Me again

It's been a while since I posted...you don't want to know how crazy it's been around here though, but I think I can say we survived, and that even though the true race has just begun, it's going to be cool.

We had a super cool appreciation afternoon the other day - played "capture the flag" with water balloons. I actually managed to outrun those chasing me and capture the flag. HA! The balloon hit my chest but bounced off my bubs...now that was funny! (The balloon had to burst and get you wet in order to count.) I hear they caught it on video, I wonder if the "bouncing" part was there too, or just the running. :)

We then had a fun dance night too. I was contemplating how we're probably one of the only Homes around that can have a dance night with just our Home members. - We have such a fun bunch though, and yes, it's official, we're now the biggest Home in the Family...geez! We did the broom dance (you know, where everyone is dancing in couples, one person is the odd one out, and they have to try to grab your partner as you all swap partners - when the music stops - so as to not dance with the broom). After 6 people were caught with the broom they were meant to do a presentation - when I heard that I knew the broom was going to get stuck with me. And sure enough, though I was the last one, I got the broom. Ha! We had to do a bit of a dance to "Shake your little tail" with paper towels as our tails...well, it was fun, tops came off, and yes, we had a good time.

That was last week though, at the moment I'm sitting at my desk praying real hard that this back ache will go away - I think I'm addicted to workout, I drove all day yesterday (yes, me and the airport are getting to know eachother quite well - I did two trips, and with Mexico City traffic that means I was Home a good hour - only - before heading out again, and getting back at midnight) so didn't get any exercize (other than walking and standing while waiting at the arrivals section for hours) and pulled a muscle or something this morning...I was literally in tears while laying on the hard(er) floor. Goodness!

I took the time to pray about it though and it seems that's the only way the Lord was able to get me to slow down. Today was my WnR and I don't think people even knew it until I stuck the little "WnR" slip on my door. I had people coming to ask me things, I was going to go out to get some stuff, try to fix someone's computer (as if I'm reallly that good - HA!), phones ringing, etc. but I've been so tired lately with all that's going on, so I guess my state showed people that I really couldn't keep running around doing things for them, so I got a "hot cat", lay in bed, listened to some nice GNs read aloud, had Word time, took a nap, and didn't move for like 3 hours. It's funny how pain will totally knock me for a loop. - The usual "active-running-around-answering-tons-of-questions-directing-things" personality is gone! G-O-N-E! Talk about opposites...

Please pray for me though if you see this - I need to be back to the "active-running-around-answering-tons-of-questions-directing-things" personality by tomorrow morning as there's just too much going on for me to be able to pull out at this time. - Good thing I got it on my WnR.

Super JJT!

I often feel rather bad in that whenever the Home has one of those major "Super JJTs" - or as we call them here "Helping Hands" days, or previously known as "Super Tuesdays" (seeing as we did it every Tuesday morning), which included a "Super Breakfast", etc. - I am rarely involved.

This time though I decided that between today and tomorrow (oh yeah, we're having two of them) I'd dedicate the morning to Helping Hands and the afternoon to office work. My job? De-cobwebbing (if that's a word) and dusting the ceilings in our little house, as well as scrubbing the tiles in our bathroom, and yes, cleaning all the windows. That shouldn't have been a big job and I expected to get it done no problem in the 2 1/2 hours I had set aside. Did I? Heck, NO! I actually had to finish de-cobwebbing in the afternoon seeing as I didn't finish that, and I definitely didn't get to the windows or bathroom tiles. Sigh... I guess it's the thought that counts, right? Man, these days have been so busy, it's a miracle I actually manage to get in the work I do, between phone calls, running errands, trying to coordinate things, etc. I literally didn't get anywhere this morning with the super JJT. But PTL, I have tomorrow. :)

Oh, and yes, I thought I had a bat in the little living room. Turns out it was a huge (and I mean HUGE) moth, so yes, the squeel was uncalled for, but hey, what am I supposed to do when this big black thing comes flying out of the wood-works?

So there!

Is it or isn't it?

Last night we did a late airport run...

Aside from the nasty rain (a literal downpour - scary), incredibly sloooow traffic (picture it taking an hour to get through a 250 meter - max - stretch, and up a parking lot), it wasn't too bad. Nash and I amused ourselves with sticking our "pretty faces" (please, don't anyone try to smash our little pride bubble) out the window to cut into the lanes and then she'd chant "I've got the power". - Oh yeah, we were good! :)

I had a thought while waiting at the arrival gate though (I know - shocking - I actually get those!). The scenes from "Love Actually" came to mind - particularly when she says how arrival terminals are places where you see so much love. HA! Well, we saw some love, that yes, but what they fail to portray in that movie is the poor worn out and tired looks all those who arrive have. I must have been bumped into at least 5 times by folks who were arriving, half asleep and in a daze, their loved one or friend chatting to them non-stop, and them probably saying "please, just shut up and get me to a bed", which is why they didn't see this tall curly-head standing right in front of them. (Trust me, I'm hard to miss.) - So yes, I must have spilt half the coffee I was holding. Sigh...

Forget about making "good" first impressions at airports! Unless you're the one picking the person up there's no way you'll look good, and even if you are the person picking the other up, the fact that you look so damn good, smell so nice, is probably a lost attempt, as seriously, who's thinking of that when they're dead tired and feeling like a mess themselves?

Goes to show yet again that one can't take movies as "reality". - I know, I know, I should already know that. Right? Oh well...

Life has been busy

I think I mentioned at some point or another that we're having another push - like a MAJOR work push. - Which means we're all trying to reach some rather scary deadlines, etc. That's another reason I've ignored this blog, it's just really not something on my top priority list. I've been falling into bed lately, more from brain-deadness than anything, but at least I sleep super well at night.

So far our boys have had 3 early mornings unloading tons of adokin for our driveway (and the traditional girls that did their super special crepe' breakfast - such sweethearts), it was such hard work though. - We have such "handy" handymen. :)

In general we have tons of stuff going on, it's a united push so that always makes things cool (i.e. late night cleaning/building parties where we get beer and chips after), so there are pros too.

So yes, I'm off to bed now - finished baking a cake, and will have to get up bright and early to make the rest of breakfast. Good night to all....zzzz!

Updates...

So yes, I'm not too good at this whole blogging thing, I agree! Come to think of it, it seems all I blog about are any travels I have, parties, and...door-handles. But for what it's worth, it's better than my saying "I sat at my desk and put in the usual 8 or 10 hours of work today". Right? So on to the updates...

Door-Handles (yup, told you that was a biggie) - Oh yes, we have the cool new rustic ones on - I'll have to take a pic of that to show off. Now the only juggle is getting into my room! Someone knocks, I say "come in" and then I have to add "push". - Still need to work on adjusting that a wee bit. :)

Cuernavaca - We had a super cool party down in Cuernavaca Sunday night! Yeigh! (And thanks to the SSU for hosting it!) I ended up driving the 15 seater van there and back. The "back" wasn't as eventful as the "there" part, mainly because I didn't have two of the SGA guys freaking out as much as on the way there. Ha!
The party was fun though - and the pool, oh yes! I decided to put on my bikini and jump in rather than be thrown in (yes, I feel I have brains!), and then thought I could conquer the castle (a.k.a. rubber boat), by jumping in with 4 guys on it...hmmm...well, it was awfully easy to get on for some reason or another, until I realized why. - Though too late as I lost my top before I could get off. (Gulps!)
Then it happened - AGAIN! History repeats itself with me all the time, don't ask me why. I actually managed (with the help of the other girls) to be the only one on that rubber boat (yes, I was "queen of the castle"!) until someone tipped the boat over and sent me crashing into the side of the pool. I hit the side of my head sooooo hard (right by the eye-temple) and was passing out! Help! Thankfully Joaquin/Miggy was right there on the edge (Thank God!) and saw the hit and heard the noise and grabbed my arm before I went under. Yikes! TTL for His protection, I really do need to learn to not get so carried away. - I always get hurt!
I did manage to recuperate though and even lead some of the games (and yes, you're welcome Vas, once again, for the clothes swapping game! - Glad you enjoyed it, and your partner's G-strings. Ha!).
I didn't get any black eyes, though I do have something to show for it, but with some makeup and cover up it's hardly noticable. Whew! I did have to stay awake for a few hours in order to ensure I didn't have a concussion, but other than a nasty headache I was okay. TTL!
The next day was a lot more relaxing, other than Mariana, Gabe and I trying to traipse out to find the rest of the folks who had walked to the corner store to get some ice-cream. Don't ask me why we did this, but we ended up walking for at least an hour - and in the totally wrong direction. No wonder we didn't find them! (We did get to win 4 souls though. - GB Mariana's instant witnessing.)
It was a super fun trip though and I hope we get to do it again. - And yes, I'll try to see if I can gather some pics from the event.