The Niceness of Brazil

If I were going to Confession, I would have to tell you how long it had been since my last visit. But since this isn't Confession, I'm not Catholic, and this is my blog, you can just look at the last entry to see how long it has been.

It has been forever! 

Kevin and I talked about this a while back, about how I'm not very inspired to write about Brazil. Part of it is that I'm busy. I have three kids this tour, and that is more work (obviously) than two. We have our huge house and the entire outdoors to keep us busy and occupied, and that's part of it, I'm sure. But a big part is that we are simply very happy here. Life is lovely, and there's just not a lot to say when everything is nice. The skies are clean and blue. We are currently in the depths of winter, which means it gets down to like 65 degrees and I have to go find a sweater. There's not a lot to complain about.

Beautiful Pirenopolis

It's also not super challenging. My Portuguese isn't amazing, but I understand a lot and get by when I try to talk. I also just avoid talking to people, which isn't probably a habit I need to maintain. Sometimes I feel like Ben Gunn. My English is getting pretty bad. I don't talk a lot, and when I do it's usually to my young children. I stutter sometimes and say the wrong words all the time. I trail off the end of sentences when I can't remember a word-- just hoping that the other person can fill in the blank of what I'm hoping to say.

My poor kids are going to grow up and someday realize this isn't normal. Maybe I'll magically improve someday-- but with China as our next post, I have big hopes for my Chinese improving, but my English will probably continue to suffer. 

Isn't this what childhood is all about?!

But Brazil is lovely. We enjoy it here. There's a cat that lives in our roof, and right now I can hear him scritchy-scratching in the ceiling above me. It used to kind of freak me out before we knew what it was, but once we figured out it was a cat, it's no big deal.

I'm not sure I'll write very often on this blog. I have started a new one-- a fashion blog.

I know, I wouldn't believe me either. So you'll have to go check it out!