Friday, November 30, 2012

More Tropical Updates...

- Well, our car is still "en panne" as we speak.  We are still waiting for our radiator to arrive...it always takes a long time to get anything from the States.  So we have been stuck at home on our end of the island.  This is really the essence of what we call "Island Time", which means that you are on an island with no way to go and get what you need because they don't have it here...so you wait...and wait....and wait some more!

- Kami's VISA is still a mystery to us.  We were supposed to have received a phone call from the government office here telling us to come in and sign a final paper giving us Kami's Carte Bleue (her VISA).  We never did get our call and Kami's old VISA finally expired.  So we went in and they told us there was a problem getting that final piece of paper.  So they issued Kami a 2-month residency card and told us to come back at the end of January.  Maybe the paper will be ready then....so we are again on "Island Time"!

- The kids' schooling is going well and they are on track to be on schedule for Christmas vacation!  Yea!  Every year, we have been traveling during the school year and that makes it very difficult to stay on schedule.  It has been great to finally stay in one place and allow the kids to have a regular school schedule to follow.

- We are needing to send Elisabeth back to the Florida for her braces.  The orthodontist believes that this will be her last visit.  He thinks that her braces can finally come off!  Ever since she has had the braces put in to open her sinuses, she has been able to breathe better and also to recover quicker from colds.  We praise the Lord that this procedure has really made a difference for her!

Please keep praying for our family and our radiator....until next time!