The Funny Red Balloon

For some reason I have really bad luck uploading videos on YouTube, but today I finally got one I've been trying to upload for nearly a week. Here's Ethan sitting on the couch with Elizabeth while Madeleine makes her laugh with a big, red balloon. :) I totally hate hearing my own voice, but I had to keep the kids in line, LOL.

Ethan's House & Picture

This is one of the first pictures Ethan has taken. He wanted to show me the house he built, but I didn't feel like getting up at the time (I was in front of my computer either emailing or updating a blog), so I showed him how to use the camera and gave it to him to take a picture. This is what he came back with. I like his angle. :) In this picture you can see some of the boxes I was talking about in the last post.

Still Behind Schedule

Boxes, both full and empty, are everywhere. And yet, we don't feel anywhere near done! We have a lot more packing to do before we'll be able to move out of here. Brad thinks there is no way we can get move out of this house within two weeks, so we'll plan on getting out in January. That means, Brad probably won't be able to leave until February. That's right! I forgot to mention, we've gone back to plan A. We may end up going together still, but for now we're back to planning on Brad going ahead of us. Part of the reason we went back to this plan is, because Ethan's birth certificate and passport are behind schedule. I'm sure this process is going slower than expected partially due to the holiday season being upon us. I'm hoping to get a small, furnished place not far from my mom for a month or two before joining Brad. In that time, I'm hoping Brad finds a nice place for us to live in, gets internet service to that location, and is able to begin the process of decision (whether Nicaragua is the place for us, what area of Nicaragua is best for farming, etc.) So, that's where we're at with our move.

The kids and I have a cold right now, which is too bad. The sore throat I have is awful. I'm looking forward to us getting well again.