Hi Everyone --

I guess we back on a regular schedule -- whatever that is! I still seem to have some jet lag, even though it should be getting better. I was wide awake from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. That's a rough schedule to bounce back from. I feel totally inside out of time zones and day and night.

We had church today -- 6 were here. We have started the temple preparation lessons and learned about the plan of salvation. Everyone seemed to learn something new and it was very good. We're still watching April General Conference. We may get through that before October conference comes around again!

The biggest news here is that the monsoon hasn't really started in earnest yet. Everyone is worried that there is no water. They even put us on a day on/day off schedule. Apparently there is no water in the reservoirs either. I personally haven't seen any water restrictions. Our car is still being washed every day. The terrace is still being washed off every day. I did go get 4 boxes of water and a large 5 gallon bottle of water. Because of the lack of water, the price of vegetables has gone up, the price of petrol has gone up, there is no electricity to go around, and this lack of water seems to be excuse for every bad thing that is happening here.

We went to see Ice Age 3 yesterday. It was a lot of fun, and extremely close up and personal from the front row. That was the only place there was tickets left in the whole theatre. Someday the squirrel will either eat the acorn or it will grow into a big tree and give him more acorns to hoard.

We had our own personal 4th of July party yesterday. We went to the movies, went out to dinner (at a Chinese restaurant), and came home and did fireworks. Doug didn't seem to have enough in his personal stash, so he went out and bought more. We really liked the fountains, but the sparklers and the ground twirlers were fun too.

The weather has cooled off here. Most days it is cloudy, but it hasn't been too rainy. We are past the hottest time of the year.

I hope everyone is well and happy!
Love, Lucinda