Hey diddle diddle

Well, yesterday I had laundry on the line, and it started to rain. So, we brought the clothes in and hung them up on the line in the bathroom and on hangers in the closet door frame. (This story is leading somewhere.) The rain eventually stopped, but it was too late to put the clothes back out. That, and we were heading to this really nice restaurant at the Four Seasons to meet Jaime, our friend that we went to St. Maarten with. (Danielle and Julian already left the island for home, so they weren't there :(

Mango is located on the beach overlooking the Caribbean. You can see the lights of Basseterre, St. Kitts at night. The food was pretty good. Brian had swordfish that was served on a bed of greens. I had a steak and, believe it or not, corn-on the cob. Micha had conch chowder (Yes, Danielle, soup again!). Nolan, the big pig, had a shrimp skewer appetizer AND a full plate of ribs! The appetizer was pretty cool since it was skewered with sugar cane. I think Jaime had the ribs too. Overall, nice meal. Anyway, during dinner conversation turned to MUA gossipy stuff, which was VERY interesting, to say the least. Anyway, Brian and I had a nightcap at home - a bit of Brinley's Gold coffee rum on ice, very nice :) So, this morning we get up around 7:30. We have this little routine. Brian gets up and puts on the coffee and starts a shower while I try to force myself out of bed. I make the bed and turn on my computer, etc. Brian gets dressed and we sit in the kitchen and have our coffee and chit-chat about plans for the day while Brian checks the news and email on his computer. Well, today, I was also taking down the laundry from yesterday since it was all over the house while Brian was in the shower. We have a closet in the hall just next to the kitchen where the kids keep their clothes. So, I am putting away their stuff. Then, I turn around and there IS A COW LOOKING AT ME THROUGH THE KITCHEN WINDOW! I about jumped out of my skin.

Around here, one gets used to animals just roaming around. Yet, you don't expect to see a huge animal staring at you through your kitchen window. That's Nevis I guess. And it is also a reason that when I come back to this island, someday, that we will live in a place with A FENCE THAT WORKS! In the meantime, we have one week left before we fly out so we plan on enjoying it as much as possible :)