Toooo bad for Chris, but he is still here.  He feels horrible and his back is giving him a lot of trouble.  We went out for ice cream on my bday but had to leave sooner than expected because he just felt horrible.  Chris' new goal is April 13th - r wedding anniversary:):)  That's ok that's about three months away. 
Pooor Meg is in a dilemma of her own.  Friday afternoon a girl called wanting to buy her apartment contract.  Office was closed until Monday.  Girl didn't realize that Meg's contract is until Aug.  She wavered back and forth.  Still at this moment we aren't sure what the girl is doing.  Meg wanted me to help her move her stuff out last Saturday but I told her to wait - don't quit your job, don't drop your Portuguese class, don't move your stuff.... not until paperwork has been signed and deposit is on it's way back to my bank account:)  Sooo, who knows what Meg is going to be doing.  If the girl buys her contract then she is headed back home to look for a job and drive us crazy:):) until April, maybe???  or stay here until September when her boyfriend comes home from Brazil..... did I tell you she bought her wedding dress??????  She bought it from China, same city she taught in.  No shipping fees!!!!  It's beautiful - she looks beautiful in it.
 Dakota made her a very nice gift - each month she is on her mission she is to open a box with a little gift in it.  She opened the first one ...shhhh.... and it was written in Portuguese.  Chris read it to her:):)  So, now she is a little wishy-washy about going on a mission.  We've told her that no one will care which way she goes they are both wonderful choices.  Life choices:):)
Love ya, Ricki