Hello All!
Tonight I wanted to respond to some comments, and just give an all around thanks for reading my blog. It seriously keeps me blogging - knowing that I am making someone laugh, or cry, or something... :) AND, I really want to keep blogging because all of these crazy/interesting times here on the surface of the sun need to be recorded. So just think of it as you helping me record my posterity. Alright? Good.
Now. Let's see.
First off, Tiffany get's extra kudos for STILL commenting on every. single. post. THANK YOU!!! It's really how I know you're alive each day. Comment; Tiff'a alive and well. No comment. She might be dead. Just kidding. Maybe the rest of you can take a lesson. Comment every post = trip to Europe together. Just kidding, again. That's been planned for nearly a year now. But I think we could working something out anyway...
Second, thank you for all of the nice, uplifting, and reassuring comments you all leave me. I really do appreciate it. They get me through the crummy days. And I love hearing your thoughts. It's kind of lonely being so far away, and hearing you all makes me feel loved, and like we're together laughing over our lives.
Amy. You asked what the water does to my 'whites'. Trust me. You don't even want to know. Let's just say, I don't have a lot of 'white' anything anymore. I have a lot of greyish's. It's nice. I wash all my clothes way less here. I'll wear things a couple of times before I wash them. If I want them to last at all, I can't wash them very often. Which is probably for the best. You know, the environment and all. Blah. Blah. Sheesh! ( JUST KIDDING!) But I am learning to live a less consumer, sort of life, so to say.
Susan. Susan was Chach's nursery leader. And oh, how we miss the Primary there. (especially our wonderful nursery leaders!) I'm glad you got to be the Sunbeam teacher. Those kids LOVE you. And I know, since you were Sam's teacher, that you love them!) Looking forward to a few months of 'normal' church this summer!
Julie. Thanks for the comment in regards to the less than tactful comments about my weight. Foreigners can be very strange, can't they? And of course I know who you are. I love Lisa and Meghan - and I'm sure I'd love you too! My condolences on having the worlds thinnest sister in law though. She make's a 12 year old girl look big. LOL, just kidding. But she is very thin, and I always felt like the jolly green giant around her. :) Thanks for reading me!
Christine. Expecting again!!! Congratulations! How wonderful for you. You have such beautiful girls. And if by chance you get a boy. You will feel VERY lucky. You'll say, whew! - I had no idea that a boy would be so easy. They don't cry at the drop of a hat, they don't care what they wear, they LOVE their mama's, and when they drive you crazy - you send them outside. They're wonderful. And any child, boy or girl, will be very blessed to be welcomed by you and Adam.
Krista. I got your Christmas card today. IN. THE. MAIL! It was so exciting. Simon wanted to open it. "There are few things in life that give me pleasure while living here, and opening MAIL is one of them. So don't touch i!" I'm a good mom. I know. Love and miss you. Great letter, BTW.
Katherine. You get the publisher, and I'll write the book. I have so much material already, I wouldn't know where to start.
Jenny. Thanks for continuing to read me. You keep me grounded and remind me that I DO have a life in the states!! I have a house. I live down the street from you. Our kids our friends. The real world is OUT THERE!!! Somewhere!!!! Hope you're planning on our kids playing every day next summer. Cause you're gonna need the break, and I need the friends! My house, of course. Shhh.....baby sleeping. :)
Dad. You don't comment on here, but I sure love that you are reading and keeping up with the crazy goings-on of our life here. Thank you for personally commenting over the phone/skype. I appreciate it. PLEASE come and visit soon! We love and miss you and mom! Plus I've told everyone you guys are coming. You're starting to make me look bad. :)
Stacey. Always upbeat and making me smile. Thanks for your continuation of reading me. I love and miss you. We'll be home June through August - glad to hear you'll be in town when I will. I'll put an order in for a tank of diet cherry lime aid to be sent to the big blue house. Thank you for teaching me to blog, setting it all up, and sharing with me.
And to the rest of you, thanks again for reading me. I sometimes get emails saying that you read me, but don't comment. Thanks for following me. It's fun. It helps me vent. It keeps me attached to life at home. And I appreciate all of the love and support from each of you. If you have anything you want me to blog about, tell me. There are a lot of interesting things here. If want to know more, and I don't know, I'll find out. Many of you have blogs yourselves, thank you so much for keeping those up as well. It makes me feel like we talk all the time, that I actually have friends, and that there really aren't 8,000 miles between us.
Talk to you soon.
P.S. Did I mention there is now less time before we go home, than the time we've been here??!! Five months here - four and a half to go! Er. Mmm. But, who's counting. Certainly not me...
P.P.S. It's not THAT bad. I just like to whine.
8 comments:
I can honestly say that I hope for a new post from you EVERYDAY! I don't comment on all of them,but I look immediately EVERYDAY to see if you've posted anything new.
It helps me to feel like you're not 8000 miles away either. And like I'm getting to live this adventure with you. And I worry that you're growing in ways that will leave me in the dust. And I'm envious of those growing experiences, even though I know some of them are hard for you.
You're awesome. You could post about anything, and I would love it.
That was a fun post! I just love reading your blog, seriously. You're great at it. I tell my sisters to read it, don't know if they do, but tell them they need to for some serious humor and other pieces of wisdom!
I know what Amy means - it's hard to believe you're halfway around the world when we can read about your life so easily! But then when my window to talk to you on the phone is so small, I remember that you're really not close. And that makes me SUPER sad. Even if I am getting a trip to Europe out of it! :)
I love reading your posts. I seriously check daily to see if you have posted a new adventure. And then I tell Aimee "You should really check Teresa's blog today!" Thank you for the nice mention in your post today :) I'm only kind of the Sunbeam teacher. The real teachers are Michelle and Chelsea and they are amazing! I am really in Sunbeams with Bridger :) I get to help him enjoy Primary. We get to sneak out and take little walks around the church when we've been sitting too long and well I get to carry mini oreos and a little green dinosaur peeking out of my scripture bag! How cool is that? Bridger is doing amazing! I am so proud of him :) And well I've just decided that while I may not get babies of my own, there's no one who can stop me from loving everyone else's babies. or big kids as the case may be ;)
Only 4 and a half months, so lets break that down to 18 weeks! WOW are you packing yet?! ;) JK, What an adventure you have lived through and made the best out of it! What a good lesson to teach your children! Love you
Holly
I think another road trip might be in order if you will be home this summer :)
Love ya!
Since you don't drive there. I know you will be so excited to get in the big white truck and drive up here to good old home sweet home. See the open road with hours and hours of driving, all the fun you miss in the dessert. 18 weeks really does not seem that far away.***My word verification is bakendirt***
Well, my kids are certainly on the countdown for when you get back...It's at least daily when Addison reminds me that as soon as it gets warm her friend Ruby will be back and she will finally have someone to play with! So, 18 weeks cannot come soon enough for us!
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