WWKD (What Would Katie Do)

My life is closely connected to the computer and the internet. Therefore, I was like a chicken with its head cutoff last Thursday when our internet was down. It was still down Friday morning and I was getting worried thinking of what I would do to pass the time during the coming weekend. We had someone contact the phone company to report the problem. The company said that they would have someone come and check the problem out and that they would be there any time from Friday to the next Tuesday. I started grumbling about the situation with thoughts that this would never happen in the States. It challenged me to think about my dependence on the internet. Because in all honesty, it's not that imperative to check my email constantly or to research the history of water polo on Wikipedia. But thankfully even small prayers are answered, because there was a small crew of workers cutting and putting wires together late into the night Friday. And sure enough, the internet was back up that night. I quickly got on the internet and went to all those websites that I have to check on a daily basis. Email, check. ESPN, check. IndyStar, check. Google News, check. DominicanToday, check. katiefleetwood.blogspot.com, check.

Reading through Katie's well kept blog made me feel guilty. Sure, her stories were much more entertaining, but I expected that. It was all the pictures she has. She has proof of the life that she lives. I only have stories. I was determined to try to compete with her. I knew I would be going to a church fair the next day. I would be walking probably 1-2 miles to the church by myself. So I decided to bring my camera along for the walk and show you some of the things I'm doing here. I was very glad I did because as soon as I walked up to the church, I saw the most amazing bread maker. I quickly pulled out my camera and documented the machine. I thought, "I bet you Katie would have taken a picture of this if she was here." I won't ruin it by talking about it, because the picture will do it more justice.