Well we have been somewhat anxiously waiting for news from the Guatemala team who left on Friday morning, reminding ourselves that no news is good news. We have just heard from them - and it is good news!!! I will just "copy and paste" the letter that Craig Kraft , their team leader wrote as it is easier than me summarizing it. It sounds like quite the adventure and actually made me cry...so blessed to go to a church that sees the value in giving kids this kind of opportunity.
Our mission trip is off to a great start. Edwin has a full schedule for us. Yesterday we traveled the long 300 km from Guatemala city to Huehuetenango and after a quick meal we were off to a rural church where we led the whole service. Bethany and Jon did a great job with their Spanish and the whole team formed a choir and sang in English and Spanish. Brian Dodds and Phil Grierson shared testimonies and I shared a message with Edwin translating. About 50 people had walked up to two hours for the service. I was so proud ot the team. The were tired and nervous but they all jumped right in and did a great job with the service. Today we drove two hours up into a tiny village where many of the people had never seen white people before. The road was very steep and at times we had to get out and walk because the van was out of power. When we arrived The little building was packed and there were people gathered outside of every door and window. Our team did the whole service. Jon Harris led worship. The team did special music and worship team. Bethany did a children's story and song. Tessa Remple and Bethany Newfelt shared testimonies and I shared a Gospel Message and gave an invitation with over 20 people praying to receive Christ. It was very exciting because our group had attracted so many new visitors to the church. It was hard to estimate with people inside and outside, but probably about 100 people were there, not including us.
We have not had internet here in Huehue and tomorrow we head out to the coffee plantation for 4 days. We will be doing some work on the church building that SDBC started previously. We will be doing three 1 day kids camps, and we are painting a pastors house. Weather permitting, Edwin may hold some evangelistic meetings on a couple evenings. Next weekend we will lead the service at a larger church in HueHue.
Everyone is doing well. A few have been car sick and a couple have already experienced diarhea. It is very high altitude here. Today we were at over 10000 ft, and tomorrow we will be headed to over 11,000 feet. Please continue to pray for health and that the Lord will continue to reveal himself to and through our team. You can be proud of every one of them.
Me again...I wonder what they are going to do on the coffee farm....hmm! So glad to get this update and already I can't wait for the next one. Your prayers are much appreciated... for safety, souls and sickness - notice how he doesn't say "who" has the diarhea or car sickness. Craig is an experience Missions guy who works for Outreach Canada - so blessed to have him as their leader!
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The Weatherly Report - Part One
Based on the fact that the title of my blog is the Weatherly Report I thought I should update you on the weather once in awhile. The joke in our family is that when we are with the Crocker side we talk about food and when we are with the Weatherly side we talk about weather! So in all fairness I will have to make sure a do an entry about food too! But for now on with the weather….
For anyone not following the weather…New York has been going through a pretty intense heat wave. In the 90's most days and breaking into the 100s occasionally with high humidity. The subway has a unique way of making the above ground humidity not seem so bad because it is VERY thick underground …until of course you get onto one of the subways which are all air conditioned. Even when walking about above ground you can always cool off by stepping indoors as most places are thankfully air-conditioned. Ironically this means it is a good idea to bring a light sweater with you most times.
I must say that I have never sweat as much …except perhaps if I go as far back as my basketball days! But I am certainly not exerting the same kind of energy either despite the miles of walking and endless subway stairs.
Vancouver always gets a bad rap for rain but we have NEVER been drenched by flash rain/thunderstorms in Vancouver like we have here. I guess the heat together with the high humidity rallies up thunder clouds that loom and let loose every once in awhile. Being with Katy has truly made this experience a joy as she just says, "Oh Mama, it's just rain, isn't it fun - let's just run!" And off we run hand in hand through the puddles, getting soaked to the skin while others are huddled underneath the awnings to wait it out. The first time it happened she even added a song from one of our favourite Broadway musicals "Singing in the Rain"! Got love that girl :)
As I type this I watch my clock as I need to go pick her up soon hoping the worst of this latest thunder storm will end soon because while she loves the rain she could do without the thunder and lightening that comes with it! And wow what a show this storm has put on - hail included!
So I head out - this time armed with rain jacket, umbrellas and water sandals!
Well all I can say is who needs to go to Bikram Yoga when you can go into the intense humidity of an underground subway in a thunderstorm !!! Crazy puddles of water, dripping ceilings and crowds of people backing up the exits to keep out of the rain. Crazy!
By the time I get Katy the worst is over and we decide to walk in the rain to avoid one subway station as we are on a mission to get home as soon as possible to get ready for the weather on the streets of London on Broadway!
For anyone not following the weather…New York has been going through a pretty intense heat wave. In the 90's most days and breaking into the 100s occasionally with high humidity. The subway has a unique way of making the above ground humidity not seem so bad because it is VERY thick underground …until of course you get onto one of the subways which are all air conditioned. Even when walking about above ground you can always cool off by stepping indoors as most places are thankfully air-conditioned. Ironically this means it is a good idea to bring a light sweater with you most times.
I must say that I have never sweat as much …except perhaps if I go as far back as my basketball days! But I am certainly not exerting the same kind of energy either despite the miles of walking and endless subway stairs.
Vancouver always gets a bad rap for rain but we have NEVER been drenched by flash rain/thunderstorms in Vancouver like we have here. I guess the heat together with the high humidity rallies up thunder clouds that loom and let loose every once in awhile. Being with Katy has truly made this experience a joy as she just says, "Oh Mama, it's just rain, isn't it fun - let's just run!" And off we run hand in hand through the puddles, getting soaked to the skin while others are huddled underneath the awnings to wait it out. The first time it happened she even added a song from one of our favourite Broadway musicals "Singing in the Rain"! Got love that girl :)
As I type this I watch my clock as I need to go pick her up soon hoping the worst of this latest thunder storm will end soon because while she loves the rain she could do without the thunder and lightening that comes with it! And wow what a show this storm has put on - hail included!
So I head out - this time armed with rain jacket, umbrellas and water sandals!
Well all I can say is who needs to go to Bikram Yoga when you can go into the intense humidity of an underground subway in a thunderstorm !!! Crazy puddles of water, dripping ceilings and crowds of people backing up the exits to keep out of the rain. Crazy!
By the time I get Katy the worst is over and we decide to walk in the rain to avoid one subway station as we are on a mission to get home as soon as possible to get ready for the weather on the streets of London on Broadway!
Monday, July 16, 2012
I Wonder?
I wake up wondering…..wondering what awaits us on the streets of NYC this morning?
What type of music will be echoing in the hollow corridors of the tile-lined subway tunnels?
Will it be the smooth melodic voice of the rhythmic guitar player, the high pitched but practiced symphonic sound of the opera singer or will it be the well trained classical pieces of the young duo on cello and violin or the black dread-locked rhythm genius who can make over-turned empty white buckets come to life.
We have met them all within the endless maze of tunnels. What we didn't expect was how there is an uncanny politeness in their peddling and are amazed at how many NYorkers pull out their bills to show their appreciation…a thank you we suppose for how their music breaks the otherwise mundane sounds of the subway.
What kind of artists will be demonstrating their practiced craft before the crowd in hopes of selling another treasured piece?
We somehow aren't quite as impressed with the artists. Some are trying …perhaps it is better than they could sing…or play an instrument… There are some good ones…like the man in Battery Park how sprays sillouhettes of the New York city skyline with cans of spray paint, or the numerous well practiced caracture artists in Central Park, or the sand mural artist in Union Station..so wished we would have gone back later that evening to see his final creation.
Which of the homeless will be out with their "Please help me" signs characteristically printed in black felt on cardboard?
There are the older men in wheelchairs often with one leg or those with crutches shaking their cups for change….there are the mysterious young girls always sitting in the same spots in the subway with sleeping toddlers in their arms with their cardboard signs written in English but who claim to know none and the middle aged men in the downtown streets with stories of lost jobs, no home and no money but $4.00 Starbucks drinks sitting beside their tattered collection cups.
I fall asleep wondering …which one of these adults was once a kid...
Who was always tapping their desks or humming - driving everyone else crazy?
or
Who filled the sides of their pages with doodles when they were supposed to be doing their school work?
or
Who were the risk takers who needed someone to come alongside them to see them through to the end?
Instead , might we have been guilty of trying to make them into someone they weren't?
I wonder?
What type of music will be echoing in the hollow corridors of the tile-lined subway tunnels?
Will it be the smooth melodic voice of the rhythmic guitar player, the high pitched but practiced symphonic sound of the opera singer or will it be the well trained classical pieces of the young duo on cello and violin or the black dread-locked rhythm genius who can make over-turned empty white buckets come to life.
We have met them all within the endless maze of tunnels. What we didn't expect was how there is an uncanny politeness in their peddling and are amazed at how many NYorkers pull out their bills to show their appreciation…a thank you we suppose for how their music breaks the otherwise mundane sounds of the subway.
What kind of artists will be demonstrating their practiced craft before the crowd in hopes of selling another treasured piece?
We somehow aren't quite as impressed with the artists. Some are trying …perhaps it is better than they could sing…or play an instrument… There are some good ones…like the man in Battery Park how sprays sillouhettes of the New York city skyline with cans of spray paint, or the numerous well practiced caracture artists in Central Park, or the sand mural artist in Union Station..so wished we would have gone back later that evening to see his final creation.
Which of the homeless will be out with their "Please help me" signs characteristically printed in black felt on cardboard?
There are the older men in wheelchairs often with one leg or those with crutches shaking their cups for change….there are the mysterious young girls always sitting in the same spots in the subway with sleeping toddlers in their arms with their cardboard signs written in English but who claim to know none and the middle aged men in the downtown streets with stories of lost jobs, no home and no money but $4.00 Starbucks drinks sitting beside their tattered collection cups.
I fall asleep wondering …which one of these adults was once a kid...
Who was always tapping their desks or humming - driving everyone else crazy?
or
Who filled the sides of their pages with doodles when they were supposed to be doing their school work?
or
Who were the risk takers who needed someone to come alongside them to see them through to the end?
Instead , might we have been guilty of trying to make them into someone they weren't?
I wonder?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Today - Three Days Ago
Well I am continuing on my semi-planned days. Here is what they generally look like.
I have one set destination - today (Monday) it was a dance store in Queens to pick up two pairs of pointe shoes for Katy. It is about a 20 minute subway ride and one transfer to a 15 minute bus ride. Of course I walk the wrong way after getting off the subway but who knew!? I've learned to not walk far before asking someone and just look at it as getting more exercise or finding something new! This is the first bus I've taken so I was a little unsure if I could use my subway metro pass but I could!
After picking up her pointe shoes I got some great advice from the employees to take a different bus and subway to get back to Manhatten. It turns out that there is not much to see or do in Queens which is a "borough" known for having one of the most ethnically diverse populations in North America including 81 different nationalities and 170 different languages!
I recognize the area from when we drove in the shuttle from the airport. The ongoing buildings of brick remind me of Toronto except the houses are considerably smaller. So I took the Q17 towards Flushing which is supposed to lead me to Flushing Meadows where the US Open takes place. Now that is cool! Being the tennis player I am …or once was!
But as I get to what seems to be the end of the line, everyone is getting off and there is an old medieval looking church I would like to see so I get off too. No Flushing Meadows this time :( Maybe I will come back.
After a quick peek in the church I walk back a few blocks through the craziest China Town like district I have ever experienced. Bright signs cluttered everywhere - people everywhere - umbrellas for shade from the sun everywhere.
Why am I walking back? To get a picture for my homeschooling science group of boys of an amazingly nice series of art work of "mitosis" on the side of a public library. Or is it "meiosis"? Will let the boys figure it out:) Yes I know it sounds strange but there it was in all 7 stages in gold relief and engraving! Only in New York City I'd say!
Good thing I got off because the #7 "above ground" subway was right there which took me back to Manhatten and gave me new view I hadn't seen before including the most randomly planned section of graffiti I had seen yet! I must figure out how to post my photos!
I came up at Bryant Park which is a huge park that was hiding behind the NYCity library. After a quick peruse I hopped another subway which brought me over the Manhatten bridge into Brooklyn only because I was over interested in the Bryant Park activity guide. And once again I found something I would have never found had I been more on the ball with where I was going…lol! It was a city market set up in renovate shipping containers - now there's an idea for Terry's boss who has developed his float home marina using storage containers! Most of them were closed because it was Monday and by now I'm getting used to businesses not being open when you want them to be so I'm back over the bridge for a short stop at the apartment before I pick up Katy!
Well not everyday this week has been like this one three days ago - but one thing has been the same - the weather - hot and sunny!
I have one set destination - today (Monday) it was a dance store in Queens to pick up two pairs of pointe shoes for Katy. It is about a 20 minute subway ride and one transfer to a 15 minute bus ride. Of course I walk the wrong way after getting off the subway but who knew!? I've learned to not walk far before asking someone and just look at it as getting more exercise or finding something new! This is the first bus I've taken so I was a little unsure if I could use my subway metro pass but I could!
After picking up her pointe shoes I got some great advice from the employees to take a different bus and subway to get back to Manhatten. It turns out that there is not much to see or do in Queens which is a "borough" known for having one of the most ethnically diverse populations in North America including 81 different nationalities and 170 different languages!
I recognize the area from when we drove in the shuttle from the airport. The ongoing buildings of brick remind me of Toronto except the houses are considerably smaller. So I took the Q17 towards Flushing which is supposed to lead me to Flushing Meadows where the US Open takes place. Now that is cool! Being the tennis player I am …or once was!
But as I get to what seems to be the end of the line, everyone is getting off and there is an old medieval looking church I would like to see so I get off too. No Flushing Meadows this time :( Maybe I will come back.
After a quick peek in the church I walk back a few blocks through the craziest China Town like district I have ever experienced. Bright signs cluttered everywhere - people everywhere - umbrellas for shade from the sun everywhere.
Why am I walking back? To get a picture for my homeschooling science group of boys of an amazingly nice series of art work of "mitosis" on the side of a public library. Or is it "meiosis"? Will let the boys figure it out:) Yes I know it sounds strange but there it was in all 7 stages in gold relief and engraving! Only in New York City I'd say!
Good thing I got off because the #7 "above ground" subway was right there which took me back to Manhatten and gave me new view I hadn't seen before including the most randomly planned section of graffiti I had seen yet! I must figure out how to post my photos!
I came up at Bryant Park which is a huge park that was hiding behind the NYCity library. After a quick peruse I hopped another subway which brought me over the Manhatten bridge into Brooklyn only because I was over interested in the Bryant Park activity guide. And once again I found something I would have never found had I been more on the ball with where I was going…lol! It was a city market set up in renovate shipping containers - now there's an idea for Terry's boss who has developed his float home marina using storage containers! Most of them were closed because it was Monday and by now I'm getting used to businesses not being open when you want them to be so I'm back over the bridge for a short stop at the apartment before I pick up Katy!
Well not everyday this week has been like this one three days ago - but one thing has been the same - the weather - hot and sunny!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Which way is Up?
For those of you who don't know - both Katy and I are a bit directional challenged. Needless to say this has put us on high alert in our figuring out the New York Subway system. And let me tell you people it requires more than a knowledge of lefts and rights. It is about "uptowns" and "downtowns" and which level of the system you need…requiring stairs - lots of stairs. Then once you board you may be sitting backwards , sideways or forwards to the direction the train is moving . Finally when you arrive at your destination the stairs exiting will either be in the direction your going or against. And then there are usually multiple ways to exit onto the street especially in the main stations - Union Square being one of them. Like gophers popping our heads out of the various tunnel options, I think we have tried every tunnel at Union Square :) There is one that is closest to ABT and for the record and my own mental pathway it is Broadway and 16th! Did you hear that brain - 16th! Until we learned the street names it seemed like we came up a different way every time. The subway is only a one minute walk and one stop from our apartment - then transfer to another for one stop and if you transfer in the right direction and come up the right tunnel the entire trip takes only about 15-20 minutes!
What we have learned is that Greenwich Village, where we are staying, and anything towards the Staten Island Ferry and Financial District is "Downtown" and anytime we want to go to American Ballet Theater, Time Square or Central Park we follow "Uptown" signs. This all may sound simple enough but in the first week when you are down in the bellows of the subway station with the pulsating drone of the ever stopping and starting subway trains thick with the humid summer air mixed with the musical overtone of the musical buskers - these little things are important! And just when you think you have it all figured out you decide to be brave and take a number or letter that is going in the same direction that the subway you usually take only to discover that it is an "express" and doesn't stop at the same stops you are used to or happens to be a line than turns before you get to the spot you wanted on the map.
Anyways back to my story - we walked in the wrong direction towards the Staten Island Ferry but in the end it worked out to our benefit as we discovered Pier 17 which had a lovely boardwalk overlooking Brooklyn and a seaport that was only a short ways from the Brooklyn Bridge. This has been one of the bonuses of not being sure where we are going - we often end up discovering something that we weren't looking for!
After snacking on some New York fries along the boardwalk, we wound our way along towards the tip of Manhatten until we joined up with hundreds of others to board the free Staten Island Ferry for our free viewing of Lady Liberty. Once on the other side we had decided to have dinner, so attempted to search out a Carribean Restaurant recommended on the tourist info once we landed. Well it turned out to be closed and not much to see in the area left of the ferry….so I guess it doesn't always work out and we decided next time we go to Staten Island we will try walking right!
What we have learned is that Greenwich Village, where we are staying, and anything towards the Staten Island Ferry and Financial District is "Downtown" and anytime we want to go to American Ballet Theater, Time Square or Central Park we follow "Uptown" signs. This all may sound simple enough but in the first week when you are down in the bellows of the subway station with the pulsating drone of the ever stopping and starting subway trains thick with the humid summer air mixed with the musical overtone of the musical buskers - these little things are important! And just when you think you have it all figured out you decide to be brave and take a number or letter that is going in the same direction that the subway you usually take only to discover that it is an "express" and doesn't stop at the same stops you are used to or happens to be a line than turns before you get to the spot you wanted on the map.
Anyways back to my story - we walked in the wrong direction towards the Staten Island Ferry but in the end it worked out to our benefit as we discovered Pier 17 which had a lovely boardwalk overlooking Brooklyn and a seaport that was only a short ways from the Brooklyn Bridge. This has been one of the bonuses of not being sure where we are going - we often end up discovering something that we weren't looking for!
After snacking on some New York fries along the boardwalk, we wound our way along towards the tip of Manhatten until we joined up with hundreds of others to board the free Staten Island Ferry for our free viewing of Lady Liberty. Once on the other side we had decided to have dinner, so attempted to search out a Carribean Restaurant recommended on the tourist info once we landed. Well it turned out to be closed and not much to see in the area left of the ferry….so I guess it doesn't always work out and we decided next time we go to Staten Island we will try walking right!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Ghost Town - Down Town
Saturday was the day to head further downtown Manhatten. We heading out on the downtown subway to take the Staten Island Ferry and see the Statue of Liberty. Once again a friendly New Yorker gave us a few tips before we embarked complete with a fun exaggerated New Yorker accent at the end that made us laugh. And thanks to another mom and daughter team from Katy's dance studio who came to ABT last year we have this set of New York City walks and a little fold out map so despite not really having a plan we never really feel lost. We came up out of the subway in "Financial District" so we shuffled through our cards until we saw a walk we could join up with. We quickly connected up with the Wall Street walk and soon discover that the Financial District sleeps on a Saturday. Where are all the business people in suits with their lap top bags? I thought they were work-a-holics who worked on the weekends! We are sure that Vancouver does not have this ghost town feeling on a Saturday. Maybe it is because shopping and skyscrapers are more mixed in downtown Vancouver? Even the little shops …one which held the shoes Katy was looking for for only $9.99 were all closed!! The only hubbub was created by the mass of tourists climbing up to take a photo by a statue of George Washington just down the street from one of the Trump buildings and adjacent to the New York Stock Exchange which was adorned with a huge United States Flag - probably for the upcoming July 4th celebrations. So we "occupy Wall Street" on a bench and eat our salads I packed for lunch. Soon we find ourselves merging into another walking card - the Ground Zero walk. Within minutes , two groups of 6 security guards came running towards us with urgent and serious faces adding to the drama of the area - never did find out what that was all about! i'm sure that area will forever be on high alert. The first place we went to was the church that stood unscathed despite sitting in such close proximity to the towers. Truely amazing that this church survived to become a refuge for the many injured and rescue personnel. ..it was hard to keep the tears back. I had heard about this but to be inside and see and read the memorial items was overwhelming. I remember being in our little townhouse in Ladner in the upstairs room when the kids were just little watching the second plane hit. Never really thought I would come to visit. We didn't stay too long in the area as we plan to book a tour of Ground Zero on another day. After trying to guess which were the new towers that were being built, and reapplying sunscreen in a nice shaded sitting area, we headed towards the Staten Island ferry…or at least we thought we did!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Only in New York City...
We've only been here three full days now and I venture to say that...
Only in New York City can you...
1. Rely on the locals to offer assistance whenever you have a map in your hand and a puzzled look on your face.
2. Eat a complete supper buffet at 9:30 in the morning….don't worry I didn't! And I wish I would have at least taken a picture.
3. Find your favourite Starbucks mini chocolate peanut butter cupcake on steroids…no it wasn't in a Starbucks.
4. Get soaked to the skin in a matter of minutes by a deluge of rain giving the Grizzly River Run at Disneyland a run for its money…I've never experienced this in Vancoouver either.
5. Wear your too high white ankle socks and not feel geeky!
6. Honk your car horn and be fined $350.
7. Increase the hours in your day by walking with the New Yorkers across the streets against the red "No Walk" hand...instead of feeling silly as you are left standing on the curb by yourself.
8. Not allow your kids to splash in the puddles….it may not be water :(
9. Use the Empire State Building for your landmark to find the NYC library.
10. Shop in a stylish dress shop for brand new clothes where the prices are cheaper than your thrift stores at home …well not all of them are this way but still…
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Waking Up in New York City
Well my Sleeping Beauty kept true to her name as she drifted off to sleep on the plane in the middle of our 4 hour plane flight to New York yesterday. Would have made an even better story if she had been sewing her ribbons on her pointe shoes and poked herself with the needle! We left at two in the morning and our faithful "Little Blue" got us to Seattle without incident just before 5. Plane ride went smooth , with the exception of poor and expensive food choices and being locked out of the food places once we got our luggage. Note to self for the plane ride home - pack snacks!
So cool to see the whole city from the plane and gave a whole new meaning to watching the The Apprentice. Must figure out how to do a "fast forward" video of one of our days :) The shuttle from the airport gave us quite the tour of the city already. We arrived at 7:30 at an amazing apartment in downtown Manhatten for our first night. I will not attempt to outdo Katy's description of the apartment… you will have to visit her blog - all I can say is that I have heard her describe an apartment like this in her dreams before! It afforded a dance in the high ceiling studio style living room to the song "New York , New York!"
We have now relocated to where we will be for the 5 weeks and it is cozy but comfortable. It was only about a 10 minute walk from the 1st apartment - wow God is good! About to go back to get our last luggage and start preparing for tomorrow's first day at ABT! (American Ballet Theater)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Nifty Fifties
What an amazing day! 3 vans, 18 homeschool moms, 5 birthday girls and 1 Mr. Golden Sun made for a memorable day trip to Whidbey Island and Port Townsend. Expired documents, conversation that waned and "waxed"throughout the day, together with an onslaught of goodies while travelling, lunching and beaching left us laughing and content! So glad that there are still a few of us "younguns" left making it necessary to gather again for another Nifty Fifty celebration!
"We are all here because we are not all there"
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Anticipating the Shows!
Looking forward to seeing a few Ballets that American Ballet Theater will be putting on while we are there.
Will it be "Le Corsaire"? Katy knows three variations from this ballet.
Or La Bayadere? Katy has learned 4 Shades variations and the Gamzatti variation.
Or Swan Lake? She hasn't learned any from Swan Lake yet. Maybe this coming year!
Any bloggers know why I can't space things out better despite leaving spaces between photos and sentences in the draft. And why my text isn't all underneath despite clicking to centre text underneath photo?
Will it be "Le Corsaire"? Katy knows three variations from this ballet.
Or La Bayadere? Katy has learned 4 Shades variations and the Gamzatti variation.
Or Swan Lake? She hasn't learned any from Swan Lake yet. Maybe this coming year!
Any bloggers know why I can't space things out better despite leaving spaces between photos and sentences in the draft. And why my text isn't all underneath despite clicking to centre text underneath photo?
Countdown to New York City
Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be counting down the days till I would be travelling to New York City with one of my children. The dropping of the ball in New York on New Years has been the only "count down" I knew of that related to New York but know in 13 days Katy and I will be flying to New York where she will be attending the American Ballet Theater's Summer Ballet Intensive for five weeks.
So today I determined that I would start practicing blogging so that we can share our experience with friends and family. I will hopefully be trying to add little things here and there in the next 13 days in order to be able to blog quicker once we are there. The first challenge will be to change the photo of us at the Grand Canyon when we travelled to Disneyland with Katy and Deas Island Dance. Can't believe how everyone has changed! The boys will not be coming this time but they will be kept busy with other fun summer stuff and save their money for future travel.
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