half way point

Half way done…with my first hitch that is :) This past week has been the first week that I really feel like I know my way around/who to talk to/what to do/etc. There is still SO much to learn, but I think I’m finally moving in the right direction.

I don’t have too many new pictures to share this week because I failed miserably at my goal to go out last Sunday and explore the camp. Instead of enjoy the day like I had planned, I slept the day away – which was pretty amazing. The hardest part about being here is never getting to sleep in past 5AM (at the latest). As most of you know, one of my favorite things is laying in bed doing nothing soooo these past two Sundays have been super lazy days catching up on sleep. I did try to get some pictures of all of the bats around camp sleeping in the trees during the day. It’s kind of hard to tell but the brown clumps that kind of look like coconuts in the trees are actually bats all hanging sleeping in bunches…

Close up of sleeping bats...

I would like to introduce Tripod. This is one special little girl that I have come to know through my adopted Malongo family. I’ve met a great group of folks that get together most nights at one particular BBQ spot for dinner, drinks, and ridiculous story telling about the good ol days. Anyways, a few hitches ago this little kitty was left under one of their storage containers and as you can see she has a broken/deformed front leg. Most everyone has the same feeling about the feral cats around here (they are gross), but Tripod found a soft spot in the hearts of these guys and they started feeding her leftovers. She gets around just fine and can hold her ground against all the other animals in the area, but more importantly I just think she’s really stinkin cute. She’s actually pretty quick, so here is the best picture I have gotten so far. Note: you KNOW there’s not much going on when I write an entire novel about a cat…

Precious little Tripod

Something special happened back state-side this week! A few months back Chad was telling me about his maternal grandfather who served in World War II which got me talking about Papa’s trip to Washington DC on the DFW Honor Flight last year. There are several cities that have been able to put together Honor Flights funded by donations to send WWII vets to DC to see their memorial. Bakersfield has a large community of veterans, so Chad and I decided to make a donation to sponsor a round trip on the Honor Flight to one of the local veterans. Saturday morning in Bakersfield, Chad was able to meet Captain Robert Herrick who at 92 years old will be making the trip to DC next week! Captain Herrick is a WWII and Korean War veteran and we just feel so blessed to be able to be a part this once in a lifetime trip!

My sweet boy and Captian Herrick

Proud Granddaughter :)

For those of you that have been trying to comment on the blog, I'm sorry it hasn't been working. There is some kind of glitch that I am trying to work out with Google. Hopefully I can get it solved in the next few days.

17 days down, 18 to go…xoxo