Not much going on now. People don't have a lot of money to go out all the time and you find the most common form of entertainment is hanging out with friends and family. An evening of Turkish coffee can be a major social event.

The weather has been unusual for Macedonia for this time of the year. We have regularly had rain and cool weather (70's) since arriving. Usually there is no rain and in the 90's during the summer. I am not sure whether to take that is a blessing or not. I can do without the heat but the girls are dying to go swimming.

Truman has taught herself the Cyrillic alphabet and when we are out she translates what the signs say. It all looks "greek" to me.

Macedonia is just now having their first case of the swine flu. It took that long to get to this part of the world.

The photo is of Riley Ivana and Baba (Ivana also). In case you don't already know, Baba, runs the show for the Cvetkovski family. She is all knowing and always right. She can do anything and does it all well. An amazing woman even if she can sometimes be a handful as a mother-in-law.

The other photo is of Dejan's Aunt Rada and Uncle Koce, who stopped by one evening for a visit. And yes, we had plenty of snacks and Turkish coffee.