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ok, i promise i will work on some ‘creative titles’ for my blogs… there just are no creative juices flowing these days. not to sound droll, or to nullify the word “joyful” in our main heading… but a word that might sum up the days lately (at least for my pregnant self) is: DREARINESS (rhymes […]

one month signifies a lot of things currently… -just over 1 month that we’ve been here at NTBI! -(and consequently just over 1 month that we bid farewell to our family…sigh) -just over 1 month until this baby girl should be born! (or a few days fewer would be nice!! hehe) ok… so apparently i […]

yes indeed, little Naya turned 2 today! i rather successfully worked with her throughout the day to say “It’s my birthday!” and “I’m two!” She is also practicing how to hold up two fingers. currently it’s just a hand with splayed fingers. pretty cute. 🙂 after a relatively normal day, including bouts of “Terrible Two” […]

Really the title should be “Blood Sugar”, but putting the word ‘blood’ in the subject line just seemed a bit over the top. So speaking of “over the top”… my blood sugar was NOT over the top, the lab results actually showed that it looked pretty good! (translation: no gestational diabetes) (yeah, i didn’t think […]

Our first week in Jackson, at NTBI, there were few students around- only married couples and families like ourselves, some staff, and later in the week the returning students who are this year’s student leaders. So it was pretty quiet in the building. But much too hot- 90 degree weather with no A/C! (But as […]

The weary travelers arrived in Jackson, MI Monday around lunchtime. Soooo happy to be done traveling, but almost too tired to know the difference. 🙂 As you can see from the pictures, Naya was thrilled!! (haha, she actually was quite excited, and quickly made friends with the many neighboring toddlers! they have the married students […]

Yesterday we drove from Alexandria, MN to Portage, WI (by Madison). We stayed at the Days Inn, where we enjoyed splashing a bit in the pool with Naya before getting a good night’s sleep. That was our last long drive! Woohoo! Interestingly, I had the first good night’s sleep that I have had in almost […]

A gloriously short drive today- 109 miles!! That left us VERY thankful and happy! Yesterday was lots of fun. Laurie came over and joined us all for a nice breakfast, followed by a couple hours of wonderful conversation. After Naya’s pre-lunch nap, and a lovely lunch, Diana brought Rebecca and Lydia over, who joined us […]

If anything could have gone “wrong” today, it did!!! Today’s drive will definitely go down as forgettable. ha! We got a good night’s sleep in our KOA Kabin last night (those little cabins are SO cute by the way…), and rolled out around 9am (our intention was 8am, but we know how those things go […]