Friday, March 23, 2007
My Plea
Oh, please, oh, please---if you have the burning desire to send me a donation to get to Wordstock, please help us! We're completely, 100% depending on miracles so if you feel a halo glistening above your glorious head, please answer the call of my heart and reach deep (or shallowly) into your pocket (or purse). I know the blessings will come pouring down in full measure on your life if you are meant to give. I will be your earnest prayer warrior, in gratefulness to you. THANK YOU, oh, thank you. (Moment of silence.) A HUGE shout out and MUCHAS GRACIAS!!! to Mike (of Nina) & Anita for pledging to help with something, you guys are bringing magic to our lives through your generosity and kindness. We're practicing for our future recording session and yours will be the first hands to receive our first album, yay!! Remember, anything helps, anything at all--even your left over change. WE LOVE YOU!!! We have a PayPal account if you're interested.
Weekly Report :)
Hello everyone! I've realized that this blogging thing has sadly become a weekly adventure for me. I can't bring myself to post more often than that lately because we've been so busy! We're all loading up the moving truck tomorrow to transfer our possessions to our new abode. We'll be spending our first night there tomorrow as well so our material things won't be alone. :) How are you all doing? Comments have been low this season so I need to liven things up around here somehow, what do you want to hear about?? Tell me what you'd be interested in me writing about and I'll humbly oblige.
Practice went so well last night, I actually enjoyed it. Usually practice is way more work than fun but I felt the spirit last night so it made things so much easier. Christian is still building the kitchen in the new house, I don't see him all day long--reminds me of Atlanta! But when he gets home with sawdust and white paint sprinkles all over him it's like a dream come true, what more could you want? He's a real man.
Wynter is becoming increasingly gorgeous with each passing day and she has a sense of humor like you wouldn't believe. Yesterday Christian and I were with her and I left the room to get something but she didn't want me to leave so she started whining for me. I told her I'd be right back but she made up her mind that she was upset at me. So when I returned all of 2 minutes later, she tells me firmly with a smug look on her face as she hugs her Papa, "Papa is my favorite, Mommy." Hahahahah, she's too much.
We're going singing today, we'll be leaving in like an hour so I'll let you know how that went later. It's always fun to harmonize and laugh at the same time, I love it. When you're performing with your friends, there's nothing like it, it's a good experience. If you want to see pictures, they're on flickr, I've been posting new ones quite regularly. I'll have more interesting things to blog about soon. Ciao, friends!
Practice went so well last night, I actually enjoyed it. Usually practice is way more work than fun but I felt the spirit last night so it made things so much easier. Christian is still building the kitchen in the new house, I don't see him all day long--reminds me of Atlanta! But when he gets home with sawdust and white paint sprinkles all over him it's like a dream come true, what more could you want? He's a real man.
Wynter is becoming increasingly gorgeous with each passing day and she has a sense of humor like you wouldn't believe. Yesterday Christian and I were with her and I left the room to get something but she didn't want me to leave so she started whining for me. I told her I'd be right back but she made up her mind that she was upset at me. So when I returned all of 2 minutes later, she tells me firmly with a smug look on her face as she hugs her Papa, "Papa is my favorite, Mommy." Hahahahah, she's too much.
We're going singing today, we'll be leaving in like an hour so I'll let you know how that went later. It's always fun to harmonize and laugh at the same time, I love it. When you're performing with your friends, there's nothing like it, it's a good experience. If you want to see pictures, they're on flickr, I've been posting new ones quite regularly. I'll have more interesting things to blog about soon. Ciao, friends!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Life in Guatemala
I'm hanging out with Christian and my brothers right now and I'm waiting for Flickr to upload my photos. La dee da. Taught school and then went singing today (after giving the class over to Premi who does an incredible job with the girls.) There were top international bankers lurking the streets of our singing haunts so the police force was in high demand, meaning that our little minstrel team had to change direction and go to a place we usually don't go to on Friday. Results? Good times, 12 CDs sold and contact information exchanged between me and the directora of a large social institution here that focuses on children who were raised in conflict--that doesn't sound right in English but I think she was saying that they work with abused children. My Spanish is actually getting better, believe it or not. David is teaching me and Hosy is brutal with her corrections when I say things horribly. Hahahaha, Hosy, I really do appreciate your help but I'm allowed to exaggerate. It's my blog. :)
Upon return home I practiced with David for Wordstock and we're making progress, thank God. Coffee helps too. Christian has been building a kitchen with Tim at our new house so we can move in next week. It's so cool to have a talented husband, he's got skills. The only downside is that I have to miss him all day but it's worth it. The landlords went down on the rent from $2500 to $1500, really nice people. The house is brand new, never lived in and that's why they're building a kitchen. Someone donated the cabinet doors so things are going well in answer to our many prayers.
Wynter's new love is the Disney movie, "Dinosaur". She has a distinct love for all things animal. It breaks her heart when they go through their turmoil and she's not scared of bad parts. She's so in tune that she knows they're looking for a new home when theirs gets destroyed by meteorites and she sits watching quietly yet cuddling close to her Dan Dan (my brother Danny), who's probably in the same world right about then. They look at each other and nod, all is well in Guatemala. Continue watching, I insist, because this means I can finish folding our laundry. Oh, one last thing: Wynter felt bad for the ugly monkey who was left alone on his swinging vine along with his also single friend, the huge dinosaur that in any other case would have eaten him for snack. Ahhh, Disney. Everyone finds their own in the end.
Willy is disturbingly obsessed with basketball. We're teaching him patience, self control and love through the many menial jobs he does daily. He is incredibly hardworking though and leaves a floor shining like you wouldn't believe. He goes to the market twice a week every week and never complains, loves it. He has a better Spanish accent than I do (which I shouldn't be advertising) and he keeps everyone in stitches when he, well when he's just being him.
Oh, another new thing! We (Hosy, Sharie, Willy, Danny, me, etc.) play Volley Ball on Thursday nights now. We are hmmmmm, let me see.... horrible!!! Well, at least I am. We left the court last night promising to each other that we will return every week to get just a tad bit better. We must. Failure is not an option, especially not when you're playing against people that have had knee surgery. (45 year olds and older, I assure you. I'm not one to brag.) We will overcome and they will fear us soon. Hurrah! We are learning this sport due to our dear Katina de Comas who invited us to her children's school's vast indoor court. Friends are important. :)
We might be playing gigs in local restaurants/bars soon, we have 2 possibilities. I'll keep you posted. Love you mucho and I'll try to be more faithful with this posting stuff. XOXOXO!
Upon return home I practiced with David for Wordstock and we're making progress, thank God. Coffee helps too. Christian has been building a kitchen with Tim at our new house so we can move in next week. It's so cool to have a talented husband, he's got skills. The only downside is that I have to miss him all day but it's worth it. The landlords went down on the rent from $2500 to $1500, really nice people. The house is brand new, never lived in and that's why they're building a kitchen. Someone donated the cabinet doors so things are going well in answer to our many prayers.
Wynter's new love is the Disney movie, "Dinosaur". She has a distinct love for all things animal. It breaks her heart when they go through their turmoil and she's not scared of bad parts. She's so in tune that she knows they're looking for a new home when theirs gets destroyed by meteorites and she sits watching quietly yet cuddling close to her Dan Dan (my brother Danny), who's probably in the same world right about then. They look at each other and nod, all is well in Guatemala. Continue watching, I insist, because this means I can finish folding our laundry. Oh, one last thing: Wynter felt bad for the ugly monkey who was left alone on his swinging vine along with his also single friend, the huge dinosaur that in any other case would have eaten him for snack. Ahhh, Disney. Everyone finds their own in the end.
Willy is disturbingly obsessed with basketball. We're teaching him patience, self control and love through the many menial jobs he does daily. He is incredibly hardworking though and leaves a floor shining like you wouldn't believe. He goes to the market twice a week every week and never complains, loves it. He has a better Spanish accent than I do (which I shouldn't be advertising) and he keeps everyone in stitches when he, well when he's just being him.
Oh, another new thing! We (Hosy, Sharie, Willy, Danny, me, etc.) play Volley Ball on Thursday nights now. We are hmmmmm, let me see.... horrible!!! Well, at least I am. We left the court last night promising to each other that we will return every week to get just a tad bit better. We must. Failure is not an option, especially not when you're playing against people that have had knee surgery. (45 year olds and older, I assure you. I'm not one to brag.) We will overcome and they will fear us soon. Hurrah! We are learning this sport due to our dear Katina de Comas who invited us to her children's school's vast indoor court. Friends are important. :)
We might be playing gigs in local restaurants/bars soon, we have 2 possibilities. I'll keep you posted. Love you mucho and I'll try to be more faithful with this posting stuff. XOXOXO!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
My day
I owe you yet another apology for my procrastination in blogging. It's really just the fact that I can't post pictures. It makes me feel like my posts are boring with photos but I'll try better from now on to just start typing more often.
School is going very well. I'm grading today. We're moving to our new house by the end of the month, please pray for that because it's a HUGE job to move out of where we're living right now--this place has like 12 bedrooms and it's monstrous!
Practice needs to pick up the pace a bit if we want to sound Wordstock worthy so I'm looking into how I can fit more of that into the busy days and nights. Tonight I am going to play Volleyball with a friend, Katina. She's in real estate and is the beautiful woman who found our house for us. Because I was the one house hunting, I got to know her really well and I was worried that after we'd found the house we wouldn't keep in touch but she called and invited me to play Volleyball with her group on Thursday nights so who knows, maybe I'll get good at it. :)
I've gotta go get my girls, they're having recess and there is excess school to be done so away with me! I'll blog about more interesting stuff later, love you!!
School is going very well. I'm grading today. We're moving to our new house by the end of the month, please pray for that because it's a HUGE job to move out of where we're living right now--this place has like 12 bedrooms and it's monstrous!
Practice needs to pick up the pace a bit if we want to sound Wordstock worthy so I'm looking into how I can fit more of that into the busy days and nights. Tonight I am going to play Volleyball with a friend, Katina. She's in real estate and is the beautiful woman who found our house for us. Because I was the one house hunting, I got to know her really well and I was worried that after we'd found the house we wouldn't keep in touch but she called and invited me to play Volleyball with her group on Thursday nights so who knows, maybe I'll get good at it. :)
I've gotta go get my girls, they're having recess and there is excess school to be done so away with me! I'll blog about more interesting stuff later, love you!!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Excercise & WORDSTOCK
Today was good, I did Tae Bo, haven't done that it awhile. Used to be SO faithful. Well, at least I've picked up jogging (thanks to Dawnie) and I WAS extremely faithful with that until I got sick last month. Now I'm starting up again with jogging and other forms of exercise. I always feel so much better when I'm active. Teaching is going well, my girls are learning but I think I'm learning more than they are, which is good because they'll benefit from that in the long run. :) Tomorrow's my birthday so I was joking with their mothers that I was thinking of creating a holiday tomorrow, no school for my class, just play time, snacks and laughter. Hmmm, I don't think it went over so well because I got the fake laughter thing with the forced smile that reads "I hope you're not serious". Hahahah, no, they're great but I don't think I'll do that to them this year--maybe next year when I'm indispensable, hehehehe!
Guess what? Our Home voted yes for us to go to Wordstock! Because we're living in Guatemala now and we can't just go out and raise the amount that we need, we're praying for miracle money to get there. So, if you're someone who has one of those extra soft hearts and you feel a little voice in your heart suggesting that you send me a donation towards us getting there , I will pray down the beauty of heaven on your life, I mean it. Nothing is too small and if you're interested, please write me at mysticsand2@yahoo.com and I'll send you bank account info. Also, I know it's not much but if you do decide to give something towards this, you'll get the first or one of the first copies of our new album (which should have at least 10 of the most recent songs I've written, we're producing it by faith within the next 2 months.) Gosh, that was hard! I hate talking about myself but especially regarding music, rough stuff. Anyway, it needed to be done so I did it! :) I love you all so very much and thank you for reading this blog that desperately needs more pictures. (Blogger is still not working.) Thank you for your friendship!
Guess what? Our Home voted yes for us to go to Wordstock! Because we're living in Guatemala now and we can't just go out and raise the amount that we need, we're praying for miracle money to get there. So, if you're someone who has one of those extra soft hearts and you feel a little voice in your heart suggesting that you send me a donation towards us getting there , I will pray down the beauty of heaven on your life, I mean it. Nothing is too small and if you're interested, please write me at mysticsand2@yahoo.com and I'll send you bank account info. Also, I know it's not much but if you do decide to give something towards this, you'll get the first or one of the first copies of our new album (which should have at least 10 of the most recent songs I've written, we're producing it by faith within the next 2 months.) Gosh, that was hard! I hate talking about myself but especially regarding music, rough stuff. Anyway, it needed to be done so I did it! :) I love you all so very much and thank you for reading this blog that desperately needs more pictures. (Blogger is still not working.) Thank you for your friendship!
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Photos
Okay, Solo told me that I need to add a flickr badge here so that you can view the photos I've been uploading there (since they actually let me do that) but I'm having technical difficulty. Maybe I should stop highlighting my hair--but no, that just wouldn't be me. :) Hmmm, I'm gonna add a link here that hopefully will work but please send up some prayers for this blonde disaster. I am in need of a computer tech.
In other news, Wynter's birthday was perfect, no stress (except maybe for Hosy who labored in the kitchen for hours with the decorating of Wynter's ladybug & flowers cake--hey, it was her idea & I did at least bake the cake underneath all the beautiful designs.) I'm posting pictures of the party and Wynter's day on my flickr account so please be sure to stop by & gaze over the faces & places. Wynter got a kite, bubbles, play make up and stuffed animals along with some other gadgets. Laura (11) & Julia (7) baked some delightfully colorful cookies for the party and I made sure to put Wynter's hair in 2 braids so that she'd look grown up. 2 is an achievement for sure. A big thank you to Grandma, Auntie Dawnie & Cuzzies for the darling e-card you sent Wynter, she loves it! She asks me to replay it over & over again so you've touched her heart. Also, thank you to Aunt Maureen who called to talk with the birthday girl, Wynter remembers you very well Reenie, don't ever worry about being forgotten by your only niece.
Another fun thing to mention is that David, Hosy, Christian and I ran away to Antigua again for our day off, it was gorgeous & very relaxing. I'm posting pix of that on flickr too so make way I say, make way. Our room is in need of some severe attention so I'm gonna drop off here to scrub, fold & store. Love you all dearly & hope you know that your comments brighten our day. XOXOXO! LINK TO PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70704005@N00/
In other news, Wynter's birthday was perfect, no stress (except maybe for Hosy who labored in the kitchen for hours with the decorating of Wynter's ladybug & flowers cake--hey, it was her idea & I did at least bake the cake underneath all the beautiful designs.) I'm posting pictures of the party and Wynter's day on my flickr account so please be sure to stop by & gaze over the faces & places. Wynter got a kite, bubbles, play make up and stuffed animals along with some other gadgets. Laura (11) & Julia (7) baked some delightfully colorful cookies for the party and I made sure to put Wynter's hair in 2 braids so that she'd look grown up. 2 is an achievement for sure. A big thank you to Grandma, Auntie Dawnie & Cuzzies for the darling e-card you sent Wynter, she loves it! She asks me to replay it over & over again so you've touched her heart. Also, thank you to Aunt Maureen who called to talk with the birthday girl, Wynter remembers you very well Reenie, don't ever worry about being forgotten by your only niece.
Another fun thing to mention is that David, Hosy, Christian and I ran away to Antigua again for our day off, it was gorgeous & very relaxing. I'm posting pix of that on flickr too so make way I say, make way. Our room is in need of some severe attention so I'm gonna drop off here to scrub, fold & store. Love you all dearly & hope you know that your comments brighten our day. XOXOXO! LINK TO PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70704005@N00/
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