A quick, little post today.
We've enjoyed some down time from traveling to preach; though it's hard not to want to minister on Sunday! We've had some family time, couple time, and friend's time, too.
Last weekend we were blessed to be with my family: Mom; sister, brother, nephew, and their families. It was wonderful. To be able to attend church with Mom was a true gift.
Also, like other years we've combined our birthday's, anniversary, and even Christmas gifts, to enjoy a meal and show at our local Fireside Dinner Theater. It was fabulous! Check it out online...
Tomorrow we hope to spend sometime with our youngest son and his family and then to go to our oldest grandson's football game. We saw his JV game on Tuesday...he did great!
You know a woman of a certain age truly enjoys these gathering times...being with our kids and their families; seeing my siblings and Mom, and mostly being with my best friend this side of heaven.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Retrospective 8: Monday in Ethiopia & Tuesday in Wisconsin
13 December 2010. Our last full day in Addis Ababa. Up early to join Dr. John Balikowski for breakfast and conversation. Did some packing, reading, and enjoying the morning. At about 10 a.m. Robin Thomas (missionary Bob Thomas' wife) arrived to pick us up for a day of souvenir shopping, conversation, lunch, and a lot of goodbyes!
Other than saying goodbye, it was a fun day. Of course to be able to spend a full day with missionaries is always a fun day! Shopping, bargain hunting, thinking of who might like what--plus wondering what I might like to keep! Purchased some pottery, scarves, Ethiopian coffee, and other items for Christmas gifts.
The four of us enjoyed an American meal at a local restaurant; the owners are from Seattle! While we were there we enjoyed a quick conversation with some other people from the States. The world is very small some times!
After saying goodbye to Rhonda, Bob brought us back to Dr. John's house. Bob downloaded all the pictures we took onto his laptop, hopefully there was some good ones.
After saying goodbye to Bob (who will be bringing us to the airport later) we went to pack some and rest some.
We were so surprised; the house staff gave us a going away gift...a beautiful, handcrafted, pottery coffee pot. So sweet! We then enjoyed a wonderful supper meal and more conversation with Dr. John...we won't be seeing him until January, if we can connect when we get to Florida.
After we finished packing we actually went to sleep for awhile. Our flight is at 4 a.m., but because it is an international flight we need to get there early (or late depending on how you say it). Bob picked us up about midnight to take us to the airport, which was very nice of him! Customs and immigration went very smoothly...it was really suprising to see all of the other people flying out at that same hour.
14 December 2010. So began our long journey home. It is so hard to imagine being in Ethiopia one day and at the end of the same day being home in southeastern WI! We flew from Addis Ababa to Jordan; then to London for the longer flight. We arrived in Chicago about 5:30 pm (if it was still Tuesday I would be surprised). We went through immigration, customs and baggage claim in time to catch the bus to our car in Janesville, WI.
Remember it's December! Yup...our car was covered in snow and ice. It took Bill some time to get it all off, but finally we were home by 9:30 p.m. Did very little after arriving home except go to sleep. I did make a couples of phone calls to let the family know we were home safe.
This ends my remembrance of our missions trip to Ethiopia...hope you enjoyed it.
Soon we'll be planning and going on our next overseas missions trip to Cebu City, Philippines. That will be exciting, too.
Other than saying goodbye, it was a fun day. Of course to be able to spend a full day with missionaries is always a fun day! Shopping, bargain hunting, thinking of who might like what--plus wondering what I might like to keep! Purchased some pottery, scarves, Ethiopian coffee, and other items for Christmas gifts.
The four of us enjoyed an American meal at a local restaurant; the owners are from Seattle! While we were there we enjoyed a quick conversation with some other people from the States. The world is very small some times!
After saying goodbye to Rhonda, Bob brought us back to Dr. John's house. Bob downloaded all the pictures we took onto his laptop, hopefully there was some good ones.
After saying goodbye to Bob (who will be bringing us to the airport later) we went to pack some and rest some.
We were so surprised; the house staff gave us a going away gift...a beautiful, handcrafted, pottery coffee pot. So sweet! We then enjoyed a wonderful supper meal and more conversation with Dr. John...we won't be seeing him until January, if we can connect when we get to Florida.
After we finished packing we actually went to sleep for awhile. Our flight is at 4 a.m., but because it is an international flight we need to get there early (or late depending on how you say it). Bob picked us up about midnight to take us to the airport, which was very nice of him! Customs and immigration went very smoothly...it was really suprising to see all of the other people flying out at that same hour.
14 December 2010. So began our long journey home. It is so hard to imagine being in Ethiopia one day and at the end of the same day being home in southeastern WI! We flew from Addis Ababa to Jordan; then to London for the longer flight. We arrived in Chicago about 5:30 pm (if it was still Tuesday I would be surprised). We went through immigration, customs and baggage claim in time to catch the bus to our car in Janesville, WI.
Remember it's December! Yup...our car was covered in snow and ice. It took Bill some time to get it all off, but finally we were home by 9:30 p.m. Did very little after arriving home except go to sleep. I did make a couples of phone calls to let the family know we were home safe.
This ends my remembrance of our missions trip to Ethiopia...hope you enjoyed it.
Soon we'll be planning and going on our next overseas missions trip to Cebu City, Philippines. That will be exciting, too.
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