Gone to the Dogs

As you can see, we are alive and well in Kuwait. This picture was taken Thursday evening right before the performance of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Anna played Snoopy (fabulously if I do say so myself). It was David's first Kuwait directorial debut and it was very well received. I played piano and suffice it to say, despite much anxiety, I did manage to play 98% of the notes.

Sorry for the lack o' writing for a while there, it was all I could do to keep up with teaching and rehearsals and keeping the home fires buring while David was in the states.

SO to update:
THANK YOU to all who met with David in MN while he visited. He enjoyed seeing you all and appreciated all the good wishes. I appreciated all the "hugs" he returned to me from you. THANKS for the great birthday gifts, I will be sending a personal thank you later.

The REAL Charlie Brown (in Wadena) seems to be fairing well. He's doing as well as anyone who has lost their companion and best friend can hope to be doing. His eyesight appears to be better at least now he's back to driving. Keep praying for him.

David's flights both ways were, thankfully, uneventful. It takes 24 hours to go back and forth from here to there and so he's currently trying to recover as much as he can.

We had an unexpected blessing as we got both Sunday and Thursday off from teaching duties. In celebration of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) birthday, the original Kuwait Master Calendar (if there is such a thing) had March 8 as the holiday. Well, then his birthday changed (don't ask me why) and so the Holiday was March 12. BUT plans had already been made by some teachers to travel, and so, we got both days off. We just laughed (one has to in this country at things like this) and called it a "GIFT".

The production of "Charlie Brown" went very well. The audiences here are very different in that they TALK during performances. Think of going to a movie with the worst group of teenagers you can think of. Then multiply it. We're working hard on theatre etiquette. We're making headway. Slowly.

Spring is on the move here with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Yes folks, this is SPRING. Warmer weather is on it's way (so they tell me)