...you're nightmares consist of your child pooping in his pants.
Seriously...it was a nightmare. I woke up disoriented and upset, really upset actually. Malachi's doing really well up north with his grandparents, and I'm afraid when he gets back here, he's going to have lots of messes.
They're teaching him to use the big boy bed. We got him a little one to use when he gets home, until we get the one we really want. This is such a great blessing on John and I that they're teaching him this. Of course, they're not in his room with the temptation of his toys all around. :)
Well, I woke up for work late today...guess I should get going.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Here we go again...
thank God I'm not on my own. School starts today which means we have kids today. Say a prayer for me and Michelle. Some days 10 kids was too many this summer, and we could have up to 16 this fall and spring.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Galveston
We had such an awesome time in Galveston. Our first ever family vacation was a complete success. We learned that having a 2.5 year old with us really extends a drive. We had two potty stops in the first 40 miles, but after that we did pretty well. The trip was about six hours. We stopped at McDonald's for Malachi's lunch and then at a Dumpling house for John and I to eat. It was pretty good, but probably not worth the extra drive and the five toll booths we had to go through to get there.
When we got to the hotel we found out that they didn't have our reservation. We spent an hour waiting for everything to happen. Here's John on the phone with Priceline.
It ended up being great though because we got upgraded to a suite. The suite was awesome and throughout the whole trip we felt it really was worth the hour wait.
Our vacation was full of sun and rain, but we got to do many things. I think Malachi's favorite thing to do though was go to the beach.
We went to the railroad museum, Moody Gardens where we went to the Aquarium and Rain Forest. We went to the Rainforest Cafe where we rode the River Adventure Ride and Malachi made a tiger at the Build a Bear. We drove down the Sea Wall and saw some gorgeous houses (all on stilts).
Our last day may have been the best of all. We went back to Moody Gardens and spent a couple of hours at Palm Beach.
When we got to the hotel we found out that they didn't have our reservation. We spent an hour waiting for everything to happen. Here's John on the phone with Priceline.
It ended up being great though because we got upgraded to a suite. The suite was awesome and throughout the whole trip we felt it really was worth the hour wait.
Our vacation was full of sun and rain, but we got to do many things. I think Malachi's favorite thing to do though was go to the beach.
We went to the railroad museum, Moody Gardens where we went to the Aquarium and Rain Forest. We went to the Rainforest Cafe where we rode the River Adventure Ride and Malachi made a tiger at the Build a Bear. We drove down the Sea Wall and saw some gorgeous houses (all on stilts).
Our last day may have been the best of all. We went back to Moody Gardens and spent a couple of hours at Palm Beach.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Vacation
We had a great time! We weren't affected too badly by Tropical Storm Edouardo and we have some great pics and vids. I'll update more later when Malachi's sleeping. Just wanted to say hey to whoever.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Time Off
I've had some time off he sometimes I wonder what I did with myself or my son before I had my job.
We're leaving for Galveston on Sunday. The forcast calls for storms and rain the whole time we're down there. That makes me really sad.
My girlfriend recently blogged about how she's had to release a desire for the American Dream into God's hands. For a long time I've known that John's desire is for the opposite of the American Dream and I've had to deal with that. But I have so many friends and family in houses and some in brand new houses and it makes it so difficult to sit idly by and watch them enjoy that. I know that some day when we retire we might by a place to settle but before that, it's just not what life has in store for us.
On the other hand I'll be able to raise my children in countries other than their own, and I'll be able to take them places some children will never be able to see. They'll have a life stuffed full of cultures from around the world. My husband will be so happily serving his country while getting to see the world and his wife will love walking to the market to buy fresh vegetables for that day's dinner.
That sounds like a great life!
We're leaving for Galveston on Sunday. The forcast calls for storms and rain the whole time we're down there. That makes me really sad.
My girlfriend recently blogged about how she's had to release a desire for the American Dream into God's hands. For a long time I've known that John's desire is for the opposite of the American Dream and I've had to deal with that. But I have so many friends and family in houses and some in brand new houses and it makes it so difficult to sit idly by and watch them enjoy that. I know that some day when we retire we might by a place to settle but before that, it's just not what life has in store for us.
On the other hand I'll be able to raise my children in countries other than their own, and I'll be able to take them places some children will never be able to see. They'll have a life stuffed full of cultures from around the world. My husband will be so happily serving his country while getting to see the world and his wife will love walking to the market to buy fresh vegetables for that day's dinner.
That sounds like a great life!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Few and Far Between
I realize that my blog updates have seriously gone downhill in frequency. Most of the people that read my blog get updated on the phone or through email. Maybe that's one of the reasons I don't do it much any more. Another reason might be that I used to blog in the morning and now I work in the morning.
Life has been good. Summer school at CFNI is over so this week is just clean up week. Michelle and I have done most of the work in our room, so I don't know how much we'll have to do this week. Malachi has to come with me and he wont have his class and I don't know how that's going to go. Pray for us.
A week from today we're going to sleep in and head off for Galveston. We're going to go to Houston first for a trip to a dumplings restaurant. Our favorite in Dallas is supposed to pale in comparison so we're excited.
We'll spend four days down there including some time at the beach and Moody Gardens and some historical sites. We're staying at The Tremont House in Galveston and it looks really nice.
Today at church I was a part of a cardboard testimony. If you don't know what that is, check out this video. WARNING you may cry.
Life has been good. Summer school at CFNI is over so this week is just clean up week. Michelle and I have done most of the work in our room, so I don't know how much we'll have to do this week. Malachi has to come with me and he wont have his class and I don't know how that's going to go. Pray for us.
A week from today we're going to sleep in and head off for Galveston. We're going to go to Houston first for a trip to a dumplings restaurant. Our favorite in Dallas is supposed to pale in comparison so we're excited.
We'll spend four days down there including some time at the beach and Moody Gardens and some historical sites. We're staying at The Tremont House in Galveston and it looks really nice.
Today at church I was a part of a cardboard testimony. If you don't know what that is, check out this video. WARNING you may cry.
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