Race called! When I answered the phone, you could hear the calls to prayer from the mosque that was located right beside his room. ( And yes, it is O.K. for me to share that...I checked.) It is a strange sound, and one that we are not used to in this country. The calls and their echoes continued for the duration of our phone call. Race told me that he found out that they were being followed and had to "bust" the 4 guys who were doing it. Yikes! His life seems so James Bond-ish, and mine seems so Carol Brady-ish. Please keep him in your prayers.

I made it through the day yesterday, but it was a tough one. Our school lessons took extra long. For some reason, Austin forgot ALL of the math that he had ever learned..ever. We rushed (I hate rushing) out the door for ballet and martial arts, got everyone to thier lessons, and picked back up, we got dinner, and then I had to go to the parents meeting for Dixie Youth Baseball. Austin starts playing ball on the 12th of March, with a baseball clinic. I also found out that practices will be held every Tues. and Thurs. at 8:00!!! Am I the only one that thinks that is late?? Anyway, yesterday was a long one, and I am glad that it is done. I am just feeling worn out. It was one of those days that we didn't particularly get enough time to really stop and savour anything that we were doing. Just cross it off the list and move on. I am, however, so thankful that Race got me the suburban. I really love that car. It makes all of the time that we spend in it SO much easier. I haven't forgotten what it is like NOT to have a reliable car. I truly count it as a blessing.

Savannah is doing SO well in ballet, and she is really enjoying herself. I am beaming for her! She is really growing up so fast. Today she took time out from what she was doing to help Jack with his reading. Jack had decided that his first chapter book would be "Hank the Cowdog". He was intimidated though, to make the leap from the "little" books that he had been reading. Savannah helped him to read some of the "Hank" book that she had. They were BOTH so proud! Isn't that great?

In a somewhat related incident, I was busy teaching Jack his math lesson, and Savannah had a question about her math. Austin just jumped right in and helped her to understand it....no big deal. That kind of stuff just makes you know that you must be doing SOMETHING right.
Jack is really missing his Dad. We all are, but it really is showing in him. He just hasn't been his same happy-go-lucky- self over the past several days.

I wanted to say "thanks" to Dy who let me keep her on the phone last night long enough to get all of my dishes washed! Thank-you! Thank-you! My sink is clean even though my "Nautilus" is currently still being hauled around in the suburban. She and her family will get a much needed reprieve this week and that is ALWAYS a good thing. But we will miss them at the Art Gallery!
Y'all have a great day,
Melissa