Events have conspired to keep me from blogging, but I’m still raising the usual ruckus and trucking along.  When we have guests staying with us, I lose computer access (they stay in the room with the computer), and we are in the midst of a stream of guests.  And I’ve started my busy new job.  So, expect very rare posts for the next few weeks.   Update:

  • car returned from repair shop today and you can’t tell anything ever happened to it.  yay!
  • Kate came to visit from Virginia!  Yay!  Snowstorm kept her here a few extra days, which was sad for her (daughter, husband, new house and work awaited) but nice for me.  More yakking!
  • Alain from Congo is here, after his failed attempt to visit in November.  He was astonished when we stopped at a walmart to look for an international phone card.  “I saw one of these supermarkets in Texas,” he said.  “Same shape, same size, same color, same paint.  It’s very strange!  It’s incredible!” 
  • Started my new job yesterday.  I think I’ll like it.  It comes with gadgets.  My favorite.
  • My parents are coming, we’re going to visit the grand canyon.  Heard on the radio that it was only eight degrees there this morning.  hm.  That sounds cold.