(Technically this picture might be a lizard and not a gecko. But anyway.)
It never fails. And every time, it cracks me up.
Whenever we have teams come, or visitors from the States, they sit in our living room in their groggy, jet lagged state. And the first time the cameras come out is for the geckos on the wall.
It’s always the geckos.
And I think to myself, “There’s a gecko on the wall? Oh…yeah, I guess there is.”
There are geckos on the walls every single day, probably at every hour of the day. I just don’t see them anymore. Well, unless one gets smashed in the door jam. Or if I open a cabinet and one jumps out at me.
But I’ve been thinking. Most of my posts recently have been about adoption, or parenting, or HOPAC, or the kinds of things grandparents want to see. But I haven’t done much recently about Tanzania. And I suppose, that’s because after 8 1/2 years, Tanzania hasn’t seemed interesting enough to write about anymore. Because it’s just normal life. And isn’t it like everyone else’s?
You mean, you’ve never had a gecko jump out of your cupboard? (Trust me, I would take a gecko any day over a two-inch cockroach.)
So. In an attempt to better observe, appreciate, laugh, and record my life here, I’m going to start a new category called,
“The Interesting and The Amusing in My Daily Life.”
I hope you will be interested and amused.
Christina (Phillips) Diaz
I love geckos! We had them on our wall when we lived in Arizona. I would take them any day over other creepy-crawlies! Love the photo and the category… ;). Have a great day!
Anonymous
Hi Meja, Great picture, but they are ugly. Keep the grandparents and con't to post pictures and your lives there. We miss you all so very much that this is what keeps us connected and although you guys are so farawy your writting makes us feel like we are right there next to all of you. Thank you sooooo much for ALL your posting. Love A Very Proud Mother-In-Law ; }
Amy Medina
ha ha….don't worry, Grandma…I will still post plenty of cute pictures of cute children as well. 🙂
Crystal Lucas
don't forget the moment when they accidentally lose their stickiness (or something) and fall from the ceiling onto your head… or onto the floor right in front of your feet… that's always a bit more surprising to me!
Amy Medina
yeah….I'll agree with you on that one, Crystal!
Megan @ SimplyThrifty
I'll be amused and interested. 🙂
When I was in Bangladesh, they had geckos everywhere too. Over there they called them "Tic-tickies" which I thought was a cute name. I just cringed at the spider post I just saw before this one.