Things I Am Not Fond Of [but thankful anyway!]

DRAMA at every turn, so it's been in the last few days.

Break-up.

Broken heart.

Wrecked truck.

Lack of Sleep.

College decisions.

Surgery next week.

Goodness, I think I'll end right there.

I'm so very thankful for God's grace, His protection, and His provision in all of the above!

so funny, so fun!

There is nothing quite like watching
Chinese children watch slap-stick comedy.

Oh my stars, do they laugh!

Thanks, Home Alone movies!



And if that's not fun enough, my dear friend Gayly
is on her way over for a quick visit!


Such a fun Friday night!

farm skills contest {lost in translation}

First of all,
I need you to mourn with me for just a moment or two.
I tried my first batch of mozzarella cheese...
and it was a failure.
Dang it.
But the good news is,
I now know how to spell it without using my spell-check.
Baby steps.

I blame the quality of milk.
Which is all the more reason I need dairy goats.

Moving on...

We went to our little teeny tiny township fair yesterday.
I had all kinds of fantasies of my Chinese children
quickly becoming little cattle ranchers
and bread bakers as a result
of our experience.

Sigh.
That didn't happen.
Far from it.

But 3 out of 4 of them did enjoy the horse shoes.
So I count that as a step in the right direction....

But I totally lost them during the Farm Skills Contest.

Not a smile to be seen for miles.
Nary a grin.

I think Macy's expression pretty much sums
up her opinion on country livin'.

Chinese city slickers.
I'll convert them if it kills me.

Yes, I will.

where do your kids rank?

Are you feeling annoyed by your kids?
Even resentful?

Be honest.

Do you have more "important" things to do than
placing them high on your priority list?

Seriously,
where do your kids rank with you?

Please go read this blog post.
I promise you, your perspective will be freshened.

Go read it.

Do it.