colds

Since the beginning of the service year Forrest has been sick with a cold. He's finally starting to feel better and today I'm getting it. We get sick here so often, and the colds really drag on. The locals will always say, "Ah es por el cambio de clima." When the weather changes. Who knows. But all the self-medicating of antibiotics can't help either. And all the required kissing and shaking hands to say hi and bye.

I've been having a little more free time lately, being home with Forrest sometimes for the past couple weeks. So I've gotten a little absorbed in baking pies. So far I've made chocolate cream, lemon meringue, peanut butter, strawberry, and banana cream.

I have to say that so far my favorite has been the banana cream. Maybe someday I will also master the art of the crust.

I've also been writing again. I really liked creative writing in high school, but haven't had anything to do with it since then. Obviously I'm too self-conscious to let anyone read it, but I'm having fun!

Not much news. Life is still too interesting. But we have some great friends so we'll survive till things get back to boring good.