Posted in Church, Friends, Just Posts, Life in America, Me on October 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Sometimes, when you think that you aren’t a good fit with the country to which you have moved, people, and situations combine to show you that you can feel at home wherever you have friends.
Like when you arrange a coffee date, mention that you have no dinner plans and end up cooking for four [...]
Posted in Chicago, Chicago Marathon, Church, Just Posts, Life in America on October 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Let me chase away the blue post with something else. Can I tell you about the Pet Blessing at the Cathedral last weekend? It was the same day as the Marathon, which was a bit of an administrative disaster. There was such disappointment for so many people who had worked so hard and for so [...]
Posted in Chicago, Life in America, Me on October 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
To all intents and purposes, we should now be fully assimilated into life in the US. I have just mailed off our first state tax return, (we had an extension) which indicates that we’ve lived here now for over a year!
My work permit has led to a job and we have friends who invite us [...]
