No News

Nothing much to say – same old same old.

The frozen pipes under our patio thawed last week. Now we can pump water onto the tank on our roof and usually have flowing water in the house. I celebrated by shaving off my winter beard. Having electricity available is the norm, and we rarely run the generator. The ground is bone dry (unless irrigated) and the desert sun rules the day. Spring has sprung and done backflips.

Our boarders have all moved out. We rejoice in the guests that visit us from all levels of this society. We also rejoice when we get a night alone. So much is happening in our home – it’s a sort of weary rejoicing. Hamroz is preparing the garden, which is still giving the eerie illusion of being dead. The 2008 marriage season approaches and we have some brands in the fire…

The school is bursting at the seams. ISK was envisioned as a top- notch International School that would grow to accommodate 100 students. Two months later, ISK had over 150 students enrolled (over 250 today). School “property” is contiguous, but rented from several different landlords. Sports and activities happen in open garden areas that pass for fields. An accreditation team will be here next month. Documents are close to being in order. We are on the verge of getting a hold of a (much bigger) property on the north side of the neighborhood mountain for a permanent site starting in 2009-2010. Things are moving, so fast that it gives the sensation of vertigo.

Yet it all seems like old news (I’ve posted all of this before, haven’t I?) - nothing much to say.