Each senior was given recognition and gifts. Kaleb receiving his.
Kaleb introducing his parents, even though everyone knows them since they're on staff!
Tim and Shauna, proud parents of Kaleb!
Here we all are, and we are all proud of Kaleb! Pam, Gene, Tim, Kaleb, Shauna, Me, Jerry.
Looking down on the outdoor eating area at the Paradise Hotel. We ate breakfast here every morning.
This man cooked us each an omelet every morning. They were soooo good!
Looking down from our balcony at the hotel pool!
One of the fishing boats, there were many.
Sunrise from the balcony of our room! We were on the 17th floor, Pam and Gene were on the 24th floor!
Tim and Jerry, our first day there. I'm in the mirror, taking their picture! We had a very comfortable room.
Looking up at the hotel from Dalat International School. They are next door from each other. We stayed at this hotel for the first week. When school let out and all the students went home to be with their families for the summer, we moved over to stay with Tim and Shauna, Annie and Kaleb.
Looking up at the front of Paradise Hotel.
The sign telling us we've arrived at Chandler House where Tim and Shauna, Annie and Kaleb have lived for three years. We finally arrived to visit them. Tim and Shauna were house parents to about a dozen kids whose parents were living and working in another country where quality education was not available.
These steps took us up from the porch to living room of Chandler House. I loved how the kids all left their shoes outside.
This is the sign on the front wall beside the gate. There are guards keeping watch and opening the gate for us. (No picture, sorry) This is an OUTSTANDING school!
Tim on his motorbike. You know the saying, "If you can't beat um, join um!" There are thousands of motorbikes in Malaysia. I'll show some later. Tim sold his to a friend before they left.
Annie on the computer...again! Thank the Lord for computer's and the internet.
Tim and Jerry waving to me from the steps that go up to their house...Chandler House.
Jerry and I reading the card given to us by Tim and Shauna. What a wonderful anniversary surprise!
Here we all are at the table in the revolving restuarant. From left: Annie, Tim, Gene, Pam, Jerry, Me, Shauna, Kaleb.
This picture was taken out the window and shows part of the city, the ocean, and a little of the mainland!
Kaleb, one of my grandson's, was in a play at his high school. He played the guardian angel, Zander, guardian angel of Obediah, a very sinister scam artist. The name of the play was A Tad of Trouble. Zander has had hundreds of years of experience as a guardian angel and he's quite sceptical of changing Obediah into a decent person.
The girl is Olivia, the guardian angel of Tad. Tad is mute and is Obediah's helper in the scam business of selling useless products to unsuspecting customers. Olivia is very bright, optimistic, and cheerfully sings her way into hearts, much to Zander's chagrin.
When her own singing isn't enough Olivia calls in a chorus of girls! Zander tries to shake off their effect.
Tad, the mute, suddenly begins singing! He is changed. Zander leaves dejectedly. He and Olivia had made a bet that this was a useless case...he lost! I have had to leave out so many details of the play...you really needed to watch it yourselves!
The whole cast at the end. The guy next to Kaleb in the black hat is the marshall, out to arrest Obediah. The tall guy, on the other side of Kaleb is Obediah. Then Tad, the mute helper of Obediah. Olivia is next, the guardian angel of Tad. Then the last girl is the marshall's niece, a wannabe marshall! The other girls are the chorus of singers.
Happy Birthday, Sydney! This is a very special day for you! Ten years old, I can't believe it! We'll see you on Saturday...we're coming to your house! That should be fun! You're growing up so fast. I hope you'll always be as sweet as you are now. We've had some really good times together. Have a wonderful birthday. I love you, Sydney.
your tux and wedding dress on a motorcycle! It was quite a day and a very happy day. So much has happened in the years since and so much is still to happen! You'll soon be parents of four...whoa! That's a huge responsibility, but with God's help you can do it. We wish you a very happy anniversary.
One more picture of Armon. I missed this one with the last post. He has such bright eyes. It looks like he's maybe drinking some milk here.
Rob and Jessica went to Haiti again for more bonding and also to help with a medical team. I've had an awful time putting these pictures on this blog so they're not in the order I wanted them to be. I've had to put them on one at a time. This first picture is Rob and Elmise saying good-bye. She has tears in her eyes. This is a sad day.
Jessica and Armon saying good-bye. This is a hard day.
I love this picture of Rob and Jessica with the little dark hand on Jessica's shoulder.
Elmise is so sweet.
Rob and Elmise. Rob was determined to make her smile. One day it was raining out, Elmise ran outside, spread her arms out, held her head back so the rain was hitting her face. When Rob saw her he ran out and stood with her; she began twirling around so he twirled around with her. They both ended up all wet and even muddy, but they had fun together, and that was all that mattered!
Rob and Jessica with the birth mother. They are good friends, she is so thankful that her children are going to have a good life. I can't imagine giving my children away but she was desperate with no means of feeding or clothing them and one son killed by gunfire. We have no idea what life is like in a country like Haiti.
y family and friends will. I took this picture when I was there visiting you for your 95th birthday! You've been a wonderful, loving mother to me. I can't wait to see you again. I love you.
just off our front porch. We watch this sitting in our living room. Mourning Doves came in early spring and began what we thought was repairing and perhaps adding on to last year's bird nest. Then the Robins came and took over. We watched as they worked so hard carrying new nesting material in and making the nest suitable for robins. When we noticed they were no longer having anything to do with the nest, I went out and parted some branches to take a picture. I couldn't believe how high they have built it up! Well, well, well...guess who's back! The Mourning Dove's! This is an ongoing saga! Who will win the high rise nest? I'll try to keep an update on this interesting phenomenon.
Happy Birthday Tim! Once again, I know the celebrating is over but being on the other side of our globe makes it difficult to keep the right days and times as far as wishing birthday greetings, etc. I hope you had a good birthday, I'm sure you did. Tim, I have a question...are you actually 45? Oh my goodness, I can't believe it. Where have the years gone? Now your family is soon beginning a new phase in your lives. Moving back to Canada; having a son no longer in high school, becoming independent; having a daughter in high school, becoming a young lady. Yes, life moves on quickly. We're looking forward to our trip to visit and celebrate with you Kaleb's graduation. I love you.
Trillium, the beautiful wild flower. We don't have many so we protect them as best we can.
A couple of daffodils I accidentally cut off, so I put them in a vase of water and we're enjoying them in the house.
Mt Hood daffodils. I love them mainly because my sister used to live on Mt Hood in Oregon!
Beautiful yellow daffodils. They are so beautiful and fresh looking.
