Objects of Importance

There are some items that have quickly come to have great significance to us.  I think they give you a good sense of our daily life.

Transitional Object #1

 Grace eats oatmeal in the afternoon when lunch was less than satisfactory or was missed. It's a taste of home that she never bothered with when she was there, but she perks right up after a bowl of this comfort food...

Transitional Object #2

The kitten has been someone to come home to, a normalizing force that helps us feel like our life here can be a bit like the life we had in Beverly.

Transitional Objects #3-7

The stuffed animals have made sleep easier as we adjust to the nighttime noises -- packs of dogs barking all night, jackals crying (it sounds like a baby screaming), rain pelting on the tin roofing nearby.

Corrina wraps herself in the blanket she brought from home (a down blanket that will be especially useful in the coming winter months) each night before she collapses into bed.

Required Diversion & Photo averse girls

I have never played so many hands of cards as we have since we arrived here.  We laugh a lot when we play-- Crazy 8's (which has turned into Cracy Ace's), Rummy, Gin Rummy and Grace and I just started playing cribbage. We usually play before dinner as we get grounded back at home.

Nothing ever happens on time here.  While waiting for the driver to pick us up (we usually wait over a half-hour beyond the designated time) and take us to the school, we also play cards to fend off the boredom of delays.  

Our scarce commodity

What can I say? Toilet tissue has entered the planning process for any trip outside the house.  Even within the house it can be hard to find....

Anticipation!

Before our arrival, Pintso bought a washer and dryer for the house. The washer arrived this week, but I imagine it will take another few weeks to find someone to hook it up.

Right now, we send our laundry out to be stone washed by the launderer.  You never know when you will get your clothes back because it takes forever for the clothes to dry during the monsoon season. We didn't bring a ton of clothes in order to fit other things into our suitcases, so this machine could prove to be a real boon!