Almost September

Here we are almost September. Wow so much life has passed since I last blogged. We traveled from DC to NC to KS in the 66 'stang. Then found a house to buy. Stayed almost 4 weeks with Lisa and Jeremy. Signed on the house, got household goods. Traveled out to CA/NV for business then visiting family. Tasha spent almost a month with us. Been to Branson, MO 2 x's for Chaplain conferences. Ric went to a schooling in SC. Nadine and her family came and spent almost 2 wks with us. Went to Dearborn, MI for the BRO reunion (Big Red One). Began a new hobby called geocaching thanks to our son-in-love Jeremy, have found over 200 geocaches since 20 Jun 2009 (geocaching.com). I attended an ASIST class last week. Sure was interesting to learn a suicide prevention method.

Back in the USofA!

So we are all packed out on Monday and I fly Tuesday morning.  Sounds pretty calm.  Except that Delta had "archived" my tickets, which kind of means cancelled.  

Not knowing this because we kept getting e-mails from Delta saying I was flying (I got the last e-mail on monday)  I show up to the Daegu airport and get checked into that leg of the flight (which the Army has paid for) but they can't find my information to check me thru to DC.  So I get on the airplane and go to Seoul.  From that time until I land in Seoul Ric is on the phone (almost 2.5 hrs) working to get my tickets fixed so that I can get on the plane in Seoul.  In Seoul I get in the line which is at least 100 deep to wait to check into my flight.  When I finally get up to the counter the guy can not find my flight so he goes and consults with the supervisor.   Finally a man comes from somewhere and explains that he has spoken to my husband who is very concerned and that yes I will get on that flight.  I still have to pay for Beaux to fly with me so I go pay that and then make my way thru customs and security.  When I get in the line to get onto the plane my ticket clears red as in stop, the reason Ric wants me to call him.  The problem is in a year I have not memorized Ric's cell # I can not reach him.  Thankfully he had called Korean Air so much they had his number and the agent just called him from her cell.  The love my husband showed for me this particular Tuesday I can not even explain!  I love him so much!  And he took such GREAT care of me!

I am very grateful to be back on American soil I can not even properly put it into words.  Please if you read this say a prayer that God will not ever send us back to Korea or changes my heart.

Newest Quilt top

Here is a variation of the last quilt I pieced yesterday.  Kind of an interesting mix of blocks.  

I am now ready to quilt it.   For my Jooyan (Korean Dr. friend)

This week in review

So this past week... 

Ric was sick with ... kind of flu symptoms. I went to the Fabric Market and got more fabric ...  I almost have my shelves full.  I helped with the delivery of furniture at the Apple Tree. 

Sometime on Friday I got a call from a friend asking if I would help her she needed a top pieced for a quilt.   Friday eve she brought me the fabric, Saturday morning I called her to come lay out the blocks (only 15)  And today I finished piecing it.  It was really nice to do something so quickly.  Now I want to finish my couple of pieces before we leave here.  

 In just an hr I go to pick up Jooyan.

buying a house... part IV

So the construction company was supposedly motivated to sell the house we were looking at.  Oh well not that motivated.  So instead of buying from Korea we will keep looking until we get there.  That is fine we want God's will for our home, so at this point we wait.

Buying a house ... part III

So today we put an offer in on a house in KS.  The seller has until the 17th to respond.  So here is the irony... I am reasonably calm, Ric is STRESSED!  Ok if you know us you know that is COMPLETELY backwards.  I am rather enjoying not being the stressed one.  Ric is saying I can take the stress back.  

I can hardly wait for the next 40 days to go buy on one side... on the other I know that as soon as we leave here we will be counting days until the next deployment.  We actually fly 2 days apart and from there will make a fast/slow trip from DC to KS, stopping multiple times to see friends and family at least for a meal some overnight.

In the mean time there is a lot of life to live right here in Korea.  To include taking a Beth Moore Esther class, a Fireproof marriage study, more fabric to buy,  and the farewells have already begun.

Follow up to buying a house from a Distance

This will be short and crazy... seems like we have decided to put an offer on a house.  One of our Beautiful daughters went and saw it for us and so here we go the interesting world of house buying from A DISTANCE!  ARE WE NUTS!  Oops we both come from a family that fits that description I guess the answer is YES!