Seoul

One husband and daughter half a world away + one wireless router that died and cut off my ability to communicate with them = one stressed out mom.  $130 and a frustrating afternoon later I have a new router installed and have checked in with my crew.  They spent the night in Seoul after arriving late in the evening on Tuesday.  Talked to them via skype this evening as they were heading off to breakfast and the bus ride to the university in Daegu.  We were at Stilley House when they logged on so Tim's Mom got to say hello as well.  She was impressed that she was able to see them and talk.  It would have been really good if her hearing aids were working properly!!

Laurel ordered a chicken sandwich last night for dinner and it was really spicy.  Her welcome to Korean food.  She said Tim had a rice burger and she wasn't too enthused about that either.  I am glad we prepared her for some food related culture shock.  They were both pretty tired this morning and dealing with jet lag.  I am hoping breakfast and coffee gave Tim a boost to help him through the day.  They are going to try to send some pics once they arrive in Daegu.  I'll post them when I get them!

Technology and Travel

I have watched the image of their plane make its way across the Pacific all evening into the early hours of the morning.  Pretty cool that I could follow them online, but not good for sleep.  They landed at 1:30 am our time in Tokyo.  A 3 hour layover and one more flight and they will be there.  Hope to hear from them sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning when they have internet access.  Maybe now I can go to bed!

On the road

They are on their way.  Laurel sent this pic of them on the shuttle bus to Nashville.  Pray for safe travel over the next 36 hours.

Off to South Korea

Tim takes off with our oldest child to South Korea tomorrow.  Scary that we have a kid big enough to go on a travel study.  Pray for safe travel.  The rest of us will enjoy some fun closer to home as we are on our summer break this month.  Will post pics as they send them stateside...

Park Day Milestone

Today was our first park trip of the season.  This used to involve about 30 minutes of prep for me as I gathered all the required support material for the trip (extra clothes, water for each of us, band aids, etc).  Today I told the kids to get their water bottles and whatever they wanted for the park and load up.  We came home and they put it all away.  Matthew even loaded my chair in the van for me.  Days like this make me realize I don't have babies anymore.  Its a good and sad thing....

OVC Tournament

Our big kids, Tim, and I had a great time at the OVC Men's Basketball Tournament in Nashville.  We went with the Upward basketball folks from Hardin Baptist.  The OVC offered free admission for the kids to encourage their participation in sports through programs like Upward.  We couldn't resist making the trip.   The little kids stayed home with Mom and Dad and my aunt and uncle since it was a long day.  It was a tough game but the Racers won.  This win guarantees our spot in the NCAA so the fun continues!  Here we are with the trophy:

Big Splash 2012

Katey says: "Big Splash was really fun."  This was our third year to visit and everyone had a good time.  Katey was big enough to do the big slides with Daddy.  Maybe next year we will add snow skiing at Paoli Peaks to the fun.  This year we had too little time and its been way too warm!