Weekend Activities

Well, it has been a bit since our last post. Yes, we did survive the storm. It mainly consisted of strong winds and some good rain. The grass is green again. Since we are into typhoon season, more may be coming.

It is a busy weekend. We partnered with the Chaplain on base to provide the Love & Respect Conference to those interested. We had 111 people show up tonight for the first 4 hours of the video-conference. The rest will occur tomorrow morning -- 8 - 12. People seemed to really enjoy it. It is such a great conference, and we were excited to be part of presenting it. For more information on it, you can check out www.loveandrespect.com.

I spent last night at the airport waiting for a co-worker to fly into Guam. However, after waiting for an hour at 1 in the morning, I checked with the counter. They informed me she would be arriving the next day (tonight). So, I came back home, got into bed around 3, and slept a bit. Tonight, I hope to get in bed by 3, but I will have to get up about 6:30 to get the second half of the marriage conference ready. So, a nap may be in order tomorrow!

Hope all is well with everyone. We'll post some pics soon!

Here Comes the Rain Again

Starting over the weekend, the wind began to blow! While we have not reached typhoon status, it has brought a lot of rain and wind. And, it did a little number on Olivia's play house.

I woke up last night around 2:30 a.m. to the sound of a thump, thump, thump. I went outside to find our canopy being tossed around like a parachute. This is a canopy weighed down by six cement blocks! So, I took a knife and cut all the tie lines. By the time I came back inside, I was a drenched rat!

The good news? No physical fitness workout this morning due to the rain! So, I slept a bit longer. :)

Happy Birthday Cake

After getting a great bargain on a red, white, and blue cake mix after the 4th of July, we decided to make it one night. Olivia was convinced it was her birthday. Actually, I'm pretty sure she knew it wasn't, but she was trying her hardest to convince us. Why would we bake a cake if it wasn't someone's birthday?!!! So, we finally decided it was someone's birthday -- our country! She was content with that. As you can tell, she enjoyed spreading the sprinkles, as well as licking the spatula.

Happy 4th of July!

Well, it is 4th of July in Guam! How do you celebrate the 4th here? Unfortunately, not with fireworks. It used to be that a fireworks disply was part of the festivities, but the person responsible for it died. Thus, no fireworks this year. You can't even buy any on the island. Instead, they are having a laser-light show at the Navy base. We have decided not to join the festivities there though, despite the fact that the 80s band, Survivor, will be playing.



However, we did celebrate yesterday on Andersen AFB. We had a Freedom Festival, complete with free hot dogs and hamburgers, a bouncy castle, a water slide, face-painting, paintball, snow cones, hulu hoops, a live band, and lots of free door prizes. In fact, we won a 20 dollar gift certificate to a local Italian restuarant. And, the highlight of the day really was Olivia taking a ride on a Carabao. We didn't bring our camera, so no pics. But, here is what a Carabao looks like. Can you believe we got Olivia on it!?! Right before riding it, she said, "He doesn't like to walk, but it sure will be fun!" And, later, she said, "it was fun," although she was a bit scared when the moment came to hop in the saddle. She said, "it went clumpity-clump, but I held on."

We hope everyone enjoys a Happy 4th of July! We are planning on watching a movie, getting some ice cream (maybe homemade if we can gather the ingredients), and enjoy the day off!

Happy 4th!

For extra reading on the sacrifice of the founding Fathers, read
"Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor"