After further review into the airing dates of the Tougher In Alaska episode that Rick was to appear on, it looks to be set for airing the week of June 26th. As it gets closer to that date I'll confirm it. I hope we have a chance to watch it this time at least on one of the re-airing dates in the days following the first showing, since the girls' soccer games now occupy most of my Thursday nights.
Sorry I couldn't update this information earlier but my computer decided to quit a few days back and now I'm on the laptop. You might find more typos because this keyboard really isn't something I've familiarized myself with just yet. My laptop seems to now be my steady computer so it'll get better, I'm just sure of it.
May God bless you!
WEATHER IN CUCUTA
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Rick's on Tougher In Alaska show tonight (Thurs. 6/12)
Just a reminder that the airing of the episode of Tougher in Alaska (on the History Channel) when they filmed while Rick was working back in January, when he was working at Prudhoe Bay in the brutally cold months, is on television tonight. They interviewed him during the filming but he has so much garb on him to keep warm that you might not even recognize him. I think he'll be dressed in dark blue with yellow reflector decorating his suit, with a hardhat on and all sorts of face shields, but really everyone wears the same attire there so it's hard to tell who's who because they all look the same. If they captured the true essence of what was going on during the taping, Rick was the boss who continued to tell the photographers to step back from the pipe being unloaded. Cameramen want to get right there in the mix for the best shots, and the guy's safety seemed to be one of Rick's biggest concerns. He kept telling the guy to back up. Not sure if they'll air that portion or not, but we'll see if he makes the cut.
We won't even get to see the show as we'll be at 2 different soccer games tomorrow. I'm hoping to catch the entire episode from their website. I think one of our friends are set to record it for us too. Sure hope someone will end up taping it. We don't even have cable or else we would.
Today was a great day and I really can't share too many details just yet, but I will reveal that Rick got a wonderful job opportunity offered to him today! We thank God for all He gives! He deserves ALL the praises!
We won't even get to see the show as we'll be at 2 different soccer games tomorrow. I'm hoping to catch the entire episode from their website. I think one of our friends are set to record it for us too. Sure hope someone will end up taping it. We don't even have cable or else we would.
Today was a great day and I really can't share too many details just yet, but I will reveal that Rick got a wonderful job opportunity offered to him today! We thank God for all He gives! He deserves ALL the praises!
Friday, June 6, 2008
One of the most fascinating of conversations
I'm finding new definition to the word "hectic" this year as soccer season is now in full swing, and with 3 children all playing at different levels and on different teams, I'm definitely a full-blown carpooling soccer mom! Tuesdays are my greatest challenge when all 3 youngsters have practice all at the same time but located across town from one another. I have my routine established and the older ones are learning they have free time before and after practices as I'm off corraling their siblings. What fun! Then the girls' game times on Thursdays overlap in time, so it seems I will only be able to watch 2 games of Marissa's this year beings those are the only ones not at the same time as Karen's games. My husband, Rick, will be home on Sunday so at least I'll have his assistance in running the kids to and fro for the next 3 weeks!
Which leads me to the title of this posting...
As I sat at Karen's practice earlier this week, one of the ladies I know from church was talking to me about the kids and how well they've adapted, etc. So the other ladies were freely entering the conversation and insisted on hearing more information about our adoption process. Taking full advantage of the opportunity to talk about adoption, I proceeded to tell of our story. Several of the ladies either had friends or family who were in the process of adopting, or they themselves showed interest in adopting. Then the nice blond lady spoke up and said she's always been interested in the precious gifts of children adoption brings. As she continued she shared that she had successfully been a surrogate to 2 beautiful children and she felt strongly about adoption. The conversation continued for another minute until each of the women showed reaction to what the blond lady had just said... that she had successfully been a surrogate to 2 beautiful children. The conversation immediately went directed back to the interesting blond lady who had shared such a personal part of her life with us. Of course we were all filled with questions, each of which she answered with so much poise and honesty. What a facsinating process a surrogate goes through! What a labor of love to all mankind really! According to her story, there were other families that she also tried to help out (through the loaning of her womb and her body) but the genetics were improper for conceiving even through a surrogate. Apparently even after two failed attempts at trying for this one Japanese family, even with a surrogate it was not possible to bring a child to full term. There's an absolute science that goes into finding and preparing and conditioning a surrogate. She spoke of the length involved for the body to heal after months (or years) of hormone injections to help prepare the surrogate's body and to help separate the fluids of the surrogates from those fluids of the "parents". She spoke of how sick she'd become for one full year after the second attempt failed for the Japanese couple, and how it took that one full year for her body to heal enough for her and her husband to be ready to conceive their second daughter.
Needless to say, that was undoubtedly one of the most intriguing of conversations! What strikes me as so notable, is the fact that this nice lady so outwardly gave such praises to me in regards to our adoption, when she herself (in my opinion) was worthy of many more accolades. After all, she chose to help others through being a surrogate, had freely given of herself, her time, even sacrificing her own health, in order to help many others to have children. I have a fresh new insight to the women who are willing to help out by serving as a surrogate -- a sacrifice of love and giving crucial to the formation of some of God's precious children. I'm humbled at meeting such a gracious individual with such an intriguing story all packed into 30 minutes. It definitely was one of the most fascinating of conversations ever!
Which leads me to the title of this posting...
As I sat at Karen's practice earlier this week, one of the ladies I know from church was talking to me about the kids and how well they've adapted, etc. So the other ladies were freely entering the conversation and insisted on hearing more information about our adoption process. Taking full advantage of the opportunity to talk about adoption, I proceeded to tell of our story. Several of the ladies either had friends or family who were in the process of adopting, or they themselves showed interest in adopting. Then the nice blond lady spoke up and said she's always been interested in the precious gifts of children adoption brings. As she continued she shared that she had successfully been a surrogate to 2 beautiful children and she felt strongly about adoption. The conversation continued for another minute until each of the women showed reaction to what the blond lady had just said... that she had successfully been a surrogate to 2 beautiful children. The conversation immediately went directed back to the interesting blond lady who had shared such a personal part of her life with us. Of course we were all filled with questions, each of which she answered with so much poise and honesty. What a facsinating process a surrogate goes through! What a labor of love to all mankind really! According to her story, there were other families that she also tried to help out (through the loaning of her womb and her body) but the genetics were improper for conceiving even through a surrogate. Apparently even after two failed attempts at trying for this one Japanese family, even with a surrogate it was not possible to bring a child to full term. There's an absolute science that goes into finding and preparing and conditioning a surrogate. She spoke of the length involved for the body to heal after months (or years) of hormone injections to help prepare the surrogate's body and to help separate the fluids of the surrogates from those fluids of the "parents". She spoke of how sick she'd become for one full year after the second attempt failed for the Japanese couple, and how it took that one full year for her body to heal enough for her and her husband to be ready to conceive their second daughter.
Needless to say, that was undoubtedly one of the most intriguing of conversations! What strikes me as so notable, is the fact that this nice lady so outwardly gave such praises to me in regards to our adoption, when she herself (in my opinion) was worthy of many more accolades. After all, she chose to help others through being a surrogate, had freely given of herself, her time, even sacrificing her own health, in order to help many others to have children. I have a fresh new insight to the women who are willing to help out by serving as a surrogate -- a sacrifice of love and giving crucial to the formation of some of God's precious children. I'm humbled at meeting such a gracious individual with such an intriguing story all packed into 30 minutes. It definitely was one of the most fascinating of conversations ever!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Either I'm too trusting or I'm just crazy...
That basically sums it up -- I'm either too trusting or I'm just plain crazy. See I've been contemplating getting my hair cut during the past few days but haven't made time enough to go to a beauty shop. It got to bugging me last night and for a few hours I tried fighting off the urge to cut on my hair. I've cut my hair many times successfully over the years but never really mastered the back and that's the part I really wanted to tackle. I got to really obsessing over how I was going to pull this off and cut the back portion and then realized how my shoulder had been causing me some discomfort lately. I thought to myself how tough this would be, and virtually impossible to withstand the pain to pull this off! That is, until the lightbulb moment hit me... Yeah, that's it -- perhaps I could get Marissa to cut the back portion for me! It sounded like a good idea and when asked if she'd like to cut my hair, she exclaimed, "YES, Definitely Mom!" So off I went to prepare for my 10-year old daughter to cut my hair. I thought for a moment, "Am I crazy?" Then I thought, "No, I'm just a trusting mother!" and that seemed to settled my nerves just a bit.
She approached her job as a professional and for a moment I wasn't nervous at all. Then she began clipping, and was talking and singing about as she clipped strands of my hair, and I did have to remind her to focus from time to time. All in all, she did a wonderful job and it beats the past 3 haircuts I've gotten which is even more of a bonus. She was so sweet as I was looking in the mirror to inspect her work... she said, "Mom, you don't owe me for this haircut because it's free." And you know what, I'll take it. I'm not crazy, and I'm so happy to say that I trust my daughter. She's showing such wonderful responsibility and maturing into such a lovely young lady. (Thank you Marissa for doing such a great job!)
Sorry I don't have any pictures, but perhaps when Rick returns in a few days I'll snap one so you can see what I mean. He took the camera with him this work schedule.
The kids all have soccer practice tonight so I had better run get them prepared. They all are so excited, however I'm not too much looking forward to it. I've got 3 kids who all need to be at different places across town at the same time, so this will require some well-thought-out scheduling! The older ones will have to wait 20 or 30 minutes after practice because it takes that long to drive back and forth. Ahhh, the true meaning of a soccer mom! I love my children and I wouldn't trade my life for anything in the world! They brighten my days and I'm so proud of each of my kids!
She approached her job as a professional and for a moment I wasn't nervous at all. Then she began clipping, and was talking and singing about as she clipped strands of my hair, and I did have to remind her to focus from time to time. All in all, she did a wonderful job and it beats the past 3 haircuts I've gotten which is even more of a bonus. She was so sweet as I was looking in the mirror to inspect her work... she said, "Mom, you don't owe me for this haircut because it's free." And you know what, I'll take it. I'm not crazy, and I'm so happy to say that I trust my daughter. She's showing such wonderful responsibility and maturing into such a lovely young lady. (Thank you Marissa for doing such a great job!)
Sorry I don't have any pictures, but perhaps when Rick returns in a few days I'll snap one so you can see what I mean. He took the camera with him this work schedule.
The kids all have soccer practice tonight so I had better run get them prepared. They all are so excited, however I'm not too much looking forward to it. I've got 3 kids who all need to be at different places across town at the same time, so this will require some well-thought-out scheduling! The older ones will have to wait 20 or 30 minutes after practice because it takes that long to drive back and forth. Ahhh, the true meaning of a soccer mom! I love my children and I wouldn't trade my life for anything in the world! They brighten my days and I'm so proud of each of my kids!
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