Guy and Romeo are at a men's retreat at church today and tomorrow.  Francis and his little sister held down the fort today.  Making granola, cleaning the newly vacated room, washing windows.  You know, the normal stuff.  Jim and I took off for a nearby store to do some shopping.  It's rare to get Jim out of the house so we made it special.  They are selling school supplies right now.  It's the only time of the year you can buy them.  A box of chalk for our blackboard in the village house.  A new calculator for Jim.  Some coloring books, crayons, and paints for three little girls at Christmas.  Black felt tip markers.  And look at this...post-its!  Amazing!  Every year they bring in more and more stuff.  Soon we won't ever need to go back to the states!