And He's on His Way!

 This morning, dark and early, we arose to take Missions Boy to the airport.

 

He and his team of 11 others left for Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

 

They are currently in the middle of their 13 hr flight from LAX to Seoul, South Korea, then a 4 - 5hr flight to Phnom Penh.

 

I miss him terribly.

 

173 days till he is back in the country, then about another 21 till we get to see him.

 

I can't wait!



Then and Now....

Here's a photo of Missions Boy taken in May 2012...

 

nice clean cut boy, ready for missions...

 

 

 

 

He comes home tomorrow fromTwin Peaks, Ca.

He's been there 3 months, taking intense Bible classes and missions training classes.

This is what he looks like now....

 

 

 

He's not even in the jungle yet!

 

I'm heating up the wax and sharpening the razor, lol!

 



Un-Paper Towels... Very Green!

This is what I've been working on lately!

 

Un-Paper Towels, the 'in' thing for the 'green' people.

 

Each set has 6 towels. The towels snap on to one another, and the base towel snaps on a base. The base fits nicely on most paper towel holders.

Pull one off, wipe up a mess, then throw it in the wash.

 

I am working a Farmer's Mkt tomorrow and will hopefully sell out!

 

I don't have these on Etsy, and I don't know that I'll sell them there.

But they are definitely fun and easy to use. 

Grandma's Back Yard!

Look what was in Grandma's back yard on Monday!

A family of 6 big horn sheep!

Last weekend, I took a few of the kids out to Twin Peaks to visit Missions Boy.

Wow, it was SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOD to see him again!

I have missed him so much it hurts sometimes.

Survivor Man & Guitar Man came with me. They miss their older brother too.
And I am sure it had nothing to do with stopping at Bravo Burger or Subway. 



Everybody but me & the hubby!

It's been a crazy summer!

It seems everyone is traveling except me & the hubby.

Sailor Boy went all over the east coast on his ProTraMid, then to Russia for a month!

He flew home to the desert on July 23rd and we are tickled to have a little time with him.

Missions Boy is off to Twin Peaks, Ca. till October, then home for a short weekend. Then he'll depart for overseas, somewhere to be determined. We really miss having him around, and NOT just because he is an extra driver, lol.

I really missed him hard on my birthday this past week. I cried.

GuitarMan is back from his stint at Boy Scout Camp near Pine, Az.

He went to camp and then worked there for a few weeks afterwards. He came home a few days earlier than planned, which was wonderful! He was able to be home for his birthday ;), I can't believe he's 16????

Survivor Boy has been to Boy Scout camp and then a week to church camp in California.  He got pretty sick at the church camp but made it through ok. We're glad to have him home.

Chicklet went to church camp too, for the first time! She had a blast! She seems to be spending the night at friends' houses all the time. I told herI miss her!

MissionsBoy suprised Chicklet and Survivor Boy at church camp!

The shepherd couple brought him over to surprise his siblings, who were totally elated to see him. I am so grateful.

Besides taking MissionsBoy to California overnight, I haven't been anywhere since the beginning of June. Neither has McGyver. Hopefully that will change soon!

We're planning a trip to Colorado on the 12th or 19th of August. I get to stay as long as I want!



Missions Man graduated on Friday, the 25th of May!

It was a wonderful celebration - only 3 seniors and 90 min+ of graduation!

It was really neat though, because the ceremony was really about the graduates!

Now Missions Man is getting ready for his Mission trip. He leaves for California on July 5th, boohoo. Mommy is going to miss her boy!