a million and one things

i have been a bad blogger, but it's really not my fault. since my parents left, i have not had one single day off until today, and so have not had an iota of time to blog, or read emails, or read other blogs, SO, today is my catch up day. i hope to cram as much information into this blog as possible, since i doubt i'll blog for another long while. we are leaving for kauai this friday (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and i am planning on being very serious about vacationing while there. this means no blogging of any sort. i do promise, however, plenty of lovely pictures posted when we return, just to make you all jealous.

josh and i planned on going to kauai for our honeymoon last year, but with the whole mess of immigration, decided it'd be easier to postpone it a year. i am so glad we did, because the time share that we got has 2 bedrooms/bathrooms, and, being old married people now, we don't mind company, so we invited josh's sister jessica and her husband rob to join us! we are so extremely excited. rob and jessica are leaving their kids behind, so it will definately be a much deserved break for them. our plans while there include: snorkeling, eating, hiking, horseback riding, eating, laying on the beach, going to the spa, going shopping, eating, doing nothing, snorkeling, eating and sleeping. perfectly lovely.

please pray for jessica. she is going in for a biopsy in 2 days to determine whether a lump in her breast is dangerous or not. there is a history of breast cancer on both sides of her family, so we are all very concerned. she will not find out the results until we are back from kauai, so please pray also that she will be able to enjoy her time away, and that God will fill her with the peace that only He can give. thank you.

update on baby kaiyah: she is doing wonderfully well! your prayers have worked wonders! kaiyah is truly a miracle baby. she has been steadily gaining weight, and is up to 5 lbs. the results of a brain scan show very little, if any damage. the doctor said that if he hadn't have known her history, he never would have guessed what she had gone through just by seeing the results. Praise God! i will try and get a newer picture to post soon.

new to the blogger world: my other dear friend leah. (leah d on my links list) she is my friend leah with 2 kids and a dog and one on the way (a kid on the way, not a dog) leah and i have stayed close through all kinds of events in our life. for a bit of our history, check out my march 3rd blog in the archives section. you really must check out leah's blog and take a look at her 2 adorable kids. and, of course, comment. :)

my little sister, cherie is now a temporary resident of scotland. she flew there sunday evening for a 2 year stay as an intern at the YWAM base in paisley. we are thankful that all of her papers for her visa went through and that she arrived safely. take a look at her blog for pictures of stanley house, where she is staying. we are going to scotland next april, along with josh's parents, and are excited about meeting up with cherie while we are there.

pictures: i haven't been posting pictures because i am a complete idiot and cannot figure out a way to get pictures from my camera onto my blog without emailing them to myself first and going through all kinds of unneccesary steps. does someone else have the kodak easy share program? help me! i have so many great pictures from john's birthday and my parent's visit.

josh and i tried escargot for the first time a few weeks ago. and baby octopus. i was going to write a long, elaborate blog about the whole experience when it first happened, but time has passed and i no longer remember what i all wanted to say. but we are proud of being so brave, so i just had to share that little bit.

well, i have a million and one things to do today to get ready for our trip. i'll write when we get back!

--heidi