I've had it with washing clothes in the back yard sink.  I've had it with companies that promise that they will fix something and don't. I've had it with a culture that would rather not tell you they don't have the part so they lie about it.  I've had it with stupid repair men who break things and don't install things correctly and crimp important ( Read more... )

Well its been quite a long time since I posted anything!    I've been busy, obviously ( Read more... )

I am so shirking  my responsibilities at the mo ( Read more... )

Random things.

My daughter is making a list of random things that she knows about me.  I would love to see it.

Something that she could add to that list is that her father has recently taken to sending me notes in Russian - which I have to have the computer translate as I don't speak Russian - sigh. I also am at a loss as to why he is doing this ( Read more... )

We've thought about change. We've talked about change.  We've argued, quipped and stomped off fuming, about change.  Our short time in the wonderful mission house gave us time to work on our communication and now we both might actually do something about change.  Arriving tired and already affected by the depression that sits on this city we were ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in a class room and I'm not the teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  *happy dance*   I'm  sitting with my daughter and am VERY HAPPY AND PLEASED!    We are sitting in classes with her today ( Read more... )

We were in the car after having spent a wonderful evening with new but already close friends.  My son chimes out from the back seat as my husband backs the car out, "Mom, are you sad?" the nine year old asks.   "Yes I am sweetie," I answer.  "How can I comfort you?" he asks ( Read more... )

We are now in the process of getting ready to pack up and leave the States to return what is our "home" in Rio.     By now everyone should know that I don't like Rio - but I'm making the best of it - well most of the time I try to make the best of it.

I'm sad and I don't want to go.  On the plus side, (and I'm not talking about the WEIGHT that I' ( Read more... )

I know its been a while since I've written an update - Betters said so.    In my favor I have been busy with holidays followed by an extremely disappointing "reentry" conference, followed by a couple weeks of visiting friends, family and churches.  We got sick in the midst of all this and have spent several weeks recovering from flu, bronchitis and ( Read more... )

we have invested in cable.   Why, since we are only here for three months?  because we wanted some access to news and weather and analog tv is going the way of the gas light.  So here we are exploring this new thing called on demand.  Wow!  We found and watched some back shows of CSI NY that we have missed, as well as Numb3rs AND tomorrow there ( Read more... )