So it has a been a month!!

Lots of things to do. First apologize that it has been over a month that I have blogged. I have gotten on facebook now and I love it so my blogging has gotten put to the back burner.
They are interviewing people here at work for another person in our department. I don't have too many warm fuzzies about it because no one has specifically said what they would be working on however they did tell everyone that what we did right now would not change, okay!
Looking forward to my trip to Guatemala next week! Tomorrow I will be Christmas shopping for Mariano! Probably on Friday start packing so that I won't use any of the clothes that I want to take with me. We do have a few days planned to go to Tikal which is in the jungle part of Guatemala and I have wanted to go there ever since Mariano told me about it. Look it up it looks sweet but lets just hope we find a cheap motel!!!
Got to get ready for Sunday School outing this Saturday. I shouldn't have planned it this weekend but we shall see. It looks to be a little warm so we might do something outside and then again we might do the inside thing if it gets cold like we did last year. I think the kids had a good time with it!

The weekend

went better than I thought it would. I thought that I would be one big emotional nut case but the Lord help me through it. Mariano isn't home but God has a reason and I am trying to look at my days now as not another day without Mariano but another day closer to him coming home!!! Someone mentioned about me taking another trip and I was like not until I get some bills paid off. It stinks because my credit card would have been paid off if it hadn't of been for the insurance ordeal with my root canal which they still do not want to pay. It was mid June since I last saw Mariano. Almost four months. So Lord knows what we need to do and we will see about taking another trip. I do have some vacation time to burn.

All day meeting was good! Had a good spirit there and great / awesome to be around God's people. My brothers and sisters!!! I am thankful that the local doctor is willing to help out in Haiti!!! I thought about what a big tax right off that would be for him so he isn't giving up too much but I am thankful because that just isn't Haitians that are hurting that is our brothers and sisters. I will never forget the time when I was meeting my parents for breakfast like a year ago and Aydan was crying in the back seat because he was hungry. And I began to think of the people there that have to look at their kids every day and see that hungry face and that hunger cry! It was so tare me up to be a parent and not be able to give my children the adequate food that they need daily. It reminds me of the song and I had thought about singing it this weekend but didn't so maybe next time.

It is below:

Oh I've had bad days and I've had hills to climb
I've had sad days and sometimes a weary mind
But when I look about and think these things all out
God has been good to me, I can't complain

God has been good to me
He's been so good to me
He's been a real friend to me - I can't complain
His truth and righteousness has made my life so blessed
God has been good to me, I can't complain

Sometimes the clouds hang low and I'd like to see them go
I ask the question Lord why so much pain
Then the answer came to me, I'm watching over thee
I'll just say thank you Lord - I can't complain

Time...

It's been one of those days, if anything could go wrong it went wrong
I know I'm feeling sorry for me, there's alot of self pity going on
Tomorrow I will be okay, the dawn will start a brand new day
I'm sure by then I'll be fine
Lord today I really need a friend
Lord I hope you understand, will you hold me while I cry

I take a lot of your time, when I should be strong
I should be standing right now, but it's you I'm leaning on
You've always kept me safe and warm, Like a child in your arms you've
Cradled me through hardships faithly
Lord its been one of those days
I've been tried in many ways
Will you hold me while I cry.

Yesterday Mariano called me and I just cried! Felt bad because he was in good spirits and he asked me what was wrong. I told him that I just wanted to put my head in his chest and just cry. I remember times when Mariano would just hold me and let me cry for whatever reason. Something to do with being a female I guess. But it does soothe the pain and feels good just to release some air even though the problems isn't fixed. I have days like that and really this week has been like that. Within a week will be 10 months into this trial and each day just gets harder! We have others in our church that are suffering and I try not wanting people to focus on my situation but for others to be for the other brothers and sisters.

The song above is the one that I was singing all the way home yesterday from work. I came so close to singing it last night but just wasn't for sure if I should or not. But now I wished I had have. But after I got home last night I asked Mariano if he had talked to Bro Ken before church last night and he said no. Of course Mariano asked why and I told that during BK's message that he mentioned about how I probably wished that I could just have Mariano hold me and what not, and I just about lost it!

The other day after Aydan got his haircut I don't know what I was doing but I remember running my hand up the back of his hand and as soon as I did it I remembered the touch of Mariano's head and realized that Aydan might have my color of hair but he has Mariano's texture.

The saints around me have not failed and neither has God. The saints have invited me over to different things so that I am just not at home and I am thankful for all that! I love my church family and glad that we are all still together throughout the storms that we have had to face down through the years.

I pray that I get a phone call soon that he is going to his appointment. I keep telling God that the All day meeting is almost a week away! Mariano's son had his parade today so I told God last night and I am telling him again that Mariano fulfilled his promise to his son that he would stay. But I have to keep trusting that God is using or going to use him is the reason why he is still over there. I think of what BK said last night in message too that Mariano went and saw Ryan before he left to say goodbye and that if he didn't see him on this side that he would see him on the other. Mariano never told me that he went and saw Ryan. I found out when Stacey testified about in church. I did ask why didn't you tell me but he didn't me to think that he was boasting or anyone think of that. I appreciate him for that! But when BK said last night that maybe Ryan knew something that we didn't - please I pray Ryan tell! I do miss him! I miss the companionship that we had whether it was at home or out in about. I do also miss holding adult conversations in my house and I do love Aydan but you know sometimes....then I miss having someone to help with all the chores that need to be done in and out side of the house! I miss our arguments and then the make up times that we had. But I think of Sis Boone and try not to complain because her memories are gone and they aren't coming back. Where as for me they are still attainable. But God you know how I feel....I don't need to remind you but I sure would appreciate it if he was in the US of A.

Labor Day

Well today is supposed to be a work fee day so to speak. But I have got so much to do!!!! Dad's riding lawn mower had a barren to go out and then the push mower has a problem getting fired up! So we haven't mowed like in 2 weeks!!! Looks like a jungle! So Mariano and I have decided to purchase a push mower. We need one anyways and with Dad buying this extra land we will need it anyways. So all he tells me is to go buy a good one! Alright! I can do! So we will see. Need to take Aydan to get a hair cut today, finishing cleaning the house, finish the laundry from the weekend!!! And Faith is right, September is going to be a busy month!!!

This is Aydan's new pajama set!!! At least new to him! A friend from work has been giving me her hand-me-downs and this was one of them! Thy are pajamas set and she cut the feet part out and made it into a Halloween costume but Aydan loves it just as it is.


This picture was taken at out Company's picnic. Aydan is trying to dry out and also put the towel around him. He gets an A for effort!!!
Aydan would not eat the corn on the cob. He doesn't even like just plan ole corn OFF the cob. So I talked him into holding the corn on the cob and pretending like he was eating. He was cooperative for ONE picture!!!

Sonrisa...Hoy es Viernes!

Smile, it is FRIDAY!!!

Tonight got Aydan's pictures with his pants that his Abuelo made for him. Probably will come back home and tidy up some. Still praying for a phone call!!!

Tomorrow - well tonight too I will be cutting out the items that the Sunday School did and will hand out on Sunday. I will be honest with you, I am tired of cutting!!! But now I have had several offers from Aydan but I didn't let him have any scissors. He is in a stage now that whatever I do to him, he must do to me like - cleaning the dirt from his fingernails!!! When I kiss his boo boo he searches my body til he finds something that he can kiss. I LOVE IT!! But that isn't the topic - need to go to Sam's and purchase chicken, dog food for Chiquita and I had other things that I need to buy but can't think of them.

Youth camp is a week away - found out like two days ago that someone was planning on me being there and I had no plans of going. So I felt bad for them because it kind of messed up their planning - so now I am going. I need to call Penny and see if I can get a room. I did have a project for that weekend so maybe some of it will get completed and some will not.

All day meeting is like 5 weeks away - wow! Camp meeting after that!!!

Summer is gone in three weeks - NO!!! I love the summer and really didn't get to take a SUMMER VACATION!!!

Wacky Wednesday

Today is passing by quickly and is crazy at work! But I love it when it is crazy because I am calm about and what gets done, gets done. While others run around like a chicken with their heads cut off! I just sometimes sit back and laugh within myself!

So I got a new face book account, feel free to look me up but it is hard to keep up and there are so many things going on that I am lost! Still haven't quite figured out is I am posting things on my wall or if they are going to someone else's wall! So I don't know! Maybe I can find time to sit down and figure it out soon!

Still no news on Mariano! He did call to say that he had a dream about me! I was immodest in front of him and his dad and Mariano was trying to figure out why! What a dream!!! I wasn't naked either!

Brought Chicken Salad today at work. Haven't at out at all this week!!! Hold on a minute while I pat myself on the back...okay I am back now! I had to do both shoulders! So getting ready to get my lunch and my work had lunch catered in for a few things and they had an extra plate. Offered it to me! Lovely country hamburger!!! So it was good and free to me so I will accept!

Just to let everyone know! I HATE THE DEVIL!!! HATE HIS CUNNING WORKS, HIS DECEITFULNESS AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH HIM!!!

Trying to be perky....

I don't like being down at work or even being down at all but sometimes it is just hard to be uplifting to others. I went in the canteen today and was heating my food up and someone hollered my name. It was a friend and she came over to me. Her daughter and son in law are going through the same situation as Mariano and I are. She came to tell me that her daughter and son in law was at the airport as we were speaking trying to find a flight home because he got approved to come back from the states. So I was happy for them because I don't wish this upon no one as far as the trial comes. I think they have like 2 kids together. So I come back to my desk and just cry. Sometimes I am glad that I am the only in up here that stays in for lunch because I don't want people seeing this side of me. But my flesh is screaming out WHY??? Why couldn't my trial be only 2 months? Why can't that be me that is at the airport waiting on stand by to come home WITH my husband?? Why can't it be us to be walking through the airport hand in hand trying to close an end to a chapter in our lives and celebrating victory??

Doesn't look like a good day...

After my $3 special yesterday at a yard sale, I have an itch to go yard selling but it is gloomy outside. Yesterday I stopped at a yard sale, got 5 pieces of clothing (tops & bottoms outer wear), a pair of flip flop dress shoes ( LOVE THEM!!!) and Aydan a vegetale divided plate for the grand price of $3! I was ecstatic!

Have a lot to do today, wanted to mow grass but that it out of the picture. Need to get groceries, make a trip to the church because I forgot the Sunday School thing that we did and I told the kids that I would have them ready for tomorrow! Need to go and get the Sunday School thing laminated so that it will hold up better. Saft's picnic is today from 2-8 and there is alot of things planned. Some nice gifts too! I know one of the big prizes is a laptop...Lord you want to work in that direction? I wouldn't complain!!

So I am bummed out about youth night!!! Tonight is youth night at our church. But I had already had obligations 2 months ago so when I saw it on the calendar I was like AW!

I took this picture when we were over there the last time. After looking at this I was thankful that we only one or two flies in the house every now and then. I thought it was disgusting but the flies were horrible there!!!!


Remember the earth quake that happened like 3 or so months ago. It started in Honduras which borders Guatemala. Mariano said that it woke them up during the night and was a loud sound. So when he got up he saw that this crack when all around his room. But wow! Something that could do that from so far away!!! But it is great to know that Mariano could call on God.

I missed it....

We had a hot dog lunch today for a woman that works out on the floor and she is deaf. She actually had one of her fingers cut off a long time ago at Saft and it is said because it is her pointer finger and you use all of your fingers when you communicate with sign language. So she had to have steel rods put in her fingers, not for sure why but she has been out of work. So some people got together and did a dinner for her. So I am trying not to get out to eat but it was for a good cause $4 a plate for 2 hot dogs with all the fixings, bag of chips and a desert. Wasn't bad either. So I come back to my desk, take a bite and my phone starts vibrating. Missed phone call, buy I have a voice mail. Mariano... AND I MISSED IT!!! I left my phone there and usually I carry it around just in case, but I was planning on calling him today at lunch so I didn't take it. So I started crying, and I thought please Lord don't let anyone come around me!!! No one did so he ended up calling back and I got up and went to a conference room where no one was around and just bawled. He was in good spirits though and was trying to comfort me but didn't help. But we were talking about how neither one of us never thought that it would drag out this long and Lord only knows how long it will be in the end.

But we got off on a good note and my hotdogs were good. The coleslaw was good and I usually fishy about those kind of things. So let's get up and get revived for revival tonight!!! I could just sit all day and listen to Bro Nathan talk. I love his accent. Sometimes he is kind of hard to understand but think of when our people go over there and what they go through. Especially if you are southern like we are!

Wellness Screening

Saft sponsored a Wellness Screening yesterday and today. I was laughing yesterday at some of the people because one was told that he was obese!! He had never been told that and he was claiming that after that he needed to go to the doctor for medicine to treat his depression. So it was hilarious...so my turn today!!! No laughing coming from me, in a way I am laughing. I wasn't called obese but was told it wouldn't hurt to loose some weight. Which I already knew!!! But I am looking at it that I didn't have to pay $35 for someone to tell me that. It was free to me! Sugar was higher than what it should have been. Blood pressure...116/82. I think that is good compared to the normal 120/80. She tells me that I need to watch my blood sugar. I wanted to say Honey, my husband has been gone for almost 9 months and I don't know when he is coming home so if my bottom number is 2 points higher, NO BIG DEAL!! But I thanked her and went on my little marry way.
Something that did make me happy was that since I have had Aydan, ( I know that has been over 2 years BUT...) I have lost 28 lbs. So I will try to continue to loose weight. Why does it seem to be so easy to gain but 10 times as hard to lose!!! And then when you see people just pig out and pig out and then go back for thirds and they have no fat nowhere!!! Life just isn't fair!!!
But God is still in control!!! Revival this coming weekend! Still looking forward to it. I did something in Sunday School that I think the kids will like so I have to finish that up this weekend. They need to be laminated so they will be more durable but I liked it.
Mariano is doing great. Things have calmed down between his mother and him. Chapito who is Mariano's son was chosen for something similar like a Homecoming King & Queen last year. Mariano never got to see pictures but yesterday they picked the new couple for 2009 and Chapito had to escort the girl. Mariano go to go and see and he was proud. I think it really meant alot to Chapito too! And yes I had to ask if Chapito's mom was there...sorry but I did. And yes she was to which Mariano said he didn't talk to her because he knew that people would really start to talk. But I just told Mariano that when I knew a relationship was ending with someone, I always wanted to walk away with a closure that if we met up in the future that we could talk as friends. If Mariano and I ever split up, and Lord help us if we did after all we have been through, but Lord willing that will not be a trial that we will have to discuss. I am getting off the topic, but to have a child with someone and not be able to talk at all unless we do it over the phone. I thought that was said and my heart went out to Chapito because he has never seen his parents talk to one another unless it was over the phone but he never will. I think Mariano has rights to talk to her as long as I know about it because I would want those rights too if I was in that situation.
I also think of two people that I work with who have gone through recent divorces with children. And all they do is argue. And these two people were married for like 10-15 years. How do you get to that point where you can't hold a descent conversation in front of your children. So of course I bring this up while talking to one and they claimed 'the other party' started it. All I said was you don't have to answer or egg the situation on...but I think that is really sad. Sorry but I would be so disgusted with myself and Mariano if we had to split up after 15 years. That would be like wasted years to me.
That is my story for today.....

Forgive me....

I know I haven't posted but I have been really busy with different things going on in my life. Friday night went and hung out with my intern for the summer. She moved to Charlotte on Sunday so we went out and did some things. Really great time and I had Aydan. Kind of felt weird because that was the first time that I 'hung out with friends' and had a kid!!! But he was great that evening and he was the only kid.

Saturday had the picnic. Was planning on being there sooner but Mariano called and was down about how things went with his mom. The devil can be so deceiving!!! Not talking bad about Mariano but this would go for anyone who hasn't been in a church service for 8 months or so but it is so easy to get spiritually week. I have thought about all three times that we were over there, the one time that Bro Ken went we did have a thought from him. But if I go over again and anyone goes with me, I would like to have a church service. I believe it would really encourage Mariano. So plans are now, finishing paying off the last trip and wait for an answer. I was going to say wait patiently but I am not very good at that! So when we get an answer and Lord willing it will be he is coming home, depending on how the finances are at that time depends on if Aydan and I will go and bring him home. That has always been the plan but some other maintenance items have come into play. So Mariano and I have agreed to pray about that. Mariano wants me to stay at his house and I believe I could do that but he doesn't see my side of eating the foods. So I worry about that and of Aydan eating the food. So lots to pray about...I did say jokingly that Mariano couldn't make me come over there!!!! So but we do miss him and hopefully in a few months we will hear an answer!!!

I miss our Saturday morning snuggling times!!! Miss our talks at night! Miss rubbing his cheek with my hand or when we are in an embrace, miss feeling his cheek against mine!!! Okay, enough!!!

I am looking forward to revival. I like to hear Bro Nathan talk. I would love to meet his family! Mariano really like him too! So it will be good

Saft's Annual Picnic is this Saturday. I chose not to help this year because I wouldn't have anyone to watch Aydan all day and I wanted to spend sometime with him. So they do give away good prizes so I am always eager to have those!! Last year I won $100 in gas. It was a God send because the very next week gas went up to like $4 and was hard to find so that came in really handy!

I do want to thank God that I found my battery charger!!! Thought that I had left it in Guatemala and I didn't know when Mariano would have time to go there and check. But Saturday for the picnic, I drove the truck and ended up finding the charger in the dash!!! So I was thankful because the battery was dead and haven't been able to take any pictures of Aydan and send to Mariano. So I brought the camera today to put pictures on my work computer, change my pic on my desktop and post some pic. Also, finally got a facebook account but it has nothing on it yet. So I will work on that, but I forgot to get the cord to hook to the tower!!! So no pictures today.

I have picked out a few songs that I want to get together and learn. Some have been really encouraging to me. With that being said I do want to thank the Lord that Nathan Dezio did get saved! Some of us go together the other night and we did some singing and it was really nice. Just like old times!!! I was talking to Mariano and I told him that I felt like I had contributed to the way Nathan chose to go because I was not the 'Child of God' like I should have been. I got influenced and I have guilt. I feel like some of the youth that were there when I was growing up that if I had been the young person that God had wanted me to be that some would still be there today! It is so important to be what God wants us to be. Not because we will go to hell if we disobey but we never know the impact that it will have on others. And looking back, I never thought that some of the youth around me would turn away from God. But if I could have been the strong one and spent time with them then some of the scars would not be there! To some I do feel like I owe them an apology and I pray that God allows me to make those at the right time. It could open a door up so who knows. But I am thankful for the one that did make it right!!! I know it was a relief to his family and his sister!!! And who knows maybe he can get someone else to get back and get straight with God!!!!

Change of subject: I did ask the question but I believe God laughed and shook his head, but the question I asked was can I move the picture below from my "WANT LIST" to my "NEED LIST" (up there with Mariano!).

No I am not going to buy it. One of my friends is looking at but I thought it looked really sweet and it is YELLOW!!!

We can do it, we can do it, we can do it!

I love it!

Money, choices, costly decisions.....TEETH

or should I say tooth. So a few months ago, I had a blister like bubble come up on my gum. It went away, came back, left, decided to pop out again and so forth. Never had any pain with it so I got curious. Looked it up on the Internet and seemed to be a abscess in the gum. WOW! Never had one of those before and all I knew was that they were painful. So decided to meet with the dentist to see what is going on. I was going to wait until my 6 month cleaning in Oct but thought it might get worse. Kind of glad I did though.....I guess when they were handing out teeth that I got impatient and didn't collect all of my permanent teeth. I have a few teeth in my mouth that are still baby teeth. These baby teeth aren't small and you couldn't really tell unless you had xrays to see where the roots are much smaller than the permanent ones. So anyways----a nerve has died and the 'dead' tissue around the tooth is infected and is swelling out. Sounds nice, so I am in the chair thinking that I might want to start crying because we might have to pull it. Kind of like you start having pain and the devil tells you it is cancer, kind of like how we always jump to the worse conclusions. So here are my options:

1) pull the tooth, get an implant which more than likely insurance will not cover. The oral surgeon gives FREE consultation but I only believe it is free because of the final bill charge!!! An implant would be a metal piece they would put in my gum and then cap it! For a couple of thousands of dollars - Yes or NO Answer: NO

2) pull the tooth or should I say 'extract the tooth' and place a bridge between the teeth so that my teeth will not start leaning and I could possibly loose the two back jaw teeth. All for the price of me paying out of my pocket $1000. Yes or No Sure, I 'll just pull put the $1000 bill! Umm. Don't think so so the answer is no. Next option.

3) Root canal - OUCH!!! Doesn't sound good, really all of them do not sound good so why me Lord!!! Did you forget that I am still paying on my Guatemalan trip and am eager on going on another trip!! Possibly to bring my husband back home with me!!! It is all for a reason - Right??? Care to feel me in God??? Cause I would like an answer...so the tooth that needs a root canal is baby tooth. Most insurances do not cover root canal on baby teeth because insurance looks at it as you are going to loose the tooth anyways so why bother. I can see their point however I do not have a permanent tooth underneath it so I will be a tooth short and I would die if I had to loose a tooth, or even to have to wear dentures!!! Oh Jesus please help me! So this option is for $208 which is more than I would like to spend but the cheapest. However it seems like we should go this route but because the baby roots are not firmed up like the other roots because they are not long enough. I have always known that since we found out that I was missing some permanent teeth, that these baby teeth can come loose anytime and I will have a whole in my mouth. So should we take the chance of paying $208 and hope that the tooth doesn't come out anytime soon. Dentist can't guarantee that it will happen... CHOICES, Expensive CHOICES!!!

So what would you do??? Kind of complicated because if I pay the two hundred dollars and loose the tooth because it is a baby tooth at the end of the year, I am going to be upset. But I don't want one pulled neither do I want to pay the thousand dollars. With that being said, next Tuesday at 3:00 I will be having my first root canal and I believe I might start crying in the chair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really don't want to have to go through with this!!! It is awful and it is unfair! Please give me some drugs and knock me out til it is time to go back to work!!!

Pictures for Mariano

Mariano is supposed to be going into town today to look at some pictures. So I hope you like them honey! I am ready to post pictures here of us together as a family!!!!


This was from VBS 2009. To get the kids motivated to sing we took turns singing int he microphone. Mariano sorry if you don't like his shorts but I love them!!!






















Here is a picture of Aydan in my parents pon-toon boat and the lift jacket. He wore this one last year so I need to pull that picture out!












And here is Aydan sitting on the side of the boat when it was on the trailer.
















These two pictures is where Aydan was wearing the pants that his Abuelo made for him. I thought he looked really nice!

































July 4th!!!












Aydan on the carousel at Dolly Wood. I lost count at how many times we rode this ride!











This is Aydan's choo-choo ride. He pushes the gorilla around the house! Surprisingly what their imaginations can come up with. I think this is him saying that he is wanting another brother / sister soon!















And the cars at Dollywood where Aydan gets to drive. The few times that he has drove he has taken me to 'church' and to 'town.'









And now he is driving Paw-Paw's boat. I believe I have gotten replaced because I have yet to drive the boat. I wasn't too nervous about him driving just nervous about him being that close to the side of the boat!

Jacksonville!!!!!

Well the package is in Jacksonville, FL as of last night at 9:46 pm and is on its way to the destination point. Now why Lord would the package go to New Jersey??? Or are you just showing off again your powers and how you are 'always on time???'

Well most know that my computer crashed and that I lost everything, even songs that I have sung maybe once. So I fixed supper for my parents tonight, hamburgers, and scalloped potatoes. So Dad asked me about a song that we use to sing and I had no idea what it was. But looked it up on the Internet and found it and it brought me to a point where in my walk with Christ I was feeling low. Yes it did have to do with Mariano's situation but it uplifted me again. I don't like crying in front of my parents and believe it or not I don't like crying in front of people when it comes to Mariano but after they left, Aydan is in the tub, splashing ALL the water out of the tub. But I am listening to the song, crying but uplifted because GOD IS STILL GOD!!!!


You're still God when my eyes have cried a million tears!!!!!!!
You're still God when my last hope has disappeared!!!!!!!!!!
You're still God and I know you'll make a way somehow!!!!!
You're still God and you're holding me right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is Mariano and his son, Chapito. This was when we were on the boat in Panajachel. They had this huge lake and we were going fast and the wind was blowing so that is why they are squinting.







This is my next to old niece. It feels somewhat weird being called Tia which is Spanish for Aunt. Her name is Guadalupe and we just call her Lupe. She loved to follow me around and was really nice! I do miss her and miss my family over there. I am even torn with saying goodbye to them also!










here is the whole gang! We are missing one sister, the one that stays in Guatemala city and all the brother in laws.





This is Mariano's Dad's store from the outside. You walk up to the window and tell them what you want. He had the little benches put there for people to sit and talk.











And this is Aydan!! They do not have air conditioning neither do they have heat. This is our room in Guatemala City and it was so hot that I didn't put any clothes on Aydan. He liked it actually!!









//c////c/cxz/F.lep ke9ur8u84iru888888888888888888338u8854y88i55iii459898558485gh985hhhhhh58hhh774848888448 eueueueru - This is Aydan typing. I let him type a 'letter' to Mariano so he ask for a turn every now and then. So since he asked nicely I thought that it would be 'nice' of me to let him.

Pictures from Day One going to Guatemala

This is Aydan and my pallet in the floor while we were sleeping in Charlotte Douglas Airport. I had to use a towel as a blanket. Aydan covered up with my shirt and I used my blanket. Wasn't that comfortable but you reach a point where you are just so exhausted that it doesn't matter what you are laying on!




My Dad had his feet propped up on his suit case so Aydan wanted to be just like Paw-Paw. And if you look in the background, there is my Mother who is sacked out! I won't tell you what kind of sounds we heard because they were hard to describe!!! But the lady behind Mom would turn around every now and then and we just all laughed!

This is a picture of my dad and Aydan walking in the airport, we are still at Charlotte. We didn't have time to take pictures at Miami because we would have been late for our plane.

Another picture, we had just got through eating and was sitting down watching the planes take off! It is interesting to see but can get boring after a few hours!

FINALLY, we made it to Guatemala to see Daddy. It is like 9:00 at night and pitch dark where you come out at! A long days journey that started out at leaving our house @ 3:00 Am and getting to destination at 9:oo pm. 9 hours later than what was planned! But the Lord got us there safely and that is what matters. I will post more pictures later. I have one of Mariano's family, everyone except is younger sister and the brother-in-laws!

Eating Lunch

Sometimes I don't really know what to title my posts because I am just updating or rambling on. But I am sitting here in my cube eating my lunch. This is 2 days in a row that I have brought something for lunch. It is kind of hard when the majority of people go out for lunch but I want to tighten down and get my debt paid off!!!

Talked to Mariano last night and he was in good spirits. Thank you Lord!!! I could tell he was doing something by his breathing so I asked. He said that his Mom had washed his clothes today so he was putting some of them up so that he could wear later and the other ones he was packing in his suitcase. So I asked why?? He said that he was packing things up so that he could come home and the 'good' clothes that he still had he wanted to keep put up so that he wouldn't ruin anymore. Sometimes he changes oil in peoples cars that come by so he gets some on him. But I thought it sounded really good, "I am packing clothes up so that I can come home!!!" I like that!!!!

I do have something that I can not stand!!! This automatic toilet flushers!!! I cant stand when they flush and they get water on the toilet. Then you have to wipe that off!! Then sometimes for no reason while you are using the toilet, it decides to flush then YOU get wet!!! Then here is my favorite: To be clean you take a seat cover, place it on the toilet, turn around so that you can sit on the toilet or sometimes in my case pick up Aydan so that he can use it, and the toilet flushes and there goes the seat cover that was never used!!! So then you have to grab another one and start the process over again. Although I do not think that I have ever had to do it twice but it can be annoying.

Aydan woke me up Monday morning at 3 and said Poop Mommy. I told him to go back to bed!! He said Mommy Poop Me! So I sat up in the bed and asked, Aydan do you need to go poop. Uh-huh! So we get up and we go to bathroom where Aydan poops and he is like wide awake almost like he had been up a few hours. So after he gets through with his business, he wants something to drink so we go in the kitchen, he takes a sip of milk from one sippee cup and another sip from his koolaid sippee cup. I usually fix two cups to take to Amanda's. So then we go back to bed and I am thinking it might take him a while to go to sleep, nope!! Thank the Lord! But on occasion and lots of times when Aydan was smaller, he would poop during the night and it would sit there for a few hours and I would find it the next morning. I remember one time it was like I had to scrap it off of his bottom. But he never has had a diaper rash! Thank the Lord also! So we will see how this goes!

Well I will get off of here and get back to work. Have lots to do. Have already been fussed at today. Not to my face but it was brought up in a meeting. Saft has several divisions and one particular division I am to devote my time 25%. However sometimes it seems more and others times less. However I just don't pick out 2 hours of my day and work on their things. I just do stuff. So the question came up that when I was given something why wasn't it done. I will admit it kind of made me mad because I wanted to say, does everyone do something when it is first given to them. In the work field, NO! But I just didn't say anything and went on my business. I could manage getting things done but they don't want overtime so I just get done what I can get done.

Enough said about that! I have been praying about choir practice! I hope that we have a good one tonight and get alot accomplished! Hope to see you guys there!

Hip Hip Hooray

Got the computer back thanks to Bro. SG!!! Got it plugged up after threatening Aydan a few times because he thought that he would help plug things in where he thought they should go. It didn't have any electricity plugged up to it but I thought maybe something would fall off. So he got banned to the living room which he sat at the edge of the carpet crying. But we got it up and running. Emailed Mariano, Aydan wanted to do that too so I allowed it.

Getting ready to Lordwilling take the boat out to the lake. Don't know if it will crank or not because we haven't taken it out at all this year. But it will be something different.

Went to a friends house last night and played games. Didn't know how it would go because I only knew her and no one else but we had fun!! We played a game called "Things" and it was 'interesting' but we had fun!!! I left there around 12:15 and came home.

I hope to download my pictures here to the computer because I have alot I want to post. Especially a picture I took this morning. While we were in TN my parents bought Aydan this Elmo that is like a baby and it sings. So Aydan has tried on occasion to try to get Elmo to eat and drink his food. He never succeeds however this morning he had Elmo with his 'house shoes' on and couldn't figure out why Elmo couldn't stand up!!! It was funny. So I will get off of here and try finishing the house cleaning!! I am working on the Diaper Genie that I posted a LONG TIME AGO!!!

Thursday

Got my computer back last night but I haven't hooked everything back up. I am excited now!!! I can't believe how much I missed it! Still want a laptop though but it will wait.

Work is slammed full with stuff to do. I finish one project for my boss and find out that he has another one scheduled for me. I have two that are due tomorrow. One I haven' t even started on but somehow will find time to do it and then the other one is partially finished. The power point presentation is completed however I have to have a handout to pass out for some training we will be giving and that is what is left on that one. So Monday morning I believe that I will be handed another one but that is some job security and I have a job with good benefits so I won't complain.

Weekend seems to look rainy! But I am kind of glad because when it is nice and sunny outside I feel kind of obligated to take Aydan out and let him play and get dirty. Even though I do not like it! But we have fun in the pool and so forth. But I am really behind on some housework. I need to vacuum, sweep, mop, dust, cob web dust, and clean the bathroom. So if it is raining then hopefully I can get some things accomplished.

Going tomorrow on my lunch break to get Mariano's work authorization from Broyhill and then will have overnight to the lawyers. Hopefully the package will be ready for a go by mid next week. And we can see this going forward and getting my hubby back home!

Aydan has a friend from church and they are only like 2 weeks apart, but at his birthday part back in FEB...Aydan received a treat bag that had small Old Maid Cards in it. He has played with these things like crazy! They are starting to fall apart and he has lost a few here and there but they go wherever he goes! So this week he has started that when he wakes up that is the first thing he wants. After he gets the cards then he will go on his marry little way. So Mom calls one day this week and says that Aydan just keeps crying so I walk out of the room that I am in because I am thinking that he is sick. NOPE....he wants to know where his cards are at!!! I tell mom to tell him to get over it and play with something else! But Mom who loves Aydan takes him out to the house and they search for the cards, which they find but I am like I am not starting that! But I felt bad because my Mom saw the house!!!

Tuesday Dreaming

Well, have you ever been in a spot where you really don't know what to blog about? Well I just came out that one and remembered a dream actually two dreams that I have. I wish I was a Prophetess because I would so love for these to come true!

Dream 1: Had this one on sometime during Saturday night / Sunday morning. Mariano and I was at the Guatemalan airport parking lot and we were waiting in line to see if he got to come back home. I don't know where Aydan was in this dream. But we 'walked' up to where you would normally drive up and give the guy your parking ticket and pay for your time there. However we were waiting for him to hold up a sign and it we got the sign then he would 'raise' the lever and we could 'walk into the US of A" Sounds so easy. So we walk up together, I know this was a dream because Mariano had his arm around me walking.....but we waited and we saw the guy going underneath the table to reach the sign. We anticipated as if he might be digging for something else but he grabbed the sign and held it up which read, "Information." How weird??? But he lifted the lever and we went on our marry way. So I couldn't decide on which saint I wanted to call first and let them know that God had answered prayer. I picked Sis. Regina can called her screaming and she laughs and said that they whole church had been rejoicing all day long because God had came down and told them all that it would happen!! End of dream


Dream 2: I had this one this morning. Aydan was sleeping in a toddler bed in my bedroom and Mariano and I was just laying there like we had exercised and was just resting on top of the covers. We had the window opened to where you could look outside and saw my Dad walking two dogs up the drive way on the other side. I was embarrassed and was trying to get up out of the bed. Because I don't like sleeping with Mariano even when we are in the camper with my parents because I feel kind of guilty even though we are married. However Mariano was like calm down. So then we watch as Dad comes around the front and is staring at us from the patio. So we get up and go outside to talk to him and he was just thanking God that he didn't have to worry about his daughter being alone at nights anymore because Mariano was at home.


Don't know where the dreams came from or why but it made my day!!!

I love you honey and hopefully will have my computer back soon so I can post pictures for you to look at!!!

Spaghetti

I love spaghetti!!! But I have ate it Monday night, Tuesday for lunch, Tuesday for Supper and Wednesday for lunch. So I am kind of tired of it!!! Now Aydan only had it for supper both nights but I believe that he could eat it every night. He loves it!!! And has asked for 2Nd helpings both nights!!!

Remember the $2 skirts I got on consignment. Still love them but I am having a hard time finding shirts that match. So I have one in my closet that matches and then you look at again and start questioning. Then blink and it looks okay....so I don't know. So I thought I will wear it to work anyways and get people's opinion, however I don't have any shoes that look okay with it. Go figure and I cleaned out my shoes so I really don't want to buy anymore because I have just
enough to fit on the shoe rack without putting any on the carpet. So we will see what we can do.

Aydan's shoes on the other hand: I am disappointed about!!! His foot I think is big for his age but he grows out of shoes so quickly and doesn't get enough wear out of them. So regardless if the Lord sees fit on blessing us with another child, boy or girl, they will be wearing some of his shoes!!!

Mariano and I have been thinking, or I have been thinking and Mariano says not to think about until we have to, but trying to think of the things that we could sell so that if I did have to move to Guatemala for awhile. I still want a home to come back too and that would mean that we would still have to make the payments. But I have cried, could be the devil, because everything is paid off . The furniture, washer and dryer, etc. and I like what I have and don't want to have to go through that again!!! So I am determined to pray harder!!!

On to church tonight...although Bro. C might not like it but I struggle so much with getting a song for the congregational. Sometimes it is hard when you look out and see the expression on some faces as if they could really care less. I don't know, I have battled with it for awhile and want to be there to help but sometimes I wonder if I am doing the right thing or not.

Well my weekend will be cleaning out Aydan's little pool. Some one was nice to weed eat for me and the grass / weeds got into the pool and now there is junk in there. Don't know what you want to call it but is green looking. Probably slimy too!!! I know it will be lots of fun.

I also want to put some gravel around the back of the house because it is muddy there. Or have something in place for the water hose where the spicket is. Still thinking about that. Chiquita needs some tick medicine so I will have to get that and rub it on her or someone was telling me something that you could put in her food....who knows.

100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally I have posted 100 posts, including this one!!! Don't really know what to write about other than my weekend.
We went to Pigeon Forge for the 4th. Spent all day on Friday at Dollywood with friends. Had a great time and rode two of their new rides. They were both thrillers!!! Great rides and I just kept thinking that Mariano would love to be on one of these!!! Mariano loves thrills when it comes to roller coasters. Maybe we will go next year. Aydan didn't get to ride too many rides but he did play and I think he had fun. So on Friday Aydan and I went back to DW. This time I let him ride the kiddie rides. They have this car ride where the kids can drive the cars while the parents are passengers. So Aydan drove me to 'town' the first time and then the second time he drove, we were going to Church!!! That made me feel good!!! Then my friend and her son were on the rides too and they loved it!!! But so on Friday we are down at the carnival rides and I see this small girl riding with her mom on this ride. And the thing that caught my eye was that I only say the forehead of the girl and nothing else. She was smaller than Aydan. So I read the rules to riding and see that Aydan can ride. So we hop on, I will tell you the ride in a minute. I thought to myself that Mariano would probably die if he knew that I was taking Aydan on this ride. So the ride starts going and Aydan doesn't really have a clue as to what we are doing but then we pick up speed and he can hardly keep his head up. His head is like going round and round so I start laughing and he gets to laughing so hard that he can't hardly catch his breath!!! When the ride stops, he is screaming MORE MORE MORE. He didn't want to get off of the ride and I told him that we had to get off and then go stand in line and we will ride again. The ride is called the SCRAMBLER!!! I told mom and dad and they couldn't believe that I took him on there. But I was tempted to ask if they would come and video him on this ride because it was hilarious!!! But we will have to do it again next time/.

Also went shopping, I guess next time I need to carry my cash with me so that way I have a set number in budget so that when the money is gone, no more shopping. However I found really good deals, $5-$10 shirts at NY&CO, OLD NAVY, BANANA REPUBLIC and so forth. I did remember my husband too and bought him 2 shirts and 2 pants.

Finally!!!!

Finally got my computer back!!! Still not fixed though but I am excited that it is in my hands. I know people have busy lives so I have mentioned working on it to others so we will see. I am wanting a laptop still but I would like to have a desktop as well. Mariano / Aydan / me can't all be on it at one time!!! But there is a lot of accessories that will need to be bought with a laptop but one day Lord willing I can have one!!

Mariano is feeling a whole lot better. THANK YOU LORD!!!!Last night he sounded better and then he texted me today saying he was getting better. I called him and he sounded in good spirits but I think he was down a little that he would not be celebrating the 4Th of July with us!!!

Mom and Dad actually still have Mariano's Christmas stocking up!!! I cracked up every time I see it. I am like, Mom we have been over there 2x since Christmas so why didn't you take it then???

Today is slow at work. Have tons to do but don't feel like working!!! I am the only one in my department working. But that is okay because I already took my freebie day when we went to Guatemala.

I am interested in going Horse back riding this weekend so that is a slight possibility. Oh and I want to go shopping. But I went to a Consignment store the other day on my lunch break. I try going by there at least once a week and I believe I got the best deal every. 17 pieces of clothing for $16!!! Clothes for Aydan and me. I got like 5 skirts. 3 of them are a size to big and I can take them up but they are really cute and I thought about trying to add them on to a cut off pair of jeans. Never tried that so that might take some work but cute material. Then I got a NY & CO suit jacket. I have been wanting on for ever. Or since I have started working here and never really found one that I like. So now I have one, need a good skirt to go with it. Got 2-3 skirts that can fit good and need a shirt to match cutely with!!!! Then got a dress shirt that is black with gray lines, adorable I might add. Then Aydan some 3T jeans to get dirty in. Although some are in good shape. So I was so thrilled when I left. Kind of felt bad that I got all that stuff but the lady was the one that priced them and she didn't complain but knew that I got an extremely good deal!!! Can't wait to wear them. I have to wash them so that is what I did last night but I might take one or two this weekend. So the only thing I want is tops to match the skirts that I got!!!

Hope everyone has a good Fourth. I will not be working for the rest of the weekend and with my computer down and no laptop, means no Internet contact!!!!

GOD IS STILL ON HIS THRONE

I don't know about anyone else but I am ready for a church service. Which reminds me that I need to find a SS teacher for Sunday morning. Just texted someone so we will wait on that one....but after VBS and I was wanting a service Sunday evening but everyone was wore out. So I am excited. WHY???? for a few things???
When Mariano was in the states, hardly ever got sick and although he might kill me but he hardly ever got diarrhea. Like diarrhea as in pure, pure liquid diarrhea. Not to be disgusting!!! But since he has been gone he has gotten several times and bathrooms are hard to find when you are away from home. Quite common to find someone sitting beside of the road and if there is a public bathroom then usually you have to pay. So it has been difficult with Mariano and although I do feel for him, I do laugh on the phone because it is hilarious. But yesterday he said that he felt weak, had diarrhea and was freezing. This morning he was to go to town to get his birth certificate and a copy of Chapito's. He left early because you have to stand in line and it is first come first serve. You feel out a form, show ID and come back that evening and pick it up because they have to type the information on the form. The old typewriters....nothing electronically. Thank God for the USA. So Mariano gets up and stands in line, has to leave the line because he has to go to the bathroom. He didn't eat or drink anything during the night because he didn't want to have to go hunt a bathroom. So back in line, waits a few minutes, has to leave again and he keeps loosing his spot. Back in line for a 3rd time and he said something goes wrong in the office and they turn people away!!! He said that if he had stayed where he was at then he would have gotten seen. He just has bad luck since he has been over there. I did laugh but he informed me that it was not funny!!! So his brother in law can't watch the store tomorrow during lunch time so Mariano said that he might be able to get it in the morning and come back in the evening. Just has to wait and see.
So Mariano and I have just been going through a dark tunnel since we last saw each other. Kind of been depressed and have both felt that God wasn't around although we knew that he was. However, I got blessed with a song that some of us girls learnt last night. I thought it would be an easy song, however I think we tried singing it in every key before we found one that worked!!! But finally we got one, I think it would mean more to Mariano if he actually heard the song. But I was encouraged by the song He will Carry me. Because I'm tired of walking this trial!!! So Mariano has been down because he hasn't felt like God had talked to him and what not. Mariano said that his prayers seem to never get answered and just being discouraged. Yesterday he is going home and it is raining. He didn't have an umbrella and didn't want to walk in the mud going up the mountain to home. So on the bus ride he starts praying that the Lord would stop the rain. He said it just kept raining and they stopped at his bus stop, he got out, and the rain stopped. It didn't rain again that day!!! Mariano said he just started crying up the mountain and he got home and his Dad asked what was the matter. So Mariano got to witness to his Dad. Mariano called me this morning telling me all this and to let me know that God was still on his throne. God knows what we need and when we need it.
I guess I know that a church service is coming but Mariano is by himself and that would get lonely spiritually but I am so thankful that he is encouraged!!! He is still sick and went home to lay down but God has answered prayer because I have been praying that God would speak to Mariano! Thank you God!!!!

He will carry me

And even though I'm walking through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of him
whose love will comfort me
and when all hope is gone and I've been wounded in the battle
he is all the strength that i will ever need
he will carry me

That is the song that I have been singing the past couple of days. I particularly do not like being around depressed people and it sometimes gets on my nerves. I have never really been depressed and when I do get sad I usually get up and do something. However I know that we have to let our stress out because we can't keep it all in side.
So where am I going with this.....I really don't know how much of this I can handle. I have never had a nervous break down but I feel like it could easily happen. I was talking to Mariano last Friday night. We talked for an hour and I was helpless because all he did was cry. Mariano said that he had no one to talk to there. Mariano said he missed church so much. I gave him a CD and he said he was excited because he remembers the strength that he would get from services. So he said he was feeling low and got the CD out. He started listening and he said he just knew he would get strength and encouragement from it. However, wherever my luggage went when it got lost, I guess it scratched the CD because he couldn't tell anything not even who was singing. So Mariano said he just cried more. Mariano said that he reads his bible but he just feels like he has been cut off. Mariano was questioning if he had done the right thing or not or should he just stayed and hoped that they would legalize him. So I am crying on the phone too because I know exactly what he is saying. I asked him if he ever felt like finding a field or a place in the woods where no one was around and just scream til our voice was gone. He laughed and said yes. I have felt like that several times!!!! But you know I have the song up above several times and sung along but never knew what I was singing till last week. But I think that was God's planning. Yea, our battle looks dim and moving to Guatemala is not out of the picture totally. I have never felt like God would never have me move there. I don't want to think that but we still have to think of that option and yes it would kill me. But I didn't the words to give to Mariano Friday night other than to just cry with him. But Saturday I got up and was singing this song again and knew that I had to remember the what God has done in the past. God allowed mini-victories in this long trial and that there were several times that Mariano could have gotten departed. We have to think on those things. The song goes on to say that He never said it would be easy, But he said he would see me through the storm.
Sometimes when I go through trials I wonder how does God know what we are really feeling or did Jesus go through a trial similar to mine so that he could talk to God? But Bro Ken prayed with me one Sunday morning, I think last Sunday morning, but he said that Jesus knew what separation was because he suffered it being away from God. Although father and son vs. husband and wife, the relationship is different but he can relate to it.
Mariano and I both agreed that the last trip was good to see each other because we had changed and I do feel like it was needed, however the strength that we had to carry us through before that, we are having a hard time finding it. Even though we know where it is and we are continuing to seek it, it is has been a hard two weeks. Mariano's work is slow so he has a lot on his mind and has time to think. He said that there has been several times that he has just cried and his nephew who sometimes stays there with him, just comes over and gives him a hug.
I am so ready for this trial to end.....I said jokingly to Mariano, that if I know what I knew now that I probably would not have given him a second chance when we were dating. Mariano and I did split up. Surprisingly we both fell for each other on the rebound then split up then realized that we did actually love one another. But did I ever know what was ahead of me......but it is in God' planning.......

Why?????

I often find myself asking that question several times. Today I am asking that question to my lawyer who seems to be ignoring me!!! I guess that it would not make me so mad if I hadn't paid any money but considering that I have some money tied up.....but how long does it take to approve a statement on when Mariano entered and existed the country???? It has been on her desk since Monday morning, you would think that she could have looked at it then. I guess we will just have to keep praying!!! It would be different if it was her husband!!!

VBS seems to be going good. Sometimes it is hard to communicate with the older kids because they are getting older and feel like sometimes that we ask them to do stupid things. But I remember that age too. But the only problem that I have is getting out of the way and letting Hannah take more part in it. I am going to try getting out of the way because we are there to work together and believe it or not I don't always like being in control. Most of the time yes but then you get a bad name for yourself when it comes to working with other people.

Need to make a menu for Sunday. Have no idea what to do about that!!!! I just hope we have enough food. I think I am going to ask everyone to just take their dish home and wash it their selves so we can all go home and rest between services. Bad idea???

Catching up again!!!

I thought that I would blog about our trip to Guatemala briefly:

Thursday

• couldn't go to bed until midnight
• woke up at 2:00 excited but wasn't supposed to get up til 3
• 3:15 we are packing the car, go out Scott's, HE IS STILL IN THE BED!?!?!
• Got him up and got packed so we are already 15-20 minutes late but we think we will be good on the time....WRONG
• got to the airport and I think half of East NC decided to fly Delta that day. Got there and there was a long line, stood in line, got to the Kiosk and it wouldn't take our passports because I didn't put the middle initial on the tickets and our passports called out the middle initial - was never a problem before so why now????
• So we had to go to the "Special Service" line which was long as well. There was 2 Indian families that were going home to visit their family. They each had 4 kids and I believe everyone had 3-4 bags a piece that had to check in. The first family went by quickly and then the second had problems because their bags weighed more than 50 lbs. So they had to start unpacking and repacking. We arrived at the airport at 5:15 and got cleared from security at 6:15.
• arrive at our terminal and we are informed that there is a gate change. So we find our gate and they inform us that something went wrong with the battery and they were going to have to fly the parts in from Atlanta. Our plane that was scheduled to leave at 7:15 was now delayed til 9:45 and it could be later. Our connecting flight in Atlanta was leaving at 9:35 so we were going to miss that plane all together. Next time I will take the flight that leaves at 6:15 and take my chances. I didn't want to get up that early. Although something was wrong with that plane too that was the reason for the gate changed but they did depart like an hour later which would have been okay but no one from that plane changed tickets. So we stay in line AGAIN, so we can find out what we can do about getting to Guatemala. I just start crying. I told the Delta personnel that I HAD TO GET TO GUATEMALA!!! I began explaining why. So there was a group in front of us that were going to Guatemala and they had 11 in their party so we were going to see if they would hold the plane but Delta wouldn't because he would mess up more schedules. So we find a flight from Miami to Guatemala that had enough for both parties but we needed to find a flight to Miami. I have hope but still am crying. There are two flight to Miami, the first flight to leave at 1:00 and it had 12 seats so since the mission group was in front of us they had first choice and they took that plane. The next flight would be at 4:30 and lets hope that nothing is wrong with that plane. So from Delta we switched to US Air. So majority of Thursday we spent at Charlotte Douglas Airport. If you need to know anything about it, let me know!
• So here we are hanging out and I am getting tired so I decide to lay down. Mom and Dad and Scott are tired at this point, Aydan is too but he is to curious to find out what we are doing to be still. So I sit him on my lap and put my arms around him so that I know that he will not move. He begins to fall asleep and I wake up to my Dad putting Aydan down on my chest. He said that Aydan was dosing off and would wake up because he was falling. So I can't get comfortable so we move to the FLOOR!!! Yes I didn't care at that time. I dressed up for Mariano because he asked me too, fixed my hair so that he would look good and I just got to the point to where I said forget and however I look when he picks me up is just how I look!!! So Aydan and I are sleeping on the floor when I hear someone say, "Are you okay down there????'" It was an middle aged man from Amsterdam that was concerned because we hadn't moved. Um, hello we are sleeping can you not tell that we are breathing???? So I wake up and we have an hour long discussion while Mom, Dad and Scott are on the other end of the row talking. Somebody come and save me, Aydan was a sleep so I didn't to wake him up. So this guy, I forget his name, says that he needs to go buy his wife some perfume so he gets up and leaves and tell me that he will see me later. WHATEVER, so I turn around because I had pulled my clothes out to cover Aydan and me and there layed my underwear for everyone to see!!! So I thought is that why you were talking to me????
• We go and get lunch while Mariano calls me, I had already called him and let him know that we were going to be delayed and somehow God would get us there!!! But Mariano calls to say that the van that we had reserved, the guy that reserved the van left and didn't properly do the paperwork and the van was rented to someone else. The only large car they have is for 7 people. We need room for our luggage so we only had room for 5 people and it was going to be tight!!!! So I start calling around places, I did reinforce the fact that if I had a laptop with me that it would be easier to get a car!!! But I think that went in one ear of Mariano's and right out the other ear!
• We decide to take the 7 passenger car which I liked. It was a 2007 Hyundai. Loved it!!! Ready for one!!!! Really really want one!!!
• So here we go to Miami, have 45 minutes to meet our connected flight and neither of us has been in this airport. So I inform them that we do not have time for potty breaks when we get off to use the bathroom on the plane. Everyone does so we get off and we are walking out butts off! Not as big as Atlanta but bigger than Charlotte. Huge, we were on concourse J and had to get to Concourse E. There are no shuttle buses so we had to walk....Aydan is tired and wants to be carried! This is when I am thankful for Paw-Paw!!!
• Get to the gate and they are only 4 people in line for boarding. Everyone else has boarded!!! We have now switched to American Airlines which is having problems reading our tickets. So they just grab our tickets and tell us to get on that they will enter them in manually.
• Aydan and I are sat seperately so we have to wait for everyone to be sitted. We find two seats together and sit down. Off to Guatemala and we were all thinking, I just hope our luggage made it because we barely did!!!
• Almost landing and we are seeing lightning across the sky. Not good news considering a week to two weeks ago there was a plane crash. We land safely Thank the Lord. Pass thru immigration get to our luggage. Find Mom and Dads and waited for the rest, never showed up that night!!!! So we file a claim and go out to see Mariano. Crying again because luggage is gone and I had packed new clothes that I had purchased to show off to Mariano some that were for his eyse only!!! I had packed clothes for Aydan with his favorite pajamas. So I was dissapointed!
• Get outside and see Mariano and he is DARK!!! But the highlight of the day was having Aydan stop dead in his tracks infront of me. I walk around to see his face because I know that he has seen his daddy and he screams DADDY and takes off running. I have to pick up his little bag with his stuff in it. So I was happy..
• Stop at McDonalds for supper and head to the convent where Mariano's sister Veronica stays. Scott bites into his chicken mcnugget only to find out that it isn't cooked all the way. Mom has the same problem. We say call it a night and lets go to bed...BTW it is really hot with no air conditioner!!!!