I'm still here!

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I've just been very busy and tired! Even now I am trying my hardest to keep my eyes open, and it's not even 10pm yet. I'm getting old way too fast. I think that's what happens when your job is to teach, look after, and entertain 17 4/5 year olds for 6 hours a day. I'll be quick for now, but I hope to update more soon. I am still LOVING my job. As tiring as it may be, it is quite rewarding to be in a place where you really know you're making a difference in the lives of some great kids. I'm starting to settle in to this new role of teaching in a "real school" and having a lot more work than last year! Head Start is full of paperwork!! But it's all part of the job I guess. :)

The house is coming along slowly... I got the gas hooked up last week! But the oven doesn't work. :( Thank goodness for a home warranty. I'll get the oven fixed no matter what the problem for only $55. Hopefully I can really cook soon. I can't remember the last time I posted... I got the house hooked up to city sewer finally too. No more old rickety septic tank! I guess the only big project left (for now) is fixing some roofing issues and the floor in the living room that could cave in at any given moment in time. The main problem being having no money anywhere in sight to pay for it. I am starting to understand how people get so easily entrenched in debt, and I'm NOT liking it! I pray for financial wisdom daily!

Well, I must be getting to bed. Ms. Boisvert needs her beauty rest for sure! I'll leave you with a fun little quiz I just took...

You Are Fall!

Thoughtful Expressive Creative Poetic Smart

What Season Are You?

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Finally a Princess...

I'm finally getting my crown! Sadly, it's going to be on my tooth and not my head. :( Yep... I have to get a crown on one of my teeth. Not a very thrilling visit to the dentist today! I don't think I really like this whole growing up and paying all your bills yourself thing. Lord, teach me to budget wisely!! :)

Link to pictures:
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnieb81

I stopped counting...

Someone asked me a couple days how long I'd been back in the States. And you know what? I had to stop and add up the months. A couple months ago I knew at any given moment exactly how long I'd been here. And it hit me... I've stopped counting! I fit here again, and I love being right here, right now. How great is that?! It's almost like I had to get through the roughest part of reverse culture shock and then it has been smooth sailing since then. I mean, it wasn't long ago at all that I was very VERY "homesick" for South Africa. Now I am loving the life that God has me living here is good-ole Durham. He has given me a handful of great friends, a wonderful job where I see a real ministry opportunity, a newly reignited passion for learning Spanish, and of course... my all-consuming house! heheh :) Life is good... and God is GREAT!



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http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnieb81