Lagos Bound

Well, I know it's been a while since I've written, but there was really nothing new to report....until now.

Since Port Harcourt is in such a mess the company has been replacing expats with Nigerian employees and Darren is one being replaced along with many others. He was also offered a new position in Lagos, which is also in Nigeria, but not on high security alert like Port Harcourt. So, he will be in his new job sometime in October and will be waiting for a flat to move into. We are planning on joining him in January after the Christmas break. Life in Lagos will be quite different than Port Harcourt as we will all be in highrise flats not houses with our own yards and pools etc. I assume life won't be as laid back as Port Harcourt but we'll see. The girls will be going to an American School instead of a British School. The school is also a great deal larger than the one in Port Harcourt, more like the size of elementary schools we have here. They will also have uniforms to wear, oh they will also have to ride a bus to get to school as it is not near the housing area. That I'm not to happy about, my girls don't catch the bus here in Texas to go to school (I bring them) but they'll have to catch a bus in Nigeria......

I'll write back when our plans have been made for our move.

Cheers

We Won't....This Year

Well, the word is in. We were going to be allowed to return to Port Harcourt in August for the new school year starting in September but the day the announcement was to happen there were some incidents that changed the decision. The school will not open for the new school year so we will stay here in Texas while Darren works in Port Harcourt. We pray things settle down there so we can return next year. We were very dissappointed, but if it's not safe then we don't want to go back with the kids anyway. It will be hard being away from Darren but hopefully we'll get to meet up with him in Europe and take some really great vacations.

I'll write again if we have any more information.

Cheers

New Pictures

Here are some pictures Darren took of our home in Nigeria now that "our" freight has arrived. I even got a chance to see the Indoor Patio Furniture I had made before we left.

Here are pics of our Study, Master Bedroom, Dining Room, Living Room and Indoor Patio. Darren just purchased the Bar and Stools from someone who is leaving Nigeria for his next post.

Click on the images to see them larger.