Watermelon Basketball Tournament

Alan has been coaching these kids all year.  It's a big thing among the 6th graders as the classes compete against each other for the honor of winning the prized WATERMELON.  After playing four games total, they won in the final game by ONE point.  I could not be there as I would have just screamed my head off. I was there for the first game and did just that. So, I stayed home and kept the kids in prayer. Alan asked these kids to pray before the game.  Most of the kids are not believers, but they love Alan.  So, to finally win was such a joyous occasion.  These past two days have been really hot, so they are going to enjoy that watermelon. They earned it.  And they earned the 'right' to be NUMBER ONE! 

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The Wilderness Experience

The Uniform!

The Pose!
Isaiah left this morning for his wilderness experience outing with all 7th and 8th graders. What will they be doing?  Cooking for themselves... sleeping in tents... having paint ball fights... being outdoors... You get the idea!  They are not going to be sleeping much, but they are going to have fun, fun, fun. He will be back on Friday afternoon -- happy and exhausted.  I miss him. We all do.  This is his first time away from "home".  I know God is with Him!
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Out and About

The View

The bike trail by our house

We rode from Neihu to Danhsui and back!
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A New Hobby

Love this length!



Maybe I will go for a shorter cut next time!

Great style for running as it is getting hot here!

What is my new hobby?  Can you guess from the pictures I have posted?  My new hobby is CUTTING MY OWN HAIR!!!!  Really!!!  I have been cutting Alan's hair for the past 24 years. I also cut Isaiah's hair. I trim Abby's hair WHEN she lets me. And although hair cuts are fairly inexpensive here (only about 4US$ and no need to tip!) the hairstylists just won't do what I ask of them. So, about three weeks ago, I started to experiment with cutting my own hair.  And yesterday, while everyone was out, I set everything up at home and went to work. I love the results. What do you think?

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The Kids' Rooms

Abby got her new furniture and it looks so great. Her room seems much bigger and she loves having her L-shaped desk. We hung her bulletin board and pictures. The first two photos are of Isaiah's room now that the pictures are hung... and YES, we found that basketball hoop in the trash. We got it cleaned up and "fixed" and now it's in his room. Needless to say, he loves his room as well. And we can have a guest stay overnight as Isaiah has the bunk beds set up. We are thinking about purchasing an extra bed that goes under Abby's bed. Then we can have more people over! Of course, it would be even better to have a 7-bedroom house!!!!

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Finally!

We finally hung up all the pictures and the house looks great.

And Abby's room is also finished.

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