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Sunday, March 30, 2008
The End of This Chapter
Ed and I have been in Okinawa now for just over 4 years, and I'm sad (and a bit bewildered) by the fact that our time is up already!! This is the island where we started our marriage, I got my first real teaching job, and we had our first child. The amount of friends we've made is astounding, and they are the kind of relationships that I know will last a lifetime. Our relationship with the Lord has grown in leaps and bounds from when we first arrived as young, nervous, naive, careless kids. :) I am really amazed at how we've grown and changed. For all of my Okinawan family, I love you and will miss you. For my American family, we're coming home and can't wait to begin the next chapter. We'll miss it here, and we'll always have the fondest of memories for Oki.
Now that I'm done being all sappy, here's what's been going on this past month or so!! Ed has been at the NCO Academy the past 6 weeks, and he's doing great in his class. We're pretty sure he will graduate with some kind of honors. His graduation ceremony is April 9th, and both of us can't wait for it to be over. The amount of hours he's been at class and the amount of homework Ed has had meant no fun for any of us in the evenings or weekends!
Kaden and I have been keeping ourselves busy with implimenting a strict bedtime/ naptime routine which is working wonders! I know that sounds boring, but it has been so necessary! I was still getting up 4 times a night just a few weeks ago, and now KK can sleep mostly through the night, with maybe just one feeding. Also, we are taking a Rockin' Baby music class with two other little girls, both 6 months old. KK is the only boy and the youngest, yet he's by far the largest baby! It's really fun. Next week, we will also be starting a library lapsit program!
For all of you who have not heard, our family recived word that we will be stationed at Edwards AFB, CA this summer for a three year tour. Edwards is about an hour and a half north-east of LA, in the middle of the desert. The good news is, I get to keep my flip flops for the next 3 years, but the bad news is, the town sounds pretty podunk. Oh well, they say (I'm not sure who "they" are, but I've heard) that the housing is newly renovated. Those of you who know where we have lived this past 4 years understand that this is hugely exciting news, since we've been in a dump!
Kaden and I plan on flying Space Available back to Spokane, WA in mid-May (looking at the 10th) to spend time with my mom and brothers for about a month. Ed will then try to get an early return date to CA so that he can drop off Sampson in the kennel, get our house, and then we'll fly back to Baltimore for a week, and PA for a week. Ed wants to try to attend his 10 year reunion in Sayre, which would be fun to go to. We'll see if the dates match up for that.
I think this is an easier way to keep everyone updated on a regular basis with pictures. I'll keep everyone updated quite regularly, since this will be a crazy and exciting summer/ fall. One thing I am excited about with Southern California, is that it is Calvery Chapel country, which is the church that we have attended here the whole time we've been in Oki. I hope to find a church that we can jump right into with ministry opportunities. We're not sure what our ministry is going to be yet. We have been working with high school for 4 years here, but I'm not sure we're being called to do that in CA too. We'll see where God leads us in that aspect.
Now that I'm done being all sappy, here's what's been going on this past month or so!! Ed has been at the NCO Academy the past 6 weeks, and he's doing great in his class. We're pretty sure he will graduate with some kind of honors. His graduation ceremony is April 9th, and both of us can't wait for it to be over. The amount of hours he's been at class and the amount of homework Ed has had meant no fun for any of us in the evenings or weekends!
Kaden and I have been keeping ourselves busy with implimenting a strict bedtime/ naptime routine which is working wonders! I know that sounds boring, but it has been so necessary! I was still getting up 4 times a night just a few weeks ago, and now KK can sleep mostly through the night, with maybe just one feeding. Also, we are taking a Rockin' Baby music class with two other little girls, both 6 months old. KK is the only boy and the youngest, yet he's by far the largest baby! It's really fun. Next week, we will also be starting a library lapsit program!
For all of you who have not heard, our family recived word that we will be stationed at Edwards AFB, CA this summer for a three year tour. Edwards is about an hour and a half north-east of LA, in the middle of the desert. The good news is, I get to keep my flip flops for the next 3 years, but the bad news is, the town sounds pretty podunk. Oh well, they say (I'm not sure who "they" are, but I've heard) that the housing is newly renovated. Those of you who know where we have lived this past 4 years understand that this is hugely exciting news, since we've been in a dump!
Kaden and I plan on flying Space Available back to Spokane, WA in mid-May (looking at the 10th) to spend time with my mom and brothers for about a month. Ed will then try to get an early return date to CA so that he can drop off Sampson in the kennel, get our house, and then we'll fly back to Baltimore for a week, and PA for a week. Ed wants to try to attend his 10 year reunion in Sayre, which would be fun to go to. We'll see if the dates match up for that.
I think this is an easier way to keep everyone updated on a regular basis with pictures. I'll keep everyone updated quite regularly, since this will be a crazy and exciting summer/ fall. One thing I am excited about with Southern California, is that it is Calvery Chapel country, which is the church that we have attended here the whole time we've been in Oki. I hope to find a church that we can jump right into with ministry opportunities. We're not sure what our ministry is going to be yet. We have been working with high school for 4 years here, but I'm not sure we're being called to do that in CA too. We'll see where God leads us in that aspect.
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