have to wait until there is enough work here to be worth the cost of a trip into the village.

Such details of living in school housing is quite new to us and we are now realizing how fortunate we've been to have been home owners most of our adult lives.  Mike and I built our house the second year we were married so we've only lived in a home that wasn't ours for a little over two years.  Even in that setting, though, we pretty much had free reign to do as we pleased as long as it didn't result in damage to the house.  So getting permission to make minor adjustments and making requests for repairs is unfamiliar territory.  We've been so accustomed to fixing the problems around the house ourselves that it is sometimes difficult to be patient for someone to come fix it for us in a month or two when we could have the job finished in a few hours.  We know we're very fortunate to have housing provided, and especially fortunate to have such nice housing, but going from home owners to renters will definitely take getting used to.