Geoffrey's Deployment

It's official.  Geoff is deploying in December to UAE, the United Arab Emirates.  He has to report there Christmas Day, so he will probably leave the UK on or around December 21st.  The deployment is tasked for 6 months.  We will miss him terribly while he is gone (I'm not sure how I will fair, but I know the Lord will be with us).

Here is a site I found with lots of info about UAE:

http://www.emirates.org/about.html

And if you are into Where in the World is Carmen San Diego aka Where in the World is Geoffrey Lorenzo Marrott, here ya go.

Please pray for him and all our troops as well as the troops from other countries fighting for freedom and basic human rights.  I recognize there are many against this war, but these troops are out there risking their lives in service of their countries which boils down to each of us.  Whether we are for or against this war we should support the troops and pray for them and their families.  

Moving Again!

Ok, so now that we are settled, we are moving again.  Not countries, merely houses, but it is another move.  We are excited and nervous.  It will be another transition to get the kids through, but after careful thought and prayer we have decided it is ideal for our family.  

The new house is in the small village of Northwold.  It has four bdrms (all with closets!), 2 1/2 baths, an office, big kitchen w/separate dining room, fireplace in living rm, 2 car garage, huge HUGE lawn, a gardener and a window washer all included in the rent.  The local primary (elementary) school and the nursery school (preschool) share a parking lot and are just at the end of our street.  So, the kids may well come back to America with British accents.

We are so excited.  This house is going to offer us the experiences we wanted when we first moved here, but were unable to find.  Heavenly Father sure is mindful of us and I truly feel that this house is a sign of His hands in our lives.  It is an answer to prayer.

November 1st is our big moving day (tentatively)!  Which is right before Geoff deploys, but hopefully things will all work out.  

Quotes of the Week Vol 3

Ready for this?  Warning: You may want to relieve your bladder before reading, giggling uncontrollably is a possible side effect.

1. The kids had a half-day Friday and thus came home to eat lunch.  Daeglan did not understand the change in routine and cried all the way home on the bus, telling the bus driver:  Take me back.  Why are you starving me?  I need my lunch! 

2.  On learning of our new house and another move, Brody was reluctant, mostly about the school change.  He said to me: Mom, how can I go to a British school?  I'm American, I don't speak English.

3.  The other day driving in the car Emeryss gets it in her head we are going the wrong way. She insisted that we were not headed for home.  I assured her we were.  The following is how our conversation proceeded from there.

Ryss: We are not!

Me: We are too.

Ryss: We are three, we are four, Mom.  We are not two, we are not going home! 

4. For some reason we got on the topic of babies and Mac wanted to know whose tummy everyone was in.  After talking about how I was in Grammie's tummy and Geoff was in Nana's our conversation had this interesting development.

    Mac: Mom, was I in your tummy when I was a baby?

    Me:  Yes, you were in there with Daeglan.

    Mac: Then you threw up.

    Me:  What?

    Mac: I was in your tummy and then you threw up?

    Me:  What?

    Mac: You threw up and then there I was, a cute, new baby.

Quotes of the Week, vol.2

Here we go:

1.  Mac's tooth was loose and he was fiddling with it; "Look mom, my tooth is a door to my mouth, it opens and closes!"

2.  When our snails escaped Mac said, "Oh man, they ran away.  I guess they didn't like us."  To this Brody nonchalantly responds, "They don't wear shoes, Mac.  They can't run."

3.  Daeglan's new favorite phrase, "Da** It!"  I promise he didn't learn that from me!  Well, he might have, but....  I know it's not funny for a five year old to swear, but if you could only hear him with his little speech impediment and all.

*Ok, so I started feeling bad about this one.  He may or may not have picked it up from me or Geoff.  We really don't swear, but things sometimes slip out before the brain can react and close your mouth for you.  Anyway, we are trying to correct this problem.  And he doesn't yell it out, usually just mutters it under his breath so it is barely audible.  Anyway, maybe I should have just deleted this all together.  Great! Now I have guilt. (gotta love the dinosaur on Toy Story)

4.  Emeryss explaining why she cut off all her hair, "It was sticky, Mom.  I had to get it off."

Life's Fun Little Surprises

So life is busy, what else can one say?  I feel like I'm chasing the hands on the clock trying to catch up, but no matter how fast I am, they are faster.  Meantime, I am falling farther and farther behind.  The next time those hands lap me, I'm jumping on!!!

Now, that I have that off my chest....

Anyway, school has started *screams of joy* for Brody at least.  The twins start on Tuesday and are so excited.  Their teachers came to the house this week to meet them, it was fun to see their (the boys) reactions: a little shy, a little excited.

Ok, so since time flies and I don't get on here often enough to give you every detail of our life, thought I'd share a few of  the surprises we've experienced lately. 

Came down stairs to the following last week.

*The best part was she was just letting Brody lead with no objections.  Just let him spin her, twirl her, dip her, drop her.  It was so cute.*

My baby, Mac, lost his first tooth!

*Being that Brody has already lost 5 teeth and had one pulled and Daeglan already knocked out his front two, it wasn't very momentous to the kids.  But this being Mac's first tooth and the twin's first natural tooth loss, it was a big moment for me!*

We got to experience some great beauties in nature!

*there is a rainbow in the above picture,  can't see it very well at this size, but it's there.*

*We also had pet snails for about a day, but they all escaped in my kitchen and I still haven't found one of them!  We found them up at Weeting Castle last weekend when we went for picnic.  They were stuck all over the trees.  We brought four home, but after the little escaping incident we let them loose.*

And my biggest most recent surprise...

Emeryss butchered her hair!!!

I had to fix it somehow!  Here is what I came up with. 

She now has a cute pixie cut.  You can still see the bald patch,

but it's not as drastic!

And thus we see, life is full of fun surprises!

Quotes of the week!

Ok, so my kids say some of the funniest things I have ever heard and I thought, why not share!

So I am going to try and do a Quotes of the Week, just to prove just how crazy this clan is.

There are too many things to choose from this week, so this first one might include some past quotes that aren't quite as recent.  But as this is my blog, I can do what I want....

1.  Brody (about a year ago)- "Mom, when I grow up will I have a chest like yours, cause I really want to?"

2.  Mac (under heavy sedation for stitches last winter)- crying and crying he says, "My brain is too small, I can't move my arms."  to my friend Traci who was with us and laughing hysterically at him "Naughty, Naughty, Naughty."  May not sound that funny, but trust me it was.  His lazy eye was so crossed, his lisp was even worse and he couldn't hold his head up.  Nothing like a drunk 4 year old.  he was like that drunk mouse on Alice in Wonderland.

3.  Daeglan (says it almost daily)- "Mom, when I grow up I want to be a pirate.  I want to cut off my hand and my foot so I can have a hook and a peg leg."

4.  Emeryss (favorite phrases)- says as she shakes her head and puts a hand over one eye "I tan't beleaf dis."  When she loves being a girl, "Dirl Power!  I'm Super Dirl!"

5.  Brody (yesterday waking up from surgery and really wanting to go home)- "Come on Mom, what's more important my teeth or my family?"  (back story, I use this phrase, "what's more important your toys or your family?" when they are fighting, haha)

Snettisham Beach

Hope your not all tired of beach pix, but we aren't so...

Here of some of our day at Snettisham beach last week.