Saying Good-Bye to Patches

With our upcoming move to Mexico, there are some very hard things we have needed to do. One of those came today when we said good-bye to our cat, Patches. We have had him for 13 years but we cannot take him to Mexico with us. So, I brought him to the Humane Society today. They have actually been adopting out many older cats recently and they said he seemed like a very nice, calm cat so they shouldn't have a problem finding a good home for him. I was very glad to hear that. It was very hard to take him there and we have all shed a few tears but it was one of the things we needed to do in preparation. We pray that Patches finds a good home and finds one quickly.

Erin's Gymnastics

Next weekend, Erin has her first gymnastics meet. She is a bit nervous but she made some new progress yesterday. She got her front hip circle. For those that don't know what that is, she goes forward around the bar and circles all the way around. She has been working on this for quite some time. It is quite difficult. She is excited and scared about her first meet. We'll let you know how things go.

How they are growing...

The grand children came over again yesterday. Of course at this point, I will most likely be taking pictures every time I see them since there are very few weeks left. We leave in just nine weeks.

Dylan in his cowboy hat. He was so cute. He came in his cowboy hat, cowboy boots and an cowboy overcoat.

After trying over and over again, I could not get one picture with Preston and Brooklyn looking at me together.

Erin is holding Victory. Kristen said he was 11 lbs. 9 oz. yesterday. He is certainly growing quickly. She said that Preston is only 22 lbs. so he is catching up quickly. Can you see the smile?

Continuing to Prepare

Time seems to be flying by faster than we can believe. As you can see from our ticker, we have two months and one week left. We did just find out that our dear friend that is going to have us speak for a group of people from her church is going to be able to have us come a little later that last week so you can add a couple days onto the end of that ticker which is good. We now plan on being in Sacramento by Friday the 17th. We may stop a day or two in Shasta on the way down so we will still leave the beginning of that week.

Lately we have been continuing to sort through things and put things into storage. It is a tedious job but it needs to be done. We have also been taking time to visit with friends and family. Relationships at this time are very important since time is short. My mother-in-law and some friends are planning an open house on Sunday, April 5th for anyone who wants to come by and say hi and good-bye. I will give more details on that in the near future.

The other thing I continue to do is study my Spanish. Below is a picture of Elisa Miller, my tutor and myself. She has graciously given of her time and experience to help me and I am making progress. I have been trying to watch some movies in Spanish and I have children's books from the library in Spanish also. Every little bit helps and the more I know before we leave, the better.


Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we continue in these last months of preparation. There is so much work to be done and so little time left.

New Pictures of Our Grandchildren

I think I got my first pictures with Victory's eyes open wide so there is now proof that he has eyes.

Preston loves his new brother and gives him kisses. It is so cute!

Grandma is pretty fond of him also.

Here's Brooklyn just being happy.

Dylan discovered that Grandma has Playmobils and he really likes them. He played with them the whole time he was over and immediately asked about them the next time he came.