Just a little catching up!

It's been awhile since I've just blogged - so this will probalby be hit and miss!

Needless to say, my trip was amazing.  I'm still digesting the experience.  Someone asked the other day if I was off the "mountaintop" of the experience yet.  My honest answer is no, and nor do I ever want to be!

The boys are doing well.  Andrew is getting a little overwhelemed - school, work, senior year, social life.  Remember those days?  We are working on stuff for college - we'll see where that leads us.  He's a good kid and I'm blessed to have him as mine!

Michael is well - being back out on the ramp is catching up to him although he is doing a great job.  His calf muscles are giving him a run for his money.  Basically the Dr. said that they are producing an acid (anyone can get it when they suddenly strain their muscles) and that is what is causing his pain.  Nothing that can't be fixed with vitamins and minerals and stuff like that.  I'll be thankful when he works through this part. 

Work is great!  I'm working on my presentation for the office for October 22nd.  It'll be hard to condense it down to an hour.  Everyone has been great about my trip - it's amazing how often now I notice when people talk about Africa and specifically Kenya.  Not even about my trip - it's as if a bug has been put in my head to be sensitive about that.  Guess I shoudn't mention bugs...but more on that when we talk about my trip!

I haven't had time to work on cards or stitching or anything.  It took almost a week to get my energy back from jetlag and since then I feel very busy.  I'm actually looking forward to the fall weather to be able to sit back and enjoy the crisp days/nights at  home. 

I'm sleeping better most nights - but nights I worked on my video and I would assume the same while I work  on catching up my blog I'll experience much of the restless dreamfilled nights.  But that is ok - it was a lot to absorb and I don't ever want to NOT have trouble sorting how humanity can allow so much poverty. 

Spent ALL DAY Saturday working at dad's with my siblings.  Dad isn't someone who wants/needs anything so for this birthday we agreed to go over and do the yard work he wanted done.  I'll never live down a line in my e-mail "if we all work togheter it shoudn't take too long" - well, we started at 9am and at 5 our butts were dragging out of there!  We pulled up the bushes out front (which included moving a ton of lava rock - twice!), trimming the trees, bushes and whatever else he wanted done.  But it was well worth it.  He really likes it. I'll try to post a few pictures soon! 

Not much going on this weekend.  I HOPE to be able to work on some cards Saturday night.  My nephew is getting married on Saturday but we should be home fairly early.  Michael is going to go play poker with the guys and I'll find somewhere to send Andrew.  =)    I'm scanning websites now for ideas and I'll probably take my camera to Archivers to get a few more ideas.  Kinda sneaky of me, huh?

I got an e-mail from Justine (she was the Kenya side coordinator for the short term mission trips) about getting in touch with Margaret.  Oh, you don't know who Margaret is, do you?  She is one of the amazing kids in Kenya - at the boarding school - that just touched my heart.  She gave me a letter when I was leaving so I plan on being a pen pal with her...and hopefully seeing her again someday on this side of heaven!   Anyhow, I have a contact address for her now so I'm all excited about that!

Gosh, I know lots more has happened over the last two weeks  - I'll share as I remember and in the meantime I'll continue to update. 

A tiny glimpse of my trip...

Please use the link on the right hand side to view the video I just posted about my trip.  Use the one that says "A Tiny Glimpse of My Trip"

For some reason I can't seem to get it to post over here!  Sorry about that!