So China...

So yeah, I was talking to my dad today about random stuff, you know hurricanes, flight plans, electical outlets and what not and realized that in a week Megan and I are going to be off to China.  So much has been going on with Megan starting work and the college ministry at Shandon being in full swing.  I knew that things had changed when I left home at 6pm and did not get back until a little after 10pm.  So China, hadn't really thought a lot about it but it is coming and it is coming quickly.  My family is celebrating my Grandmother's 90th birthday, yeah count 'em 90 years, by taking a family trip to China.  I am talking uncles, aunts, cousins, the whole shabang.  It will be like the "Asian" party bus to our wedding except on a plane for 16 hours to China.  Megan and I are really excited about going and the best part about it is that we will see it with my family.  People often ask us are we going to see the Great Wall, Bejing, etc...  Well we aren't and though a part of me is bummed, I am excited about seeing the China my family knew.  We are going to see where my Grandmother and Grandfather lived, where my mom was born, you know family stuff.  As being the first born in America, sometimes it is hard for me to relate to my heritage, and I am hoping that this trip will connect me a little more to it than I was before.  So pray for us as we prepare to travel half way around the world to a place we have never been and where Megan will tower above everybody!  :-)  7 days to go!

Here we go....

Okay, so I always thought that we wouldn't start one of these blog thingys until we had kids, but I came home tonight from walking with the dog and Eric had started one, so here we go:) So, tonight Sadie and I are enjoying a nice walk around the neighborhood and all of a sudden I noticed these three little boys, somewhere between 5 and 7 years old,  in the wooded area in between two houses. One was obviously being held hostage against a tree while the other held his blue, plastic, water gun against his chest. I am assuming the third was the ring leader instructing them on what to do next. All of this is happening with their backs facing me. Well, apparently they all needed a break because the gun went on the ground, the hostage was released and down went the zippers to their shorts and they began marking their territory on the tree. I thought I was going to die laughing. I guess they heard me snicker because one turned around and they all started laughing like little girls. It is moments like these that I sometime feel the Lord telling me...."Megan, one day I am going to bless you with ALL boys." Oh dear!!!