Mozambique, Maputo

UPDATE:  So If you have not already heard, Alexander is going to Africa.  The Maputo area is coastal, right next to Madagascar. Okay, map...

Alexander puts his Application in to be a Missionary

Alexander has turned his paperwork in for going on a mission. We'll let you know when the Letter comes in the mail!! It should be about four weeks.  He's so excited!!

Elizabeth goes to Homecoming

No sports fans no pictures of the game, or even of her escort, but Elizabeth did go to Homecoming!
She made some modifications to a white dress we found at Penneys (who had a rather extensive collection of eyelet this year).  What do you think?  Of course, it's purple.

Goals

So I am working on my goals.  I am following several challenges inspired by other people and a few of my own.  I find that as long as I make the goals achievable they are a fabulous way to push me a little harder to stay on target.  I need reminders though. I remember reading a book on goals a long time ago that suggested putting 3x5 cards with your goals around you. Put one where you will see it in bed, in the rooms in the house you spend time, at your desk, at work, in the car. 
So I am working on a little bit smaller of a card to print up in pretty colors. Maybe, if I get used to seeing them around, then when I see just the main color it will remind me of my goals!  I am making them to match my personal journal to remind me to journal, too.  I made a cheater journal, it has prompts in it to inspire me to write. It helps.
Journalling, reading, sewing, scrapbooking, and certain things I want to master on the computer are on my list. (Design a web page from scratch, for my office; get the snipper tool working on my computer; master digital scrapbooking without a scrapbook program among them).  Saving money and making time to exercise also up there.  Wish me luck! <3

Long Awaited

Yes Philip is alive. We all miss him terribly but know he is doing great work in Arizona and New Mexico. He just moved this week to a TOWN with STREETS which, I believe, is the first time he's lived in a place with streets.  He has spent almost a year on the reservation, and now is in Page, AZ right by the reservation.  I am looking forward to hearing about his new town and it looks like he's out of the truck and on bikes now.

 Philip at his last area

Oh yeah, great tie! :)

Changes Changes

So my new closet is underway! When I think about the closet Greg and I shared in Springfield, I feel truly justified in asking for a closet "as big as you can make it"!!  (It was under the stairs and about 18 inches of bar to hang clothes on. I know, huh?)


So here are some pictures of my new closet, it's still waiting for brick and insides but as you can see the walls are up, the roof is on and the wiring is in place. When it cools a bit Greg's going to hook up the a/c and then we'll have the interior inspection, then the sheetrock can start going on.

I also add a few pics of the shop Greg built in case you missed that. He had the cement poured and did the rest himself (with help from friends). And a pic of my poor lemon tree, it's so overloaded producing fruit it started to crack and Greg shored it up with braces... we'll probably get a thousand lemons off that tree this year. Come on over with a box or two or three around October/November. Pick all you want. I still have a freezer full of juice from last year. It's great but you can only use so much!

 THis is the view from the back door to the right. That's Greg's Above Ground Pond in the foreground. Silver Bubble Wrap on the outside for extra insulation.

 THis is my handsome skinny boy Alemazander shutting the garage door.  The garage is two stories.

 View from the doors into the closet so far...

 and from that corner out. It's gonna be HUGE!! 14x15 so all my sewing stuff can go out there!!

 Poor lemon tree. It tends to cut off more than it can chew... that's grape vines in the foreground

Another pic of my handsome boy! :) 
 PICTURES!! I know! Can you believe it!

Viruses

Well, that was more painful than the flu. No lie.

I dislike computer problems and am grateful my car is not prone to the same frailties as our indispensable indoor technology. 

But my slate is clean now and that brings its own opportunities.  I will give a shot to uploading some pics. :)