Kate! The cups are red!!!!

I apologize to my faithful followers as it has been quite some time since I have posted a blog. I will fill you all in of the past few weeks in a future blog, but for now this must be mentioned before my awesome memory fails me.....

This morning while walking to school with my good friend Kate I had quite the episode with a member of the livestock family. As we were walking, yes uphill please don't forget, on a main road in Gracias, I happen to spot a cow trotting down the hill with I am assuming his owner lagging a few feet behind me. Now, I have nothing against cows and have become quite accustomed to seeing them in the neighbor hood and streets of our quaint little town but I must have sensed something in this particular moo friend. Kate decided to cross the street (towards the cow) as we normally do every morning while walking to school. I had a moment of brief hesitation but followed along mas or menos obligingly (sp) (is it even a word?  I am not sure but sounds so fitting)  We continue walking,  yes stilll uphill, when the cow begins to venture in our direction....I definitely started to panic at this moment when yes that darn cow continued coming towards us. My faithful friend Kate runs and hides behind a tree, she definitely did not have my back on this one.  The cow comes closer and closer. In a moment of sheer panic I realize that our "coffee" cups are red and that this might anger the cow.  I turn to Kate, who is already safely hiding behind a tree, when I shout to her, "KATE!! Our coffee cups are red!" Still he inches closer. I lose all control of sanity and dignity and begin shouting "ayudame! ayudame! ayudame!" Which of course means, Help me! Help me! Help me! Said cow's owner comes leisurely trotting along as I stand frozen in panic. I dare not move in case this cow decides to disembowel me and my red cup. Kate stands behind the tree with great tears of laughter forming....The cow just a few feet from my frozen trance then continues to trot along apparently deciding my red cup wasn't so intimidating after all. Kate and I both burst into laughter. Tears were streaming down my face and I am rather uncertain if they were tears from laughing or if I was actually crying from my close encounter. Either way the world may never know....One thing can definitely be said, there is rarely a dull day in Gracias.