First of all, my parents safely arrived in Bolivia to visit us after almost 30 hours of travel and 10 takeoffs and landings. We are so excited that family is here and can´t wait to show them Bolivia. But we are also trying to give them some time to come out of the fog of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
A Few Tidbits
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Oreo Instinct
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
By Trent
In my life, the Oreo cookie has produced more weight gain than any other food. In my college years, it was my brain food for those all-nighter cram sessions. In seminary, it was my brain food for those all-nighter cram sessions. I think I gained 15 lbs in college, and about 30 in seminary….just [...]
Help, We Need a Name
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Even though we know it’s a boy, we have yet to name the baby. We really want a name that will work in Spanish and English but all of the names that we’ve come across like that we either don’t like in Spanish or don’t like in English. And of course, all of the English [...]
The Guys’ Trips
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first things we got to do when we got back to Bolivia was sit down with the guys and talk about their first extended trips into the communities. That has been one of our favorite things to do so far.
To get to their communities, first the guys got on a bus and [...]
What Difference a Year Makes
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wanted to first follow up on something I wrote in my post yesterday. When I wrote that only two people are still checking, I was joking about the fact that it had been so long since I posted something and I know how frustrating it is to go back to the same blog only [...]
Good to Be Back
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | 9 Comments »
We’re back. Back in Bolivia and back from the black hole where I don’t write blogs. So for the two of you out there who are still checking (and those two would be our moms), I want to send a big fat apology for not sending updates while we were in the States. It was [...]
Update
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Sorry, it’s been such a long time. I have been having a great visit in the States. While here, we found out that we are having a boy! We are so excited.
Meanwhile, Trent completed his training successfully and we were reunited after 2 weeks apart. We have done some much needed visa work while here [...]
