Dec. 3 – Farewell, Zhengzhou
Outside our hotel…they say it’s almost Christmas, but we’re not feeling it yet. I’m sure we’ll be warp speed into it once we’re home! Today we leave Zhengzhou for Guangzhou – our last leg of this...
View ArticleOur Christmas in (mostly) pictures
Finally able to get some of our Christmas pics up (yahoo!) Later that evening… And, here’s what we woke up to. Our backyard. No, we haven’t thrown our pumpkins away yet. Yes, Ethan is trying to sled...
View ArticleWe love the Steelers
Last night, we spread out a sheet and ate our dinner in front of the TV…the Steelers were playing for a shot at the Super Bowl. I kinda married into the whole Steelers craze. Randy played football...
View Articlethe littles have their day
July 4th around here means more than red, white and blue. More than fireworks, corn on the cob, and watermelon. It means our blessings from China are having a birthday! Lainey Q is now 5…the age she’s...
View ArticleToo much for one post…
But, I’m cramming it in anyway. As busy as we are, it’s gotta be done. My dad turned 70 last week! Mom and Dad drove over to our place to celebrate…we hung out, showed them the house (they’d not seen...
View ArticleOhio bound…
Six kids, a dog, 4 duffle bags, backpacks, sleeping bags, and pillows were piled into the van this morning at the lovely hour of 6:15am. Abbey, Marley, Payton, and Ethan are off on their first Testify...
View ArticleLast week, at a glance…
I thought I’d speed through our last week here on the blog. Just for kicks. Life is never dull. ** Randy spent the early part of the week in NYC. He and his engineer were working a big vendor fair...
View ArticleLast Saturday’s project
Lainey and Dylan, on their own, designed and built this fort. They used all the blankets they could find, chairs, benches, sleeping bags, lotsa rubber bands, and my chip clips :) We were all very...
View Article17
One day old…sound asleep 17 years old…and, feeling a little sleepy from last night’s dance! (If my oldest child is now 17, I can’t exactly claim to be in my 30’s anymore, huh?) Happy Birthday,...
View ArticleOh, Christmas tree…
It’s Saturday evening around here, and I’ve gotta get the littles showered, Dylan’s hair cut, we’ve got 2 chapters to read in our Advent book (missed last night!), and we want to watch a Christmas...
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