No - I am not referring to myself in the title - at least not in the way some of you probably thought. It has been quite hot here in Tirana so far this summer with no sign of letting up. We have not had any rain since June 5th and the forecast ahead is still hot and dry. This morning when the alarm went off at 6:45 it was once again 87 F in our bedroom. That seems to be about average for us over the last couple of weeks. The exterior wall of our apartment soaks up all of the afternoon sun and then just radiates it back out all night long.
Other than the heat, things are chugging along as normal here. Work at AEP slows down a bit during the summer since a lot of the workers here leave the country for one reason or another. This week we will be interviewing candidates for a temporary position to provide maternity leave for our Office Assistant, Ornela. We are continuing to work on the plans for the AEP Annual Conference in October as well. We finally got the terrace of the office looking about how I wanted it to, thanks to the donation of two large umbrellas from Vodafone. Once the temperatures moderate a bit we will have a nice place for people to come and relax and visit.
There is not much to report on the "631 Solution" front - things are not moving along quite as fast as we would like, so prayers are appreciated. We have not lost the vision or the desire - we are just trying to figure out next steps.
We are now into the last three weeks with our girls! It is hard to believe it. On August 2nd Erin and Emily will board a plane to go back to the US. Once there, they will rest a bit before splitting and going to visit friends - Erin in Oregon and Emily in Montana. Caleb will be finishing up his time at Winshape Camps somewhere in there and then all three will head to Bryan College to start school before the end of August.
Last night Emily gave her Senior Recital to a small group of friends in our home. Her cello teacher said that in 3 years, Emily had done about 9 years worth of progress. It was great to hear Emily play a couple of cello duets with her teacher. She then sang 3 numbers and performed 3 piano pieces. I am very proud of the musical abilities of all of my kids!
That about updates you from the Wright house - I am sure that I will be posting something sad, or touching, or reflective not long after the girls depart and leave Cindy and I with an empty nest - just in time for our 25th Wedding anniversary. Until then - stay cool! I know that is what I will be trying to do!
Other than the heat, things are chugging along as normal here. Work at AEP slows down a bit during the summer since a lot of the workers here leave the country for one reason or another. This week we will be interviewing candidates for a temporary position to provide maternity leave for our Office Assistant, Ornela. We are continuing to work on the plans for the AEP Annual Conference in October as well. We finally got the terrace of the office looking about how I wanted it to, thanks to the donation of two large umbrellas from Vodafone. Once the temperatures moderate a bit we will have a nice place for people to come and relax and visit.
There is not much to report on the "631 Solution" front - things are not moving along quite as fast as we would like, so prayers are appreciated. We have not lost the vision or the desire - we are just trying to figure out next steps.
We are now into the last three weeks with our girls! It is hard to believe it. On August 2nd Erin and Emily will board a plane to go back to the US. Once there, they will rest a bit before splitting and going to visit friends - Erin in Oregon and Emily in Montana. Caleb will be finishing up his time at Winshape Camps somewhere in there and then all three will head to Bryan College to start school before the end of August.
Last night Emily gave her Senior Recital to a small group of friends in our home. Her cello teacher said that in 3 years, Emily had done about 9 years worth of progress. It was great to hear Emily play a couple of cello duets with her teacher. She then sang 3 numbers and performed 3 piano pieces. I am very proud of the musical abilities of all of my kids!
That about updates you from the Wright house - I am sure that I will be posting something sad, or touching, or reflective not long after the girls depart and leave Cindy and I with an empty nest - just in time for our 25th Wedding anniversary. Until then - stay cool! I know that is what I will be trying to do!
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