Woman's Day in Afghanistan

On March 7 I walk into our Ministry officer later than normal with a ton of things to do along with Asa. But Asa immediately gets on her cell which aggravates me because we have a lot to do... I was wishing I had my "evil eye" bracelet on but a dirty look had to do. She blew me off.

Next thing I know the Criminal Investigations Gents enter my office in mass to present a huge bouquet of fresh flowers to me. They were so very excited, I cried (those of you who know me realize what it takes for me to cry). They realized I would be at a conference on Woman's Day (8 March) so wanted to ensure I received them on time. As you can see in the first picture, Asa also received a bouquet but smaller than mine, yes, that was a gloat. The kindness of the Afghan people never cease to amaze me. Today is my birthday and you can bet I did not let them know about that one, they'd go crazy for my birthday and I know they have very limited income.

So, that's the big surprise for this blog as promised. Not very exciting to most, but it sure was for me. The flowers are now sitting in a lined small trash can... it's all I got. But, they're the most beautiful I've ever received.

Happy International Women's Day to all the women reading this blog!