Passin Time in Fiji

I am really lagging behind lately with the posts.   I've felt so busy.  I have yet to write Andie's bday letter.  I'm dying to get this house organized.  I have a lot to do for work.   Anyway,   I'm finally sitting down to write! Life is just getting back to normal after the Horniks left.    Last Friday Andie was awarded a second place ribbon for the 50 meter run and a third place ribbon for long jump.   She's happy, but I know for a fact she didn't get second place!  I think she came in last actually, or maybe second to last but somehow she was recorded as second.   I think we were both very suprised when they called her name!   She is a fast swimmer, but running....not so much.    Oh well! Fun to get the ribbon I guess.   Last Saturday was Fun Day.   You can read more about the past Fun Days here .  We helped out a lot with the American Food Stall.  It was a lot of fun for...

Andie's 9th birthday has come and gone, but I've yet to write her birthday letter.   I did just pull up her birth story and reminisced on that life-changing night.   I wrote this for the other mothers in the pregnancy yoga class I was in.   What a gift! The Birth of Anderson Price Passin (Andie)             On Friday, July 18 I was already one week and one day overdue.  It was a weird mental state to be in, because I was on the verge of constant anticipation and knew that my doctor would not let me go too much longer without inducing me.  I was nervous about induction because I wanted to try to go natural and knew what a challenge that would be with the pit drip.  After a week a walking two hours a day, eating eggplant parmesan, and squatting every chance I got, on Friday at 6:00 pm , when I went to the bathroom, I discovered bloody mucous in my underwear.  My bloody show in combination w...

Kathleen and the girls just left.   They are currently on a plane to LA, the first of four flights they will embark in the next 40 hours.   That's love....when a friend will go through all that by herself with three children just to come visit you.   The five weeks here with them was amazing.  We both cried when we said goodbye, just so sad to end this time, and because it was beautiful, and because I will miss her companionship, and because, wow....just how blessed we are to have each other....to know one another since we were six and to love one another and love each other's families.    I love that she knows our life here...truly understands it.  She can picture everything now.  I love that she knows my girls and Warren better than ever before and actually can see my daily joys and frustrations.  I love that I know her girls.   I know that Stella is a gorgeous, empathetic, sweet, poised young lady and Siena is fierce, happy, ...