We came back in the middle of July on a Wednesday and got to attend a convention in a beautiful resort starting on Thursday. The first night, we got to eat in the nicest restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. The problem was that we were so jet lagged, I would have drowned if they had served soup. So, I’m sure I made another GREAT impression.
After a few days in Dallas, we drove to Chicago to celebrate Nancy’s father’s 85th birthday....
The twins turned six and graduated from kindergarten, so there were all sorts of celebrations and excitement. Truthfully, when you have six year old twins, there is ALWAYS excitement, but this was scheduled excitement, which means you could fool yourself into thinking you could prepare for it. One of their teachers made them birthday hats:
We have almost completed three more centers. We have a new guy building them who is a force of nature, and his enthusiasm has rekindled the...
Continue ReadingEvery term I get to do a chapel for the 1st-6th graders aka the Titchies. I am not a pastor, but I believe the term that might be used for them would be `Tough Crowd.’ No one can tune you out faster than a little kid can.
I was sitting in the back of the room, trying to gather my thoughts, when the principal got up to make some announcements before I spoke. The first announcement got my attention: `Boys are...
In the end, the plague touched us all…
These are called Nairobi Eyes; they are an insect that has covered everything in our area lately. The problem with them is not that they bite, but when you squish them, they secrete a chemical that causes really nasty burns on the skin. If one drops on you at night, you swat at it, and it can really leave a mark:
JT with a nasty scar on his neck
They are starting to go away,...
Long time readers may remember that when I went back to the states for a conference in October, Cheetos were stolen from my suitcase on my return. This was a disappointment to Ben, and it was the only thing he had asked me to bring back.
A nice person read the email and mailed a box with five bags of Cheetos to us in October.
We received them three days ago.
What was most interesting was that two of the bags were opened...
It was a sobering Easter. We were enjoying being together, and it began to dawn on us that it was the last Easter we would be with JT for many years. Watching the twins find their eggs put us back in the spirit of the day.
After Easter, we took a train to the coast for our last vacation together. The way it is supposed to work is that the train would leave at 7 in the evening and you would...
Continue ReadingBen and Kate were VERY insistent that I take this picture and send it to you:
Someday they will hurt me for this, but they are VERY proud of it right now.
I also have proof of my raw courage with the cheetah. Notice the incredible valor:
I think this could possibly be a motivational poster
JT had an amazing interim, and had an interesting interaction with an animal:
JT and an eagle
It is the end of the term at RVA, and we had one...
It started many years ago; the thought was the RVA kids would do good to be able to spend time in other parts of Africa. So, for one week a year, juniors and seniors have the choice of about a dozen interim trips they can take. Some choose to climb Mount Kilimanjaro; some go to the coast and study the reefs and some do what I did.
I was a last minute sub for a staff member who was injured, so...
