I got a new pic of J. He's not smiling but he's wearing a shirt that we gave him at Christmas. I was afraid that it might be small on him. Ha! We didn't get to talk to him today because of the weather. Maybe tomorrow.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Please pray for Haiti
With Ike on top of all the flooding from Hanna, the people of Haiti really need our prayers. Gonaives is the 4th largest city in Haiti and about half of the homes are under water. Bridges are out in several places leaving the north cut off from Port-au-Prince. Food and fuel that gets shipped from Port is not going to get through with the bridges out. The G'parent's blog has a report, as well as Leslie and Chris Rollings and Not a nurse/RHFH. The links to them are under my "Blogs I read" section. Check them out. Also take a look at MFI's website and their "up to the minute" pics. Hopefully, this is a link; http://www.missionaryflights.org/Latest.htm
I got a new pic of J. He's not smiling but he's wearing a shirt that we gave him at Christmas. I was afraid that it might be small on him. Ha! We didn't get to talk to him today because of the weather. Maybe tomorrow.
I got a new pic of J. He's not smiling but he's wearing a shirt that we gave him at Christmas. I was afraid that it might be small on him. Ha! We didn't get to talk to him today because of the weather. Maybe tomorrow.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Not much blog worthy going on
We're still here. A lot of "busyness" going on but not much to blog about. The cats haven't even done anything funny lately. We haven't had any rain since the remains of Fay came through. School is good for both girls. Work is good for both parents. That's about it for now.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Shhh, don't tell my kids...
...that I was wearing socks with my crocs. I know it's a big "no, no" but I was in my own home with no plans to go anywhere. Crocs have to be some of the ugliest shoes ever but I love them. They are so comfortable. Anyone else wear socks with their crocs? 
Nothing much going on here. We're just hanging out... 
...chillin'.
And willing the human with the camera to go away. Cats are so good at ignoring you.
Just relaxin'.
Hello, a little privacy please! I'm trying to veg out.
...chillin'.
And willing the human with the camera to go away. Cats are so good at ignoring you.
Just relaxin'.
Hello, a little privacy please! I'm trying to veg out.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A few pics
Well, we heard from the g'parents and they are fine. They just had a little rain. Things are fine at the O too. They had a lot of rain and some wind but everything is okay. The boys were playing in the rain so it must not have been too bad. Thanks for praying. I hope and pray Gustav doesn't hit the US with a vengeance.
Here are a few pics for you. R and her bf got new laptops for college. T has one too and here they were all sitting in the living room with their laptops. The funniest part is that they were doing a 3-way Skype call with each other while they were sitting there. Bunch of geeks.
Yes, I know that the cats get the lion's share of pic exposure on here. They're so funny though. This is Dexter sitting in the sink while he's getting a sink drink. Usually they stand on the edge but he sat right in the sink this time. That's A's hand as she was snapping a pic too.
This is Sanomae behind my back. We're sitting in the office chair. For the record, I was there first and she wormed her way in there. Cats are so bendable. That's her back foot up by her face. She used to do this all the time and hadn't for a while. Now she's doing it again. I don't mind it except I have to keep checking my backside for cat hair.
Same scenario only this time she's laid out and falling asleep.
Remember how much this cat loves to root around and cuddle up in clean, warm laundry? Well, I took one thing out of the dryer and left the other things in there for a minute and when I came back this is what I found.
If the laundry pile doesn't come to Sanomae, Sanomae goes to the laundry pile.
Here are a few pics for you. R and her bf got new laptops for college. T has one too and here they were all sitting in the living room with their laptops. The funniest part is that they were doing a 3-way Skype call with each other while they were sitting there. Bunch of geeks.
Yes, I know that the cats get the lion's share of pic exposure on here. They're so funny though. This is Dexter sitting in the sink while he's getting a sink drink. Usually they stand on the edge but he sat right in the sink this time. That's A's hand as she was snapping a pic too.
This is Sanomae behind my back. We're sitting in the office chair. For the record, I was there first and she wormed her way in there. Cats are so bendable. That's her back foot up by her face. She used to do this all the time and hadn't for a while. Now she's doing it again. I don't mind it except I have to keep checking my backside for cat hair.
Same scenario only this time she's laid out and falling asleep.
Remember how much this cat loves to root around and cuddle up in clean, warm laundry? Well, I took one thing out of the dryer and left the other things in there for a minute and when I came back this is what I found.
If the laundry pile doesn't come to Sanomae, Sanomae goes to the laundry pile.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Gustav
As we are appreciating the remnants of Fay bringing us some much needed rain, another storm, Gustav, is gaining strength and heading straight towards Port-au-Prince. The O director said they are prepared for the storm with supplies and are on pretty high ground but she asked prayers for safety for them and all the people of Haiti. I haven't heard from the G'parents yet.
Update, I did hear from G'parents and they are fine and don't expect much more than rain. Yay! Also, before Sunday's rain we had not had rain in about a month. The ground was dry and cracked, even in creek and river beds. Now we are in a flash flood watch. Go figure.
Update, I did hear from G'parents and they are fine and don't expect much more than rain. Yay! Also, before Sunday's rain we had not had rain in about a month. The ground was dry and cracked, even in creek and river beds. Now we are in a flash flood watch. Go figure.
Monday, August 25, 2008
"The Remains of the 'Fay'"
Fay, Fay, come our way
We need some rain today.
I guess the rain we got yesterday and what we may get over the next couple of days are the remains of Fay. We are to get the scattered variety of rain but we're so dry here that what little we got yesterday made a noticeable difference. Maybe it just washed the dust off of things but they do look a little greener. We're hoping for some good rain out of this.
We need some rain today.
I guess the rain we got yesterday and what we may get over the next couple of days are the remains of Fay. We are to get the scattered variety of rain but we're so dry here that what little we got yesterday made a noticeable difference. Maybe it just washed the dust off of things but they do look a little greener. We're hoping for some good rain out of this.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
No real news
I don't have any real news (adoption stuff) to share so you'll have to settle for this stuff. Let's see. My baby turned 18 this week and next week she starts college. Wait, college?!? When did that happen? If you have little ones, enjoy every moment because they grow up fast. We all went out to eat and then shopping. R got a camera with her birthday money. I love you and I'm proud of you R. You go, girl!
My brother, nephew and a friend drove in a 4-wheel drive competition this week. Nephew was the 4th one to drive and he was in first place for a long time. They kept getting hung up in the same spot. My niece wondered aloud if her dad would let P keep the lead. I looked at her and said, "Your dad? No way." and she agreed that he probably wouldn't. My brother was the 13th one to drive and he took the lead. The friend got hung up in that same spot that a lot of people had trouble. He had to be towed off. Someone else came along and got ahead of P, so they placed first and third. Then my brother, competitive thing that he is, convinced his son to drive with him in the next class for those with the really huge tires. They should have quit while they were ahead. P bent the tie rod on his vehicle and had to be towed off and my brother did okay until he flipped his vehicle and it started on fire. Thankfully us ladies were not around to see that but T said once he knew my brother was okay it was really cool to see. My dad, being the technological dweeb he is, taped over the fire. We got to see the flip but not the fire. Can you say redneck?
The girls have been working backstage at the current play at the local theater. If they aren't in them, they are working backstage. They love theater. Anyway, T and I worked last night too. It was a good play.
Today we had an appreciation dinner for our interim pastor. We are close to calling a new pastor but our interim had some other commitments so we had to say good-bye for now. He was great and we'll miss him.
So, we've had a pretty busy week. Oh, it's actually raining here for the first time since sometime in July. Yes, July was our last rain. It's not coming very hard but it sounds wonderful.
My brother, nephew and a friend drove in a 4-wheel drive competition this week. Nephew was the 4th one to drive and he was in first place for a long time. They kept getting hung up in the same spot. My niece wondered aloud if her dad would let P keep the lead. I looked at her and said, "Your dad? No way." and she agreed that he probably wouldn't. My brother was the 13th one to drive and he took the lead. The friend got hung up in that same spot that a lot of people had trouble. He had to be towed off. Someone else came along and got ahead of P, so they placed first and third. Then my brother, competitive thing that he is, convinced his son to drive with him in the next class for those with the really huge tires. They should have quit while they were ahead. P bent the tie rod on his vehicle and had to be towed off and my brother did okay until he flipped his vehicle and it started on fire. Thankfully us ladies were not around to see that but T said once he knew my brother was okay it was really cool to see. My dad, being the technological dweeb he is, taped over the fire. We got to see the flip but not the fire. Can you say redneck?
The girls have been working backstage at the current play at the local theater. If they aren't in them, they are working backstage. They love theater. Anyway, T and I worked last night too. It was a good play.
Today we had an appreciation dinner for our interim pastor. We are close to calling a new pastor but our interim had some other commitments so we had to say good-bye for now. He was great and we'll miss him.
So, we've had a pretty busy week. Oh, it's actually raining here for the first time since sometime in July. Yes, July was our last rain. It's not coming very hard but it sounds wonderful.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Nothing much
No adoption news. We don't even know if our newest paper is in legalization yet. Maybe Wed. is what the lawyer said on Monday. Huge sigh...
This Sunday is our interim pastor's last Sunday with us. We don't have a replacement yet but are getting close. S.H., we love you man. He has been a real blessing to us and we will miss him.
A is back to school and driving Elvis there every morning. T says her driving has improved already. I've been praying for some improvement. Oh, did I mention that Elvis is getting 28 mpg right now. That's nearly double what the Jeep was getting. Oh, and R's bf bought the Jeep. How funny is that? Yep, T will be repairing the Jeep for the rest of it's life, barring any break-ups, that is.
We desperately need some rain here. We are on a "water alert" of some sort. Here that means Bubba can't wash the monster truck. It hasn't rained in several weeks. Everything is a brownish color, including the back of Flannery Vandango. When you close the back gate a puff of dust rises up.
We still can't decide if our dogs are hunters or gatherers. We know they raid bunny nests sometimes and that's how we end up with orphaned bunnies. The other night they had a big bunny. A big dead bunny. I suspect that they found it like that. They were still proud of themselves.
Like I said in the title, nothing much is going on right now.
This Sunday is our interim pastor's last Sunday with us. We don't have a replacement yet but are getting close. S.H., we love you man. He has been a real blessing to us and we will miss him.
A is back to school and driving Elvis there every morning. T says her driving has improved already. I've been praying for some improvement. Oh, did I mention that Elvis is getting 28 mpg right now. That's nearly double what the Jeep was getting. Oh, and R's bf bought the Jeep. How funny is that? Yep, T will be repairing the Jeep for the rest of it's life, barring any break-ups, that is.
We desperately need some rain here. We are on a "water alert" of some sort. Here that means Bubba can't wash the monster truck. It hasn't rained in several weeks. Everything is a brownish color, including the back of Flannery Vandango. When you close the back gate a puff of dust rises up.
We still can't decide if our dogs are hunters or gatherers. We know they raid bunny nests sometimes and that's how we end up with orphaned bunnies. The other night they had a big bunny. A big dead bunny. I suspect that they found it like that. They were still proud of themselves.
Like I said in the title, nothing much is going on right now.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
#200
Wow, this is my 200th post. I never dreamed I'd still be waiting for J to come home by my 200th post, but here I am. Waiting.
The dentist appointment was not so bad. There is definitely a crack in the tooth but it's not even where I thought it was. I have a few things to try for now and as long as it doesn't get worse, I don't have to do anything major to it. That's an answer to prayer as we don't have dental ins. right now, but we are looking into it.
I wish there was something exciting to tell you for my 200th post, but even though it's busy around here, it's life as usual. I did get to talk to J today. He was smiling a lot but not very talkative. I played piano for him this time. I don't know how much he saw/heard but I tried. He was holding his hand up to the webcam so I held mine up too and we did a 1500 mile high five. That's kind of cool.
The dentist appointment was not so bad. There is definitely a crack in the tooth but it's not even where I thought it was. I have a few things to try for now and as long as it doesn't get worse, I don't have to do anything major to it. That's an answer to prayer as we don't have dental ins. right now, but we are looking into it.
I wish there was something exciting to tell you for my 200th post, but even though it's busy around here, it's life as usual. I did get to talk to J today. He was smiling a lot but not very talkative. I played piano for him this time. I don't know how much he saw/heard but I tried. He was holding his hand up to the webcam so I held mine up too and we did a 1500 mile high five. That's kind of cool.
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