After having James' mom here for two weeks and then my mom here for two and a half weeks, it feels very strange to not have visitors sharing our days with us! (That is, until Crafton comes next Thursday!) Until then, Genevieve and I are back to taking our long walks along the Cinta Costera. However, we've had to alter the timing of our walks as it is now "Summer" in Panama which means 1/100th of the rain and hardly any clouds in the sky, making for some pretty scorching afternoons! Genevieve and I have been heading out around 8am, the same time James is off to work. I think walking in the morning is much more entertaining for Genevieve since there are tons of other people out getting their exercise as well, and many of them with their dogs...all I hear from Genevieve is "oooffff ooooffff" when she sees them. There are also several feral cats that are often resting or hoping to score a fish carcass from the fish market. In either case, Genevieve is delighted to see them and points at them as if she spotted them first. :) I am already starting to feel really bad for Skills when we get back to Phoenix...she has no idea the baby that left several months ago is coming back a cat crazed toddler! Sorry kitty!
Thank you to everyone who has sent us cards, letters, and packages! We have loved getting them all! Unfortunately, the mail system in Panama is a bit crazy...no wait, totally insane. My mom mailed a "test" letter to our apartment building back in November, just a week after we'd arrived in Panama. While she was here (just last week), we came home one day to find some letters slipped under our door. One of those letters was the one she had sent 2 months prior! The other was a letter to the previous tenant of our apartment...clearly, she was not so lucky to get her mail before she left! For the majority of you who sent mail to James' KPMG address, we have found that on average, it takes about 20-25 days to arrive. James received 10 envelopes in the mail yesterday at work, all which had been sent either before Christmas or just after. That being said, while we love all the cards, letters, and packages, if you send us anything else, we will not get it! We only have 21 more days left in Panama so if you really want to send us anything, you can send it to our Phoenix address in the good ol' US of A!
That's a wrap for now! I leave you with something that brightens my day, in hopes it will brighten yours as well :)
She is singing along to Elmo who is singing "book book book"...she however says "gook gook gook" :)
3 comments:
That most definitely brightened my day . . . happy girl! Love to you all. xo
I miss her so much and you, too. But, now the "Book, book, book..." song is in my head.
I can't believe how much she is growing up! I can't wait to see her walk!!!
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