We had an amazing summer and went a little crazy in all we did. I guess that is what Expats do on their first summer away. Hopefully next year we can still have some fun but come back home with some cash in our pockets. Did I say next summer? Coming back home? I guess many of you have now realized that the Johnsons are on the incredible journey for an indefinite amount of time. We will keep you posted. :)
We came home to hot weather. Many of you never have and never will experience the temperatures that we get here. One day it said 106 but feels like 117! Those are some sweaty days. I know it sounds terrible, but it is just the time of year when you stay inside more, just like winter for you. My glasses fog up at least twice between my front door and my short walk to the garage. Today we went to the pool, which has chillers installed and you can actually get goose bumps if you are in too long. The hot weather is also helping me with my personal goal of relaxing more. I can't stop moving when I am inside, so I am now doing puzzles. I can't believe I have a goal of doing puzzles. Crazy Reality!
Last night Bryan and I attended an Embassy dinner. We had fun with about 15 friends and then about 150 other Embassy guests. We were on American soil for about 5 hours! Woo-hoo!
Our project this weekend was creating a map with pins pushed in for the places we have been. It was a fun activity and it made me feel a little crafty at the same time. We have realized that we actually haven't been to very many places! I think this map project is going to cause us to spend a lot of money on plane tickets just so we can get a pin on that side of the world.
The boys have settled in great! They love their new teacher and classmates. I am so proud of them! Bryan is now in grade 5 as a student teacher and I am once again in grade 3. We are all four quite happy!
We did add a family member (or two) to our home. It was so difficult not having pets last year. We tried to bring our cat from home, but he was just too big and the traveling would have been difficult for him in cargo. So, yesterday we got ourselves a kitty. Her name is Yala, named after Yala National Park in Sri Lanka. It should be a destination for all of you that like adventure. Yala is just a baby and is so cute. I even catch Bryan holding and playing with her. We also added a lizard to our family. As you know we really like our reptiles and it has been very sad for us to leave Yoda behind in the states. We have adopted a green iguana named Alice. Her family has leftt and she needed a home. The best thing about Alice is that she lives outside. Bryan is working on turning a balcony area into a lizard habitat. The difficult part about Alice is that she is aggressive. At the moment I am the the only person that can handle her. We are hoping that we can tame her, but we just might have to find her a new home if she doesn't get a better attitude.
That is what has been happening these past 4 weeks. I promise to do a better blog in the near future. I am also too tired at the moment to go get my camera to download photos. Here are two for you.
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