Pass the Salt!

The other day I was eating my lunch in the teacher/staff lounge and someone asked me to pass the salt...and I did. Doesn't sound too amazing, except I was able to hold and pass the shaker with my left hand. It is wonderful when I realize that I can again grip something and not have it get away from me. Not to long ago I wasn't able to hold a sheet of paper in that hand.

Observations of the day.
Ukraine just had a political election and I don't know who won but I am amazed that all the signage is gone regardless of the party. I remember in the States seeing billboards and worn signs on fence posts long after the election.

I saw a fuzzy caterpillar today inching is way down the sidewalk this morning. I hadn't seen one in a long time. It was all black. I remember the distance between the stripes was meant to predict the winter. So what does no stripes mean? A Long, Cold Winter? I better get buttons sewn onto my wool coat and locate all my scarfs and gloves, just in case.

The metro car I rode in today was decorated with chocolate & dessert advertisements on the outside. This is unusual because they are generally painted blue with yellow or gold trim. The funniest thing was that I didn't notice when I rushed to get on at Maidan but I did when I got off at Petrivka and it was pulling away.

I have been seeing a woman everyday at the bus stop in the morning. Well, the other day I saw her in the afternoon and she was coming into my building - she is a neighbor! I learned that her name is Sveta and I look forward to our building a relationship even it is only briefly to say, "Good morning" (dobraye ootra); "See ya later" (pakah) or the phrase for the day...oodachyee! (Good luck & best wishes). I am looking forward to being able to tell her about my Savior, Jesus. Because of Him I have something much greater than luck. da sveedaneeya