An Apache 4th of July...

I had no idea my 4th of July would include total immersion in the Apche way of life for a day! We started our day by attending the parade, then on to the feasting grounds, followed by ceremonial dances, and finished off with the rodeo! A long day in the mountains of New Mexico. It was so much fun! Here are a few pics.

It is not unusual to see a sunset like this on a cool New Mexico night. I know because I lived there.

We are leaving this morning for Ruidoso, New Mexico to go see my brother and sister in-law, mom, and their 3 k-9 kids. I takes about 10 hours to get there. Not the best drive. It's pretty ugly and flat until the last 60 miles or so.

We always love going to Ruidoso. My brother said there is a black bear that keeps going down to the house along with many deer. He sometimes sees them in the morning while sitting on his porch. We hope to see them. I'll try to get pics of course. In addition, Ruidoso is beautiful! It's nestled in the mountains. It will be at the most a high of 80 and a low of 40 at night. Can't wait.

We are taking Lily with us too. She is so excited. She can't wait to see more of the US. What better time than the 4th of July.

I will post more later!
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Random pics of my kids that I love so dearly...

Davis and his cousin winning their basketball tournament.

Sweet Sophie




Davis and Sarah at Winter Jam

Sweet Dreams

My little Sophie loves to sleep with all her "babies". Her favorite one happens to be the Santa, go figure. I'm glad these stuffed toys have a purpose. I'm not a big fan of the things :)

Here comes the Bride...

Back in 2004 we hosted Carolina from Colombia in our home while she studied english at the Edmond Language Institute. It was a great experience. She is beautiful inside and out. After she returned to Colombia to finish her degree she decided to return to OU to pursue her Master's degree. Well, four years later she has graduated and fallen in love with Jeff from Edmond. They were married in May. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to attend the wedding and meet her parents and brother who were here from Colombia. It was a great experience!

OUCH!

Yeah that about explains it. I have been battling these since Sunday. It has been NO FUN to say the least. I find out tomorrow what is going to be done to get rid of them, if anything. If the CT shows they are small I will have to wait for them to pass. If they are a certain size then I will have a procedure done to break them up. Please keep me in your prayers. Thanks all.

Dear friends and fellow bloggers...

Well, my mom is finally home from the hospital as of this afternoon. I am staying with her overnight and in to tomorrow. She feels much better,however, she is exhausted. She hasn't had a full nights sleep in six days. She is already in bed. I pray that she is able to rest well and easy tonight.

On another note...I think I have lost my collection of photos that I have taken over the last 4 years! Our computer basically crashed over the weekend! It's like a blank slate! I am crushed. I had been putting off saving them to disk. I have some hard copies, but maybe only a fourth :( If anyone has any magical ideas let me know!

I am counting down the days for school to be out! Only 6 more days with students. It has been an interesting experience to say the least. I have learned many things. I am soooo looking forward to starting my new position in August. It was very difficult starting a teaching position 3/4's of the way in to the year, but I am so blessed that God blessed me in that way. He always knows what is best for us.


Until a later date....