Home in Thailand

We arrived back 'home' in Thailand early Monday morning. It was good to be back with Mark and in our own beds. It really feels like 'home' here after one year. In fact Mark and I were talking about the fact that we were initially told that we would be in this assignment 2-4 years, we both agreed that we would be sad if we only had one more year here, the first year has flown by so quickly and we still have much to do here in Southeastern Asia.

We were all incredibly jet-lagged, Nathan more so than the rest of us. On Tuesday he went to bed at 4 pm and didn't wake up until 6 am the next day! We were tired and just now on Friday feel like we are back on Thai time.

We came back just 'a-sweatin'! It is hot here and will take a few weeks for us to get readjusted. We were cold most of the time we were in the states with central air-conditioning everywhere but had become somewhat used to it by the end of the summer. It has been so hot and dry here, I'm posting a picture of our boo-a (pond), it's almost all dried up. I hope the catfish survive until rainy season begins next month.
What a great visit we had to the states. I want to thank each of you that hosted us this past summer. We had such a wonderful summer and thanks to each of you that cooked for us, changed sheets for us, travelled to see us, rearranged plans for us...We love you and are so thankful that we have a home away from 'home'!