Things I learned last year-
- Looking different than everyone else is difficult - or being stared at is
- “Meat market” means different things to different people
- A 90 minute commute is not actually a commute
- REAL milk is an amazing treat
- Potato Chips are not necessary to get though stressful situations
- Haiti sweat smells worse then Minnesota sweat
- Malaria is not that big of a deal - all things being relative
- Dengue fever is a close second to a death sentence
- God can help you do things you never imagined
- It is hard to feel attractive in temps over 85
- Troy is still attractive in temps over 85
- Children are amazing at adapting to their surroundings
- Cheese is worth $7.00 per pound
- Cereal is not worth $8.00 per box
- There are kind people everywhere
- There are mean people everywhere
- Cooking is not more fun in a big kitchen
- Writing is therapeutic
- Time is not as important as you might think
- It is possible to be on an all-carb diet and not gain weight
- We have amazing friends and family who show us Jesus-kind-of-love regularly
Top 5 very weird/surreal moments of 2006... - Saying goodbye to Troy on January 18
- Flying into Haiti with five kids on February 3
- Weird Haiti things in February
- Hearing my husband was being taken to a hospital in June
- Visiting the Gov't hospital in September
- Seeing Hope get seriously injured in October
2007 is bound to be fun and equally exciting.
