As I start this blog there is so much that I have to say, some of which I don't want to say because I know, in part, what your response will be. But I can't keep secrets (as you probably have figured out) so here it comes.
On Monday of this week my mom left after coming down with my aunt and our neighbor for ten days. I can't even begin to express how wonderful it was to have them here but it was a busy ten days. Besides one day trip we spent most of the time working in Managua especially in the library. It is now organized and all of the books are in a database. Not only did they help out physically it was encouraging to have tangible moral support that I haven't been feeling with this job. I know by admitting that I appreciate moral support may totally alter your perspective of me but that's a risk I'm willing to take. Also since they came prepared to survive in the jungle for about a year I am now well stocked with snack foods, toothpaste, oil of olay face wipes, DVD's and all sorts of other things that I didn't know I was missing. Side note on the snacks, Trader Joe's makes some amazing gorgonzola flavored oven crisp crackers, you should check them out. If you want to know more about this trip I'm sure all of the participants would be willing to give you a very detailed account of the happenings from three very different perspectives.
Yesterday morning I went to the dentist, I was extremely nervous because dental problems freak me out and I haven't had a cleaning since December of 06. But have no fear, I am cavity free and the lady was really nice and it only cost $10. She made me chew a red pill for first graders to highlight my problematic plaque areas and she thinks it is very cute that I still have baby teeth (dientes de leche). She also answered her cell phone twice during the cleaning, but that's Nicaragua for you.
Now the part I don't want to write. When we got home from our appointments we couldn't find our little dog then when we went into our house we saw that our back door had been opened and our house robbed. So finally came the advantage of me living in the maid's room, they didn't even glance in my room where they would have seen my laptop and iPod. Unfortunately the rest of the house, especially Lori's room, was picked clean of all things electronic and cash. Needless to say, Wednesday was a rough day with concerned friends and neighbors and unconcerned police. Now we can ask the Lord to give back what was taken, not only the tangible things that were lost but also the peace of mind and sense of security. The timing of it is all so overwhelming, I hear of so much falling apart finically in the states and am very removed, but this hit close to home and made me realize how real this global economic crisis is. And how futile our security measures are and how important it is to invest in the things that rust and moths can't destroy and thieves can't steal.
Really the whole robbery thing is just a huge inconvenience so now I'm at my old apartment using their interntet (ours was stolen) and talking with the maid that I trust like my mother. And on top of all that I missed another training day for the run this weekend so I'm off to do that now.
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