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HELLO! SORRY TO ALL THOSE WHO KEEP CHECKING OUR BLOG WITH NOTHING NEW. THE INTERNET HERE IS VERY SLOW AND EXPENSIVE....YOU PAY ACCORDING TO THE TIME YOU ARE ONLINE.

WE ARE ADJUSTING WELL TO ISLAND LIFE. THE HARDEST PART IS BEING VERY ISOLATED. THERE IS NOTHING HERE BUT JUNGLE ALL AROUND US, AND I MEAN NOTHING. IT IS A ROUGH 2 HOUR DRIVE INTO THE CLOSEST TOWN AND GARY STILL CAN'T DRIVE. (HE'S TESTING TODAY). HOWEVER, WE ARE JUST FINDING OUR ROUTINE AND WORKING IT!

REAGAN & PAIGE LOVE THEIR SCHOOL. I THINK I AM HAVING THE HARDEST TIME ACCEPTING THE NEW SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE WE WERE SO HAPPY AT THE LAST ONE. REAGAN IS DOING AWESOME WITH HER READING AND IS LEARNING AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY. PAIGE IS SOUNDING OUT WORDS LIKE CRAZY AND BOTH OF THEM ARE WRITING LETTERS TO ALL THE KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. RUBY IS A LITTLE BORED, I THINK. SHE DOESN'T START PRESCHOOL UNTIL NEXT YEAR. SHE MISSES SCHOOL, BUT WE ARE GETTING TO SPEND LOTS OF ONE ON ONE TIME TOGETHER THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. THIS IS GOOD, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT SHE IS TWO ANDA HALF AND VERY MOODY! BLAIRE WILL BE 6 MONTHS OLD NEXT WEEK. IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE. SHE IS ROLLING ALL OVER AND CAN SIT UP. SHE FINALLY STARTED EATING FOOD. I HAVE BEEN MAKING BABY FOOD LIKE CRAZY AND FREEZING IT BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO GET VEGETABLES HERE. A HEAD OF BROCCOLI IS ABOUT $6! SO IT IS OUR BIG SPLURGE WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.

THE FOOD IS HORRIBLE, BUT WE ARE FIGURING OUT WHAT WILL WORK. IT IS AN ART AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CREATIVE. WE DO HAVE A LIVE-IN HELPER (PEMBANTU) NAMED JOICE. SHE HAS TAUGHT ME TO MAKE CURRY WHICH WE HAVE EATEN ALMOST EVERY NIGHT SINCE! I AM TRYING TO LEARN TO COOK SOME INDONESIAN FOODS. THERE IS A SMALL CAFE WITH DECENT FOOD AND A SUPPER CLUB CALLED THE LUPA LELA. THE FOOD THERE IS GREAT, AND THEY WILL ALSO SELL YOU FISH, MEAT AND VEGETABLES. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO START A GARDEN SOON SO WE CAN HAVE SALAD!

LOVE TO ALL....I WILL TRY TO KEEP POSTING. TO THOSE THINKING OF A VISIT...BALI IS REALLY GREAT AND THEY ARE VERY HOSPITABLE. THE SHOPPING IS AWESOME BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME HEAT. MY SUNGLASSES KEPT FOGGING UP IT IS SO STEAMY! WE PLAN TO GO TO AUSTRALIA IN JANUARY.