Visitors

Last night old friends came for dinner.  I met them 20 years ago when I was working for the Peace Corps in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  She was a young Russian doctor who came to interview for a job with the Peace Corps medical office.  I chose her and we became colleagues and friends.  They bought my apartment and rented it back to the Peace Corps, and became our landlords.  Later she came to the US to study for her US medical license, and her husband and two children came with her.  And now 20 years later we all sat down for dinner in a different place, in a different time.  It was so great to see them.  Their son has just started a new job with Amazon here in town, so I hope I will see more of them.

Last week Nonnie's three nieces came to visit. They stayed a few days and then drove to Port Angeles. When they came back Nonnie’s sister flew into town with her two grandchildren, so then we had six people staying with us. It was fun but rather crowded and hectic. Over the years I haven't seen too much of Nonnie’s family, so it's nice to have them come visit us.  Sarah, Colin, and Oran came for dinner; it was great to have the whole family together.  Oran had a good time with his new cousins.

In the meantime we were still dealing with finding a new house for Colin and Sarah.  It turns out the house we found needs a new roof, so we're negotiating over that.  Buying a house is such a hassle.