We had an amazingly warm welcome back to church. Everybody seemed so excited. Chris had people welcoming him back to church even though he has been here for the last month! He said that nobody notices him... they only care about me and the kids.
Monday, August 16, 2010
I forgot to write about getting a new wii game last Saturday. We got Band Hero and the kids are so excited to get to play it. Today Morgan and Cole locked me out of their room so they could do a surprise. When they were done, they brought me in to show me how they had cleaned up their whole room without being asked. Come to find out that they were trying to earn brownie points so that they could play Band Hero. It worked!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The kids have been doing a good job of getting back into the school schedule. Today we finished up another set of tests. Only a couple more months and they'll be done with their school year!!
Sully came over to visit in the afternoon. She brought some funnel cake that she made from a new cookbook that I brought back for her. (Thanks Sharon!) Sully loves making new stuff and we love being her taste testers!! We shared some of our pictures from our trip and just enjoyed getting to hangout.
Afterwards, I ran to the church to teach piano and play for choir. There are so many new songs that they are throwing at me all at once!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
With the kids finishing up a set of tests yesterday, we worked extra hard all day trying to get more schoolwork done.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
After teaching piano lessons and picking the girls up from school, we went to meet Chris for lunch. It is so good to be back together as a family!
Friday, August 20, 2010
We left early this morning and took a little trip to Antigua. It is an old Spanish town. We had to meet with a lawyer there about Chris's temporary residency. While Chris met with the lawyer, the kids and I walked to McDonalds. From the outside it looked just like all of the other walls. Once you got inside though, it opened up and there was a big courtyard and a huge McDonalds. The kids worked on some of their homework while we ate ice cream cones. There is nothing better than being able to apply our real life experiences to the things the kids are learning about. I was able to help Cole with his social studies by saying, "You had to make a choice between an ice cream cone and a pie. If you chose the ice cream, what was your opportunity cost?" I also told the kids that whoever came up with the most examples of things they have studied while we were traveling, they would earn a prize. Morgan told us about the pollution in the air from the buses. Cole showed us examples of weathering and erosion. My personal favorite was when Morgan saw a dead dog and said that that was an example of biomass.
After we were done in Antigua, we headed into Guatemala City where we saw a movie at the VIP theatres. It was so nice in the big cushy recliners. The kids thought it was the best thing ever. I have a huge fear that the kids have gotten overly spoiled with stuff in Guatemala and they are going to expect a lot whenever we get back to the states!
After the movie, we went to the hotel and let the kids swim for a little while before eating and going to bed.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A LONG time ago, our landlord told us about a quilt store in Guatemala City. We finally had a chance to stop there this morning. Unfortunately, the store was closed because they were at an art fair for the day. UGH! Anyway, there was the most amazing quilt in their display window. I liked it so much that I made Chris take a picture of it in hopes of one day being able to replicate it. I'll probably have to go back another time and see if they have a pattern for it. It is hard to see in the picture, but it is all pieced together and the braid stands out like a real braid.
The rest of the day was pretty miserable. Everybody was tired, and cranky and the drive home was not the most enjoyable car ride we've ever had!
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