I will have to admit I have gotten lazy about blogging. Well, maybe not, lazy, but just so busy I haven't had time to post anything.
First, can anyone guess where we are living now?? We are in Uganda. We arrived here in the middle of Oct. Jon is in his research year for his Ph.D. We will be here until June 2010.
I will admit I wasn't eager about this move. I was a little excited to come back to Uganda, but the thought of packing our lives again in 50 pound bags did not excite me. We moved from Cambridge at the end of July back to the United States for two months to see our family. We now have things on three continents; a storage unit in Lexington, things in a friend's garage in Cambridge, and our things we have right now in Uganda. At each move in our lives, Jon and I dream of a day when we will be able to settle in one place.
Jon spends most of his days interviewing people and reading through different archives. I have been staying busy also. I am back working 2 days a week in the field office doing accounting. We are also home schooling Kiah, which takes a good part of my day. She is in part kindergarten and part 1st grade. She loves school, always begs to do more. I cannot believe she will be 6 next month. Jacob just loves to play. He loves cars, trains and anything else with wheels. He loves playing and talking with our gardener, Mugisha. Karis is such a fun baby. She is rolling over now and for the most part is pretty happy. My favorite part of the day is when I walk over to her bed and peak in, she smiles from ear to ear when she see's me.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, I am reminded how much we have to be thankful for. I am thankful for 3 healthy wonderful children and a husband who loves me and takes such great care of me. We will be celebrating on Friday with our friends here in Uganda. I am a little nervous as the 2 turkeys are my responsibility to cook. My oven is very big and they will both fit. Unfortunately, there are no Reynolds Turkey Cooking Bags here. I have to cook them the old-fashioned way.
I am going to try to do a much better job at blogging. We have already had some interesting experiences while here that I will share next time. Thanks for reading!!!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Summer Part 1
I cannot believe it has been two months since I posted last. We have been so busy.
Here is a brief update of where the time has gone. First, the last weekend of August we joined my birth family for a houseboat vacation on Lake Barkley. There were 19 of us and we all stayed on a huge 80' houseboat for 4 days. It was such a great time. The weather was beautiful.
A week later we took off for a 3 weeks adventure through 8 states to visit our family. We first headed to IL to visit my Dad. We took a big trip to the Decatur Zoo, the play area at the mall and Dairy Queen. There really isn't that much to do there. We had a great time there.
Next, we headed to Cincinnati to the Great Wolf Lodge to meet Jon's mom, sister and family. If you haven't been to the Great Wolf Lodge, you must go. We love it and the kids love it even more.
After three days of the water park, we headed to Oakdale. Oakdale is one of our favorite places in the world. Jon and I both worked there and we love to go and visit as much as we can. We have so many dear friends there. Kiah got to participate in the home school coop while she was there, which included soccer practice. Jacob enjoyed playing with "boy toys."
We left Oakdale for North Carolina to visit Jon's brother Brad. Jacob thinks Uncle Brad is pretty cool, he can lift him to touch the ceiling and he has a motorcycle. Jacob wanted a ride, but he is just to little.
Our last visit on this trip was to Spartanburg, SC to visit my birth grandparents. The kids had fun playing with silly Aunt Shelly on grandpa's scooter. Jacob loves it there because there are trains. Grandma was happy to meet Karis, since she is named after her.
From here we headed back to KY. This wasn'y the end of our traveling, more to come...
Here is a brief update of where the time has gone. First, the last weekend of August we joined my birth family for a houseboat vacation on Lake Barkley. There were 19 of us and we all stayed on a huge 80' houseboat for 4 days. It was such a great time. The weather was beautiful.
A week later we took off for a 3 weeks adventure through 8 states to visit our family. We first headed to IL to visit my Dad. We took a big trip to the Decatur Zoo, the play area at the mall and Dairy Queen. There really isn't that much to do there. We had a great time there.
Next, we headed to Cincinnati to the Great Wolf Lodge to meet Jon's mom, sister and family. If you haven't been to the Great Wolf Lodge, you must go. We love it and the kids love it even more.
After three days of the water park, we headed to Oakdale. Oakdale is one of our favorite places in the world. Jon and I both worked there and we love to go and visit as much as we can. We have so many dear friends there. Kiah got to participate in the home school coop while she was there, which included soccer practice. Jacob enjoyed playing with "boy toys."
We left Oakdale for North Carolina to visit Jon's brother Brad. Jacob thinks Uncle Brad is pretty cool, he can lift him to touch the ceiling and he has a motorcycle. Jacob wanted a ride, but he is just to little.
Our last visit on this trip was to Spartanburg, SC to visit my birth grandparents. The kids had fun playing with silly Aunt Shelly on grandpa's scooter. Jacob loves it there because there are trains. Grandma was happy to meet Karis, since she is named after her.
From here we headed back to KY. This wasn'y the end of our traveling, more to come...
Friday, August 21, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Summer
It is hard to believe that it is August. The summer has seemed somewhat a blur to us. Since Karis joined our family in June we have been so busy. I have spent most of the summer getting used to having 3 children with a little amount of sleep. Jon has spent his summer looking at really old documents in libraries around England. Since, having a baby wasn't enough adventure for us we decided to move. Yep, we packed our lives again in 50 pound bags and headed back to the USA. Well, this move to the states is technically a visit, it is preparing us for our next move to Uganda in October. This next year is the "research" year for Jon. So we will be heading to Uganda for 9 months. We have been in the states for about 2 weeks and already miss Cambridge very much. We miss our friends.
This past year we have had the privilege of meeting people from all over the world. In our apartment complex of 70 apartments, we were the only American family. We now have friends from Oman, Israel, Russia, Japan, China, Ukraine, Pakistan Malaysia and India. Almost everyday, the children would gather in the courtyard and play. When we left Cambridge the weather was actually a little cool, about 65 - 70 everyday. The kids are now enjoying playing in the water. We are still getting used to the humidity, if one can really ever get used to it.
Will post some pictures soon!!
This past year we have had the privilege of meeting people from all over the world. In our apartment complex of 70 apartments, we were the only American family. We now have friends from Oman, Israel, Russia, Japan, China, Ukraine, Pakistan Malaysia and India. Almost everyday, the children would gather in the courtyard and play. When we left Cambridge the weather was actually a little cool, about 65 - 70 everyday. The kids are now enjoying playing in the water. We are still getting used to the humidity, if one can really ever get used to it.
Will post some pictures soon!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
She has eyes!
For the first few days, Karis didn't open her eyes. But the other night, she decided to take a look around. Here are few pics.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
A lot going on
Well...things have been very busy here lately.
First, we are about 2 weeks from the due date. We are so excited for our new baby girl to come. It seems like it has been such a long pregnancy. Yesterday, we had an ultrasound and the baby is head down and hopefully ready to come at any time. Kiah and Jacob are excited, although I am sure they don't know what to expect. Since we don't have a car, we will depend on the cab to get us to the hospital. I am sure there will be lots to share after birth, since things tend to be a little different here.
Secondly, Jon is finishing up his first year of his Ph.D. The past several weeks have been very busy for him. He has been working on his first year assessment. This past Wednesday he went before his committee and got some great suggestions for his project. He has a few loose ends to tie up and he will be able to take some time off when the baby comes.
Thirdly, we have been working on the plans for next year. It is the great unknown for us. We have several options on the table. Do we go back to the states for a few months? Do we go straight to Uganda from here for Jon's research? We are waiting on the results of Jon's hard work in finding scholarships. Already we have been blessed with four, but we need a lot more in the next month to fund the next year for us. God has been so faithful with us in the past, I am sure that He will provide again.
Lastly, we have taken a leap of faith and purchased a primary school in Uganda with our friend Livingstone. This has been a dream of ours for quite a while. We have had a passion for education in very rural areas. We visited the school in January of 2008 while in Uganda, since Livingstone's children attend the school. The school is in the village of Mukura in Eastern Uganda. You probably won't find it on a map, the closest town is Kumi. It has about 300 students enrolled. We look forward to the possibilites of the school and look forward to using it as a ministry to the children and familes that attend. We will keep you posted!!!
Here are a few pictures of the school from our last trip.
First, we are about 2 weeks from the due date. We are so excited for our new baby girl to come. It seems like it has been such a long pregnancy. Yesterday, we had an ultrasound and the baby is head down and hopefully ready to come at any time. Kiah and Jacob are excited, although I am sure they don't know what to expect. Since we don't have a car, we will depend on the cab to get us to the hospital. I am sure there will be lots to share after birth, since things tend to be a little different here.
Secondly, Jon is finishing up his first year of his Ph.D. The past several weeks have been very busy for him. He has been working on his first year assessment. This past Wednesday he went before his committee and got some great suggestions for his project. He has a few loose ends to tie up and he will be able to take some time off when the baby comes.
Thirdly, we have been working on the plans for next year. It is the great unknown for us. We have several options on the table. Do we go back to the states for a few months? Do we go straight to Uganda from here for Jon's research? We are waiting on the results of Jon's hard work in finding scholarships. Already we have been blessed with four, but we need a lot more in the next month to fund the next year for us. God has been so faithful with us in the past, I am sure that He will provide again.
Lastly, we have taken a leap of faith and purchased a primary school in Uganda with our friend Livingstone. This has been a dream of ours for quite a while. We have had a passion for education in very rural areas. We visited the school in January of 2008 while in Uganda, since Livingstone's children attend the school. The school is in the village of Mukura in Eastern Uganda. You probably won't find it on a map, the closest town is Kumi. It has about 300 students enrolled. We look forward to the possibilites of the school and look forward to using it as a ministry to the children and familes that attend. We will keep you posted!!!
Here are a few pictures of the school from our last trip.
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