I haven't written because my mother arrived here in Germany on Wednesday. We've already had many adventures -- from having to unexpectedly buy new tires to trying to get a train schedule in Poland -- and I'm sure there's more to come.

In the meantime, two things have happened. For one, I got to participate in solving The Mystery of the Christmas Box. And secondly, I learned a valuable lesson:

If someone contacts you via your blog and says she's moving to your town, be nice to her. She might eventually become the employment coordinator for your post, and then one day she'll find out she can hire a secretary and she'll give you a job. That's how I just got a new job working for The Girl.

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1 Hello to your mom . . . have many adventures with tons of photos! My trip is coming together. Good luck with the new job . . . so I guess you are saying good bye to teaching?

Posted by: Heidi at January 15, 2006 05:36 PM (7O+6L)

2 Hey Sarah, Is "the girl" working as employment coordinator at ACS? Just wondering if she's working in my old stomping ground? I miss the old crew. Nicole

Posted by: Nicole at January 16, 2006 01:31 PM (KJBDI)

3 Thanks again for your part in solving the mystery!

Posted by: pam at January 16, 2006 07:07 PM (l6NIn)

4 So much more than a "secretary" ... a "Subcontractor"

Posted by: The Girl at January 17, 2006 05:01 PM (IKzx1)

5 So, did you go to Poland? If so, where?

Posted by: JACK ARMY at January 21, 2006 03:49 PM (6AoYx)

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I've been reading the thrilling book In Cold Blood, and apparently it's really gotten into my head: last night I dreamt a man with a shotgun tied up my brothers and me. I think it's superbly written, and I can't put it down.

In the chapters I read last night, a detective read through the daughter's diary, hoping to find clues as to who had murdered the family. I started thinking about people going through stuff that I own. If something happened to the husband and me, there are a few things that would embarrass me, even after I'm dead. For example, I've kept a journal for years. I haven't written in it as often since I've started blogging, but I used to write in it every day, and I still have journals from years before I met my husband. Would I want my mom reading that stuff? How about the 215 letters I sent to my husband while he was in Iraq? I want to keep those things, but I'm not sure I want anyone else reading some of the more intimate ones! Would I want my mom going through my underpants drawer? Aggh! I suppose all of it is moot if I'm dead, but still. Everyone has secret aspects of his personality, and I'm not sure I want anyone knowing about mine.

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