Not a typical Sunday

I stay home most of the day today only go to the dance studio with my daughter. She want to look for classes and gain more experience in driving. Actually today she should be doing the appointment for driving test. I don't want to be the one who drive her to dance class and have to stay there waiting for her to finish like when they were little. Now she should be able to drive herself tehre betetr still she should be able to pay for her own classes. Like most of her friends do.Anyway, she went with me to writing class just to check it out. It was nice to hear she read soem of her writing. Going to Africa with the school and the past 4 years travellinga dn boarding school really good for her. This time coming home she did not go out as much as before and more careful about calling friends. Off course all the interest and college life will be different . Teh friend who still here is Leila. She will be going for a break to South Africa from October to March 2008 before coming back to go to community college. My husband is also feel more relaxed and catch up with most thing he need to do. I feel a little bit settled into this house finally after 3-4 years of emptying the boxes.

Back in 560 Rolling Hills

I am now in Danville for summer sitting at my rosewood dinning table. So many things have settled now. Benjamin is still in Leysin working with Tim Sloman supervising summer camp. Isabelle is now home from 6 weeks in Africa. Finally she is settled about university. She is going to Northampton U.K. and Valerie is working on her U.S. history credit in NMH prep school in Boston. All of teh trio seems to have their summer well spent this year and we will re unite for a brief catch up mid August before all of the go each their way again till Christmas. I am glad to practice teh light body meditation almost finished teh volume one. SO much has happened in my life. Franklin will have to move now September 1st. We will have to go to Brazzaville by then. I have been watching so many movie from blockbuster and Global DVD in Oakland. I need to watch everything now because when I go back to Africa will not be able to watch any more.I notice so many new habit I adopted from living in Pointe Noire the past 4 years. For example shopping for food. I slow down a lot more than before and choosing everything with care. Also I don't like to get too many things at a time and loose interest to shop at Costco even for our shipment to Africa.I enjoycooking from scratch more and more and don't mind doing that while I am in Danville. may be because I know that this is temporary. Tomorrow I will go to farmer market with Izzy in the morning and will join writing class with Selene for the first time.I was a little bit annoyed by the remark of Eva , participant in Clive's Thursday workshop about reading newspaper but that was a mild comment. It is my personal view that reading newspaper in this country or even watching CNN american version is a waste of time. People are not well informed here at all, But I am not interested to be well informed about where Britney Spear spend vacation or what's going on in the home of Brad Pitt andAngelina Jolie.Realisticly, I ahve no time for that.Luckily my kids' eyes are opened now about this junk people here don't mind to consume on a daily basis.