Here is our able Chinese "contractor", so to speak. He has become quite a friend of Albert's, as they have traveled many miles in his itty bitty pick up truck trying to pick out and purchase needed items for our renovation. Since our Chinese language skills need much improvement, and we can't pronounce our new friend's name, we call him "Mr. Wok," or sometimes just "Wok" for short.

Since Albert had already named Mr. Wok, we had to find an appropriate name for our kind helper who has worked harder than anyone we have ever seen. Here he is in what used to be our bathroom. This was during our week of no toilet and no running water. What a fun time that was. In keeping with our kitchen container theme, he is affectionately known in our house as "Skillet". Skillet would show up at 7:30 in the morning and work for 11 hours with only a 30 minute break for lunch, and always with a smile on his face.

OK, I know what you're thinking - What is Kendall doing in that bomb shelter? Well, those, friends, are the beginnings of our kitchen cabinets. Why use wood when you can use bricks and concrete slabs? Yes, things are quite different on the other side of the planet. We've joked that they were just building us a brick oven to cook pizza, but unfortunately that dream didn't materialize. The kitchen is finished, except for window shades, but the bathroom is still a major work in progress. We can't wait to show you pictures of the finished product. In fact, we can't wait to see the finished product ourselves! Hopefully we will have those photos for you soon -