bumper to bumper on the james lick

this one's for my papa! when i was growing up we lived south of the bay area in a very very rural town. (i'm talking hick, folks.) but for some reason (maybe because he was happy he wasn't in it), my dad always listened to the traffic report for the bay. and every afternoon you could count on the man in the helicopter calling in to say that it was "bumper to bumper on the james lick." that's a big freeway they have up there. i remember driving on it once with my dad and he was so happy it wasn't rush hour!

anyhow, i was thinking about traffic and how long it takes to do anything in this country and i thought i'd show you a picture of our "traffic." not that there aren't cars out there too, but this really does make it hard to drive over 11 miles an hour!!

good hair day

watch out, sevensveele!

this boy is coming your way!! todd, kristina, i just had to take this picture! he was walking around like this and i called him upstairs for a shot! look at this little man!

oh my gosh!

when did noah get so big? he's huge! look at him! a lot of you have been commenting lately about how big the kids are getting. i can't believe it. when i got here noah was sleeping in a crib, jonas could barely talk, bethany was scared of all white people, mia was . . . difficult, nicot was an infant! i mean, when did they grow up? and guerda!! well, she's one of our little miracles, isn't she?!

v day

yeah, that's right. if you know me, you may know that valentine's day is not my favorite day. i just think that people should love each other every day, not just when the date dictates it. and that girls are usually stupid. (it makes sense, just go with it.) anyhow, jimmy may have been a bit worried about my not so entusiastic attitude toward the day and he sent me these AMAZING flowers!! and all i'm saying is, if i got this with a note about being his best friend, what kind of day did his girlfriend have?!

gail and jody

these wonderful people are part of my family by the grace of God! how awesome that He brought us together here in this other world?! how fun to watch the superbowl in haiti with americans who really do love football! (most of the team was from indiana!)

it is i,

your fearless leader, you-you!
what a day! we have a great team here that flew in last night. michelle is here; she "surprised" me by coming! gail and jody are here! today i made breakfast for 31 chidren (normal for saturday mornings), was able to winess and take part in michelle's continuous family-making process (she asked lourdesmilla and sutherlande if she could be their mama), think we bought a car, helped organized boxes upon boxes of supplies, GOT A PICTURE AND HANDPRINT OF WOODVENSLY, and gave my very first employee meeting in creole!



i'm a bit tired! goodnight!