I truly believe that in honor of my nearly imminent departure from Zambia for this go-around, the powers that be decided last night to show me what African thunderstorms look and sound like. Hold your umbrellas! It was a whopper…thunder, lightening, and a pretty heavy downpour for probably 2 – 3 hours…we had to scramble to round up all the cats and bunnies and bring them inside and upstairs to the spare room that is the cats’ “play and potty” room. Marjory’s son, Bernard (the football player – the team – by the way – made it to quarter finals! 5 games out of 7 possible…way to go!), came by and we caught all the critters and got them set up with some hay, water and food to hunker down for the night. They sure made a mess overnight but they were safe and warm. While all the rain was going on, one of the kittens came and kept me company on my bed while I was trying to read…I think he/she was a bit scared of all the noise and I was happy to have the companion.