A Trip To The Zoo

This week was our church's annual mission conference/celebration. We had 4 different families serving in various countries (Ireland, Trinidad, Tanzania, Bolivia) come and present their work and hang out with us for 5 days. It's been interesting. On Saturday they had special things planned for the families: spa for the wives, shopping for the teens, zoo for the little kids, and golfing for the men. They asked me if I would help with the kids at the zoo. I'd never been to our local zoo, and kids are mostly fun so I agreed. I ended up with 4 kids in my car. Our zoo here is small, but the kids loved it! I think that they all agreed that the giraffes and zebras were the best part. Tonight we ended with a harvest party, and I really enjoyed the time I spent talking around a campfire with one of missionaries (who is also a nurse) about how they got to be where they are. Andy and I are excited to see how God will use us wherever we are!

It Grows...

On October 4th I had this bright idea that I would go back to the girl that had cut my hair earlier in the year. The shop has appointment availability but also walkins. Last time I walked in and it turned out great, so this time I was ready with a picture and away I went. When I got there I found that the girl who had cut my hair before no longer worked there and was living in Illinois. I was a little disappointed, but thought "I have a picture"... It didn't turn out anything like what I'd wanted. The lady literally chopped off my hair "because it's so thick" and because "it'll be easier to work with." Well, it was disappointing but everyone around me seems to think it's okay. In the last couple of weeks it has grown at least 1/2 an inch, and I like it a lot better... That's the redeeming thing about a bad hair cut...at least it grows, and thankfully my grows quickly.

p.s. if anybody has a great idea about how I might cut my hair, send me a picture and I might give it a try :)

And not a picture to prove it...

Well, Andy and I had the opportunity to attend yet another Rowden Reunion. I feel like every year there are fewer and fewer people that I know - not that I knew a lot of people to begin with, but my small group of acquaintances is dwindling, it seems. So, mostly the anticipation of a roadtrip adventure is what makes the reunion so exciting for me. That, and Ted Drewes. This year I believe was the first year that we attended and left without a picture to prove our presence. I keep saying that Andy and I should move to St. Louis. It seems like a fun town, and they have penguins I can see for free. (In the zoo, of course.) I doubt that we'll actually make any crazy move like that without more motivation than "it would be fun", but it would be slightly closer to Jonathan and Kristine, only 30 more minutes to Anderson, and perhaps an overall more exciting place to live. Who knows where God will send us, or if He prefers us to remain in Evansville to make an impact.

Our jobs are jobs. Nothing wonderful, nothing horrid. Our schedules still don't match up...but if I'm honest, I have to say that I prefer this schedule. I get all my free time with Andy on Monday and Tuesday, and a couple of alone hours each evening before he comes home the rest of the week. The only downside is Saturday. When he works all day long, it leaves me scrambling to plan things so I'm not bored, and I'm sometimes wishing he was off so we could do something together (movies, dinner, plays, geocaching, etc.) Perhaps if I had Mondays off, it would be fantastic :)

So, that's a little update -a little late, too...but an update nonetheless.