New bike from Grandmas and great Mama!

Last week we went to a bike shop and bought Micah a new bike from his Grandma Mary, Grandma Rita, and Great Mama! Micah was still riding the used bike we bought him last year from another missionary family but he really was getting too big for it. We decided to get him a bike made in Mexico imported here from the US. (The bikes they make here literally fall apart soon after purchasing!) Micah chose the very shiny chrome colored bike over the bright blue. He is still getting used to it - it is quite a bit bigger than his old bike - but he'll get the hang of it. We'll know he's adjusted to it as soon as we see him doing his "scram-bles" again!
Thanks Mom, Rita, and Mama! You've made one happy boy even happier!

It's time...

Every time I get on our blog I look at our family pics and say to myself, "We really need to get new pictures taken!" So, that will be my goal and I will hopefully post new pics of us together soon. If it weren't for Micah, who looks soooo young in the pics from just one year ago and now looks like a big boy, we wouldn't need new ones but that's the ways it goes!

I also recently posted Micah and his new bike (from his grandmas and great grandma) but for some reason it is not showing up on our blog so I will also re-post on that!

The pain of sacrifice

My sister Susan emailed me early this week to inform me that my almost 20 year old cat, Matthew, that she was taking care of for me, was not doing so well. She Skyped me the next day to tearfully say that she had to have him put down.
When we left home one year ago I knew that there was a really good chance that I wouldn't see my Matthew cat again. He had been diagnosed with kidney disease a few years ago and I knew that he could go downhill anytime.
Susan kept me posted on my cat. She even sent pictures last August and I was amazed at how healthy and wonderful he looked! He obviously was being well taken care of and loved on!
Unfortunately that only caused me to believe that he would still be around when I get back next year.
Besides my cat Pokey I had when I was growing up, Matthew was the best cat I ever had, and I've had quite a few cats. It is a very painful loss, and I will miss him dearly. He lived a good, long life though and made many people happy!

Thanks again Susan, Alan, Alexander and Matthew for making Matthew Cat's last year of life special and filled with love!

Fun Micah sayings

Just found some fun things Micah said written in a small notebook that I just have to share. Some are from the end of last year.

"Look Mommy, billions of clouds coming from America!"

"I was there a-fore; a long time ago; before you and daddy." I asked him, "How did you get there? Did you drive?" "No, I took a donkey. Donkey's are fast!"

"Mommy, how do clouds connect?"

Already in our estate and around the corner from our house Micah asks if he can ride in "the boot". I told him I was not going to stop the car, open the back, and get him in there just for 2 seconds. He remarks, "Two seconds is over. I know two seconds. 1-2, see?"

In the airport last week waiting to greet our Kenyan friends from America (here to visit their families), Micah says loudly, "Look, that man has a dress" as he points in front of us to a Muslim man wearing a tunic.

"I want to watch the Jesus movie" (aka The Easter Story, an animated kids video.) After watching "the Jesus movie" Micah says reflectively, "Now that's a really good movie!"