They have Become Inseparable

How are we going to get them off to separate schools in September?

Jaco the Parrot

He was here when we arrived at the house, and now thanks to him we'll need to ensure we have grandkids one day. How long do these guys live, anyway?

We're working on his English, and he can now say "Hello!" Just like my grandmother Meema!! What would she ever think of THAT?!

Two New Kittens!!

Knowing I can never say no to a snuggly ball of fuzziness, Olivier called me after work the other evening to tell me there were two furry things cuddled up against a wall in the Schlumberger parking lot. Did I maybe want to come bring them home, he asked. Didn't take long before our newly-adopted puppy (Koumba) was welcoming the kittens in her mouth.

To give them African names we had our day guard Amadou from Mali name one Moushi (cat in his language), and Ines our multi-tasking cleaning lady/babysitter name the other Pousse (Cat in her language). Now we just have to teach our parrot Jaco how to scream out their names as well as he does Koumba's all day and night! (picture of Jaco in separate link)

Life in Gabon

In an effort to do a better job at keeping family and friends in touch with our daily events and expereinces here in Port-Gentil, Gabon, I'm starting a family Blog filled with stories and pictures that I will try to update very regularly. (Note I don't dare say daily - yet. Neither my organizational skills nor our African Internet Provider make daily updates a sure thing!)

We've been in Gabon for almost 9 months now, so we've got plenty of pictures and stories to tell! Now if I could just figure out how to make separate links, each with a theme. Hmmmm.....

Will be back soon!
Sarah