Catching Up

This has been the toughest week so far. Just the kind of junk we were warned about but frustrating still: rain, runny tummies, fever, driving in the rain, allergies, walking in the rain, language learning, spaghetti, crowds, leaky roof.

The kind of stuff that is no big deal (like no bathrooms in the mall restaurants) are infinitely more frustrating when you need to go to them 8 times during dinner. So I waited until the weekend to catch up here since I am much more optimistic today than I was on Wed/Thu.

Our house phone is working now. On Thursday night we celebrated our feelings by ordering McDonald's delivery. The guy rolled up on his motorcycle in the pouring rain in his rubber suit. It was exciting. The phone is crackly but I got to have two conversations: one with McDs Delivery and one with the local store confirming the order. Except for the double cheeseburgers being single hamburgers everything else was right--a huge milestone (for some reason there is a difference between a "beefburger" and a double cheeseburger...not to mention a "chickenburger").



So today we feel much better. Health is better for everyone. The language moves from almost totally frustrating to bright spots where out with 15 people who speak no English you actually have something that is a shadow of a conversation. They say something and you understand and you say something and they understand and they say you are smart and surely you have been studying longer than two weeks. And you say, "Yeah. I am brilliant. The smartest guy ever." But you say it in English so know hears your bragging. Thanks for walking with us. We need and love you!!