Farewells

An interesting thing happened......after I wrote that last posting, that afternoon I received an email from the community outreach woman and she offered to meet over the weekend.....she is so busy during the week.  So what does this mean?  Who knows?  I do know that I'm feeling anticipation that perhaps there will be work for me to be involved in here....to use my skills.....and make a difference with the national population.  I continue to pray for this meeting and the opportunities....to be willing to fit into where God is working.....and not be pushy about my agenda....

I don't know what will come of the meeting but I'm thankful the contact has been made.

Yesterday we had the first of many farewells.  My dear neighbor from Trinidad, Lori, is leaving.  She is the youngest expatriate here.....and her husband is moving to a new position in Houston.  Her visa runs out before his and so she is going home to wait with her family until he leaves.  She will be sorely missed.  She is such a bright, shining, loving and warm person and has added so much to the community and to my life too.....I will miss her terribly!!!!

When we lived for years in Thailand we became some of the longest temporarily residing expatriates there.  We had so many friends come and then go while we remained.  It is wonderful to have the opportunity to meet so many new friends.....but quite painful to say good-by to them and probably never see most of them again......I'm thankful for social networking sites.....

I have had requests for an update on Ms Kitty.  She is a bright spot here in our home.  She is so amusing.....anyway, today was her first wildlife moment.  A small black bug......not a cockroach.....came into the house and it was so funny to watch her stalk it......very slowly and carefully.....and then hit it several times and quite hard until it was not moving as quickly.....and I intervened to prevent suffering.....and removed it.   Ms Kitty is still not potty trained......I know some think I'm nuts.....but we continue to work on that......she has no problem being up on the potty.....but has a real issue if there is no kitty litter beneath her......she held it for over 24 hours when I removed the litter......I'm thankful she is so well trained to the litter, but want to have her transfer from that to over water.....

Today is my last day with this language teacher.  She is returning to France next week.  I will miss her so much.  She is so helpful and encouraging to learn language.  I need to get to my review to keep up the allusion that I'm a quick study.