Nosotros tenemos una empleada, pero no tengo agua!

One of the many blessings we are enjoying here in Costa Rica is being able to have an empleada help us out at home. Empleadas domestica, as they are called, are basically housekeepers. Almost everyone here has one - it is very cultural and very very affordable. We have a sweet woman named Marina who comes to our house 3 mornings a week. She is a huge blessing to us for many reasons. By having her come do laundry, clean, and iron, it frees us up to have more time to study. Plus, we get to practice our Spanish with her, as she eats lunch with us on the days she's here. She speaks faster and with a little different accent then our teachers, so it gives us good practice.

So today when we got home from school, we clearly understood her when she said "No agua". Apparently we didn't pay our water bill - because we never received it - so they shut off our water today without any notice. Marina told us the man said that if we paid it today, they'd turn it back on tomorrow afternoon. Well, after a frustrating few hours, with lots of Spanish practice for Bubba, our water is back on! Nosotros tenemos agua! Gracias a Dios! (We have water. Thanks be to God!)