Day 35: Maria Decides Not to Visit

First, I have to say that it is SO nice to have internet back again! And thanks to Hope and Stan for keeping me posted on weather updates while our internet was down!

Hannah and her buddy, Punkin

Contented Cat...for the moment!

Last night we discovered that the cat, Punkin, was bitten on his left front leg by another animal and was bleeding and sore from his encounter. We wrapped his leg to try and protect it, but he didn't like that, so we took the wrap off and he just laid on Hannah for some TLC. I contacted a woman here on the island who looks after animals and then met up with her this morning so she could give us some antibiotic for him. Funny how easy that was compared to trying to get Hannah's meds! She didn't even charge us!


Then we went to school to see if we could get online (couldn't) and so I could get some work done there. I mopped my classroom floor and did some grading and lesson planning, as well as talking with Abbie about school stuff. Her husband, Billy, also stopped by and it was nice to catch up with him a bit.

When our hunger pangs took over we came back home and fixed our salmon cakes lunch, which has surprisingly become Hannah's favorite meal! Since we had just snacked last night, a hearty lunch was just what we needed. I followed it up by trying to take a nap (it was a windy, noisy night), but the mosquitos were hungry and plentiful, so sleep wasn't very sound today.

During my nap, Hannah decided to explore around the yard and although she enjoyed it, she fell out of a tree and scraped up her arm a bit. Last week, she climbed the mango tree, which is huge, to retrieve mangos for us! She's such an adventurer... 


After the unsuccessful nap we decided to sit out on the back deck and play Bananagrams. As we were putting the tiles out on the table, a couple fell onto the deck and one actually went through the slats to the ground below. I was silently debating about whether this was a big enough deal to try and retrieve it, since going under a deck in the tropics where lizards and tarantulas like to hang out doesn't exactly fit my idea of a good time. Before I knew it, though, Hannah was hollering at me to stick something through the slats on the deck over the tile so she could see where she needed to get to! She had already discovered how to get under the deck and had quickly made her way there. Our supergirl saved the lost "p" tile and came out unscathed. She later told my hubby that the thought crossed her mind about tarantulas, but she didn't let it stop her!


Tonight we stayed home and listened to the wind and rain come and go. It's so very different than the rain back home, coming in waves that sometimes sound as though they're going to blow you out to sea. The storms here don't just walk through, nor do they plow through; they swirl. The wind can be blowing in one direction and then suddenly shift and come around on the opposite side of you. It can be gentle one moment and intense the next. It's expected that we'll have rain for the next ten days, but as long as it's not a hurricane, we can handle it, right?


So Punkin is settled in, Hannah's settled in, and I'm about ready for bed, too. Thank You, God, for Your protection over us and the island.