It's The Little Things

Good Morning All,

It's the little things, like the air conditioner in my room... there's a story here too. The good news is that I have air conditioning in my little room. The drawback is the fan is either set to off or high and my bed/head is right below the unit... no option there. So, one of the guys (Chris) helped me rig up a piece of cardboard to deflect the air (and man, does it blow) away from a direct hit to my head at night. The problem: the duct tape just doesn't hold it up very well (you probably noted the many layers of tape). Many nights I'll be sleeping soundly and this big piece of cardboard targets my head while I'm in a deep state of sleep. Well, given my current living conditions in a war zone... this scares the you know what out of me. Getting back to sleep after I search the room for my heart and getting it back into place is a challenge.

So, I was telling Asa about my situation one morning after she commented I looked particularly tired. So, we left the office and had a lovely walk back to my sleeping quarters. She then explained to the house maintenance guys (in Dari) how to build a permanent wooden shelf below the air conditioner so it deflects the air away from me. She also scolded them about the paint in my room (look close at the picture). Needless to say within the next couple of days they are putting a wooden shelf and painting the room. This woman is just wonderful!!

So, that's my story for today. Not real exciting, but it's huge in my simple little world here in Compound 10 (our "neighborhood")

BREAK

I received my first email from my niece Keilah the other day with lots of nice mushy stuff... what great joy for me!!!

Today's blog hug is a no-brainer.... my amazing niece Keilah who is rapidly turning into a most remarkable woman

Love to All,

GAIL