Enjoying Mundanity

Life has become much simpler over the past few weeks.  Dave finished his job in DRL, and is now spending his days at FSI - that's the Foreign Service Institute.  He's currently is class, learning how to process visas - that will be his job in Caracas.  At the end of the month, he will transfer into Spanish.  That will bring some stress back into his life, but will still keep his days to 8 hours.  Ah, it has been lovely.  And then last week, Sophia finished preschool.  And so ended the daily commute.  My life has become much more relaxed over the last few weeks, and at the onset of summer, things promise to become only more relaxing.  I haven't posted much lately, because life has become beautifully mundane.  That will certainly change as we begin ramping up for Caracas, with its lack of security and its political instability.  But for now, I'm enjoying the mundanity of life in Northern Virginia.

As part of that simple life, Sophia wrote me a story yesterday.  Saved here for posterity, and for your enjoyment:

Translated above in red, but also below:
    This is a Mommy and a kid.
    They are going to a party.
    The kid is shy, but the
    Mommy
    says "You are
    Pretty."  To Mommy  Love, Fia

Love the story, and the supportive mom.  Love that she spells party PRD.  And also love that she looked at a picture of a white woman and a black child and naturally imagined them as mother and child.