Posts Tagged as ‘My family’

December 22, 2009

Come Play!

The boys wanted to show you their new tops they got.  So, we filmed a short video for you.  And then, a couple of the girls saw I was filming and they ran over to say hello.
Come with us and see what 2:30 pm at Yellow Ribbon looks like on a school day!
How adorable is [...]

December 17, 2009

Cha-Ching!

I received TWO jumbo-sized packages from my mama today and it’s like all of a sudden, my bedroom is just oozing Christmas.
Thank you so much, Mom.  You truly are the best.
And I’m sure the kiddies will be so thankful for their goodies.
Love you!

November 16, 2009

A Lesson on Distance

I had a real heavy reminder today that no matter where I go, no matter what I do, my heart will never be fully satisfied.  I will always leave someone behind, I will always be far away from someone I love.
The thought of this makes me extremely sad.  But it also makes me feel oddly [...]

November 8, 2009

The Beautiful Simplicity of Nature

“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” ~Ansel Adams
Today was a lovely day to go frolicking through Seoul.
The morning rain was just heavy enough to make everything smell wonderfully fresh.
The wind was just strong enough to whisk great oak leaves through the cool, [...]

October 30, 2009

Run, Run, as Fast as You Can

Wow… what a whirlwind this past week has been! My cousin, Kelly, has already come and gone since my last blog post and my mom arrived here last night.  I finished all my open classes at the kindergarten and gave final exams to my hagwon students.
And today, I.  feel.  lighter.  Less stressed.  ::sigh of [...]

October 18, 2009

A Picture’s Worth 1,000 Won

Come with Dad and I as we hike Juwangsan National Park and check out some Buddhist temples along the way.  Help Dad build his first rock garden before enjoying some fresh dates for an afternoon snack.  Then we head out to the city of Andong to watch Korea’s famous mask dance in the traditional culture [...]

October 12, 2009

Seoulin’ it Down

The first half of our trip was so go-go-go, we decided to slow things down a bit for Dad’s second weekend here.  It wasn’t entirely by choice… we sort of just… didn’t have one. ;-p
You see, Dad’s last weekend here was Chuseok, Korea’s harvest day or Thanksgiving.  EVERYTHING was sold out- plane tickets to anywhere, [...]

October 7, 2009

Korea with Me is a Marathon

When I got home from taekwando last night, my little room seemed much bigger… and much quieter.  I miss my daddy.
It was fun hearing some of Dad’s observations while he was here, especially when they matched up with my own.  He was here for 2 weeks and we were quite the busy little big bees.
“Why [...]

October 6, 2009

Papa John’s Guest Blog

Just a quick post while Kaley is teaching a class, 20 minutes before I head to the airport…
NOW I know.
I know how Kaley can go for days without blogging.  We’ve  been very busy!
Some thoughts:
The DMZ is very real.
I like seaweed.  Yeah, I know.
I’ve walked more in two weeks than I have walked in two months.
I [...]

September 25, 2009

Daddy’s Girl

“I brought my compass with me, but it’s spinning like crazy. I’ve never been this far away from Arizona.  But that’s OK.  It’s a little bit warm here, so we can use it for a fan.”
My daddy got here last night. After a 17-hour flight, we drove by 25 restaurants until Jaydon finally [...]