HAPPY EASTER - and Grandparents!!!

Happy Easter and may we all grow in our revelation of what really took place when Jesus died on that cross and then was raised back to life - - - it blows my mind! THANK YOU JESUS, FOR THAT HUGE SACRIFICE!!!! It's been such a busy week and we just barely got everything ready in time for Rich's parents' arrival today. It sure accelerated the final stages and clean-up of our moving in and I can now say - very tired but very happy: we've got everything in its place and a place for everything!!!! Well, just about everything (most of our books are still in boxes and will be until we can buy a book shelf) Can't tell you what a relief that is for me!!! When Rich or the kids ask me where this or that is, I actually know it! And hopefull they'll soon know it, too, so they won't need to ask any more. WHEW!!! It is wonderful having Rich's parents here!!! We sure miss not having grandparents around most of the time! It was kind of funny and kind of sad at the same time having to prepare Kylie for their visit. She does not know them at all (she was a baby when we saw them 3 years ago), neither does she understand the concept of grandparents or who they are. "Why are they coming to stay at our house?" "Are they going to like me?" She was so relieved when I told her that they're going to love her and she squealed with delight. Amazing that she would even wonder about that... must be the influence of those teenagers in the house... :) I guess for her they were strangers - but that's going to change now! What I am really grateful about is that the older children do have some relationship with them! Of course it is not as close as if we lived close by, but there are many good memories of times spent together over the years. Makes me all the more glad that we went out of our way (and financial possbilities) to visit them every 3 years or so. The kind of investment that is priceless!!! Should be a fun couple of weeks with them - hopefully creating many more happy memories!

NEW BLOG

I have created a new blog, since I can't figure out the "issues" I have with this one. See ya on www.ibetts.blogspot.com

Our hero is back!

Jeremie is back from Maadi Cup 2007! Although we're all proud of him (their team came 16th), Kylie is absolutely enraptured with her hero - her big brother! She insisted that he sit next to her for lunch and then she kept looking at him with the most incredible expressions on her face - pure admiration and melting away in his presence... The rest of us had to pull ourselves together really hard not to blurt out laughing. It is too cute and a precious memory without a photo! She kept telling him with her most "cooing" voice: "I like you! I like you sooooo much!!!", all the while turning her eyes as to melt any heart. Those are the moments you just want to hold on - but can't. In a few days she'll be back to telling him how annoying he is... :)