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feelin' good!!

1) the kids and i are nearly finished with our world map!! wow...it seriously took WAAAAAAy longer than i thought it would take. all that is left to do is label and outline a few countries, smear on a layer of varnish...bought today--a wonderful experience altogether...and we'll be done! then we can peel off the masking tape =) i feel like there should be some kind of celebration ceremony for this. i am super happy to be done with the map; but also kind of sad. i have built up quite a relationship with the kids and mamans; plus they feed me good food. but i guess now that i feel a part of the family i will make the effort to stop by and do stuff with the kids.

2) i bought a double SIM phone yesterday! and it is awesome. you must understand i have been using a clunky, old, green/grey screen Nokia for the past year! now my phone holds 2 SIM cards, has a colour screen, takes pictures/video/sound, plays music and videos, there are some games but they suck; nothing will ever replace snake! i feel special now...but also guilty for spending so much on it. not that it was really expensive, 77 dollars, but that is enough money to buy A LOT of things here. but...whatever, it makes me happy.

3) i am nearly done with my application for a job in France! and i gotta say that i have done all i can do; and am waiting on a couple of things to come through :) France, here i come...in 9 months!

4) i bought a total of 55 hours at the cyber. it cost me an arm and a few fingers from the other arm, but it will be a reeeal long time till i have to buy more. that and the patron upgraded me for free, to the VIP room, where i am currently sitting under a powerful ceiling fan!

5) OMG, i almost forgot...Rosie is definitely preggo!! i'm gonna be a g-ma! i feel like this is a real live version of that hideous dog toy from the 90's: Puppy Surprise. "Surprise, surprise, puppy surprise...how many puppies are there inside?" not only how many...but what will they look like? who knocked her up?!

i think that's about all. but these days it's amazing to me how the little things really make my day! i hope that everyone is off to an excellent start this year and that things are all around good.

it's about 7-7.5 months or so till i come home.

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