requests and joys

hey all... just a quick post and reequest for pr@yer.  We met with our landlord yesterday to pay rent and they notified us that our rent would be going up $200/month!  This is a huge surprise in light of the financial crisis.  Guess they figured out how they were going to deal with the changes.  Please lift us up in pr@yer as we cannot afford this, but don't want to pack up and move in the middle of winter (well, we don't want to move at all to be honest).  

Our washing machine is also broken and it's apparently our responsibility to have it repaired.  It's interesting how different things are here sometimes.  I'm down to my last several sets of socks, so it's hand washing for us (and a generous offer from Sally to use their washer).  We're going to call soon about getting it repaired - but nervous about the hassle it might cause.

I am done teaching for 2008!  PTL.  I'm so tired and ready for a good, long, hardy sleep.  I've got some reports to write for school and the agency and then a bit of rest is in order.

Today we're baking pizza with the ch^rch youth and then taking them to see a Christmas pageant.