{"id":2486,"date":"2013-03-23T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T02:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=2486"},"modified":"2014-12-29T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T02:35:55","slug":"more-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=2486","title":{"rendered":"More rain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Snapdragons along driveway<\/p><\/div>\n

It started raining last night, along with thunder and lightening – everytime I think it’s going to stop, I hear a new round of thunder! It’s \u00a0really been a wet spring.<\/p>\n

Yesterday we took advantage of the cloud cover and cooler temps. Nathan drove Kellee, Aryani, Laura and me around town shopping. This week’s focus was fabric. I found several yards of lovely linen at what I hope was a good price – orange, soft yellow, mushroom and khaki. My plan is to have a tailor come over and stitch up some summer pants, tops and dresses for me.<\/p>\n

One nice thing about Pakistan is that lots of folks will come to your home to do things like tailoring. Also, yesterday, a mechanic (who also works at the Embassy) came over in the morning and took my car; fixed a bunch of things and brought it back last night. Much nicer than going to the shop!<\/p>\n

This was a very busy week. One of the NIV staff was out unexpectedly most of the week, so that meant I had to be on the interview line…which meant I didn’t get a lot of other stuff done. My plan is to go into the office today and work on EERs and get caught up. I just didn’t have the energy to do it after shopping yesterday – instead, John and I watched two movies. “Robot and Frank” and “The Words.” I really needed some down time.<\/p>\n

We did end the week with a nice French Club lunch: John, Scott, Laura, Nathan, Kellee and Kate. We sat outside by the pool and enjoyed the weather and \u00a0a glass of wine. A much needed end to a rather stressful week!<\/p>\n

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The roses are budding!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Petunias<\/p><\/div>\n

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Roses, snapdragons and and pansies<\/p><\/div>\n

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