Home Again

This week I slept in my own bed after a couple of months of being on furlough. What a glorious feeling to crawl under your own sheets and cuddle up with your own pillow! It has been great! Of course, shortly after climbing into bed, the roosters started their nightly crowing routine, the neighbor decided to do some midnight car repairs, and the rains drenched our stairwell. It's good to be home...
We pulled into Morelia around 5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoon after a two day road trip from South Texas. All in all, it was an uneventful trip. Since we have a new vehicle, both Sam and I had to drive. Sam's mom came with and was a great help with the girls. Most notably, as we approached Queretaro, there seemed to some trouble up ahead since traffic was at a standstill. Like fine Mexicans, we put our cars in reverse on the main highway to catch the exit we had just passed and head on a ways towards Mexico City. If it's any comfort to those of you gasping, we weren't the only ones with that great idea!
We are slowly getting unpacked and reacquainted with our home. The girls are ready for school on Monday, and we are looking forward to worshiping together with our brothers and sisters in Christ here.
Thank you to each of you that made our time in the States so special! Victoria is convinced she would rather be in Texas to go to school, because she could ride a yellow school bus, and you get lunch at school that you don't have to pay for (don't know where that idea came from) and it includes chocolate milk!
Have a blessed Lord's day!

It's Time To Go Home

We have been in the States for almost two months, and are nearing the end of our time here. We top off our furlough with family time in South Texas. It has been a rich, refreshing time for us, but we are starting to feel that itch to get back home. Here are a few thoughts on when you know it's time to head back, in no particular order:
1. When you can't remember whose house you stayed in last week.

2. When you start to think that despite the twelve choices of pizza flavor, Mr. Gatti's is lacking in selection. After all, they don't have the low-carb, whole wheat, all veggie, meat lovers pizza they advertised last week on TV.

3. When you have forgotten what the inside of an oven looks like.

4. When even Chick-Fil-A starts to loose it's charm.

5. When your idea of putting your kids to bed is dragging them out of the car, sound asleep, and hoping they don't get too much sand or dirt in the bed since they will shower in the morning, unless, of course, you have a breakfast appointment.

6. When you start to think being in school will actually give everyone a chance to rest.

7. When driving 6 hours to go visit some friends is all in a day's work.

8. When your kids weep at the sight of the car.

We are eager to be back and to get back into a familiar rhythm of life. Thanks to all of you who have made our time here a blessing and a rich time of fellowship.

It's Time to Go Home

We have a new car

Furlough has been wild and crazy, and there are a lot of things to write about. But, we'll take one thing at a time. One of our top priorities has been to get a new vehicle. So, after exhaustive looking, test driving, debating (making decisions, especially of this magnitude, is not a strong point for us) we got a new car. We now have a 2004 Ford Expedition. It is BIG! I'm not sure how I'm going to drive it in Morelia, without taking out some side mirrors. We are enjoying it very much, and in the three weeks we have had it, we have already put about 2000 miles on it. Wow!!!! (The photo above is of our friend's car, that we got to stand in front of, and Sam got to briefly drive)