We Are Back

Okay we just got back a couple of hours ago, emptied the van (not the camper), ordered and ate pizza and now I am here catching up on your blogs and updating mine. The kids were phenomenal while we were in the car is was a little unbelievable. Aren was cranky and crying today towards the end of the car ride but really, I can't blame him. It was a busy week. We arrived at Kansas City at 7:30 pm Thursday because we spent all day Wednesday at the Omaha Zoo, dropped the tent trailer off at our campsite and raced off to the church for our first service, Friday morning there was a seminar at the church followed by a lunch for the seminar people (us included), then an afternoon seminar, church service Friday night after supper at the Rogers', Saturday was morning and afternoon seminars with a lunch as well and an evening church service after supper at the Rogers' and Sunday was morning Church service followed by a home fellowship lunch (mmm Mexican food) followed by a graduation bbq for some of the students of the bible college Billy goes to (we are friends with 4 of the people who graduated and boy are we proud of them.). When we got home from that Mr and Mrs Rogers came over to the campsite followed by Billy and Natalie. Here's something pretty cool...

BILLY AND NATALIE ARE ENGAGED!!!!! He asked her Sunday afternoon after church and took her to a nice Italian restaurant for a nice meal.

It was a really rushed week. I kind of wish we hadn't gone during the Advance even though it was excellent. There were so many things we wanted to do but never got a chance to. For instance we wanted to take the kids to see some of the fountains, take them to the House of Hope and Healing and get to spend some time with some of our friends. We didn't really get to see Billy much, Justin at all and we only got to spend a few minutes on and off with our friend Johnnie. Next time we go down we will make sure it isn't so rushed so we can actually do some visiting.

Another bit of news you all might find interesting... Bill & I joined the church's motorcycle ministry. In other words we are the newest chapter of the World Revival Motorcycle Ministry. Yeah dad & mom, I am officially a color wearing biker chick!!! This time I am for the good guys though. I know I don't have a bike...yet but...it's a ministery to minister to other bikers and just people in general and I am really looking forward to that. I have always hoped that I could use my "story" to help someone not go through what I did or to help them get past it.

Anyway, I will regail you all with other stories and pictures maybe tomorrow. It depends on when Bill gets the pictures off his laptop and I get them on my computer but I have a tonne of great pictures from the zoo... For now, I really need to sleep.

A part of me (a big part) wishes we were still there; it is good to be back home but work calls all too quickly...tomorrow. I look forward to being able to see you soon those of you here very soon and my friends in KC, as soon as we can...