"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Back from the 1st Vaca of the summer

KALAHARI-great family stay

3 days
2 nights
lots of good food (too much really)
lots of fun
the girls wanted to stay longer

my observations from people watching from this trip are:
1. adoptive families can be found everywhere
2. Families will stop with 2 boys, but go for a third child if the first two are girls
3. TATTOOS are everywhere on the body and they are quite popular. I'd say 1 in 3 families someone had a tattoo on them
4.I am FAT, but unfortunately, there are many that are just as fat or fatter, AMERICA is truly an obese country
5. Ve is fun to vacation with, she NEVER was in a bad mood, something I can't say for the other two.
6. Kalahari is a great family resort, and it was nice seeing all the families spending time together
7. Mim can be a nag...she will get on a person about something she doesn't like and then is relentless, and yet again she can be a good big sister
8. Tuks has more confidence at her age than I did at 21

we all had a good time and it was a great bonding time for us and to be away from the stress and pressure of home and all the things need to be done around the home!!




playing with Mim in the big pool
ohhooooo two is too many
getting ready to innertube down one of the slides
fun on the Ferris Wheel
Ve climbing the wall
Tuks and Mim climbing the wall
go-karts
swings
eating really well for us all
painting..her jewelry box
artisits hard at work
bowling
first for Mim & Tuks
Breakfast with the characters- Kya & Tuks
Kenya & Ve
Lion King & Mim
They sat with us for quite a while. It took us 2 hours to eat breakfast, Ve & Tuks were so excited that they could hardly eat
high fiving the Monkey
Dancing with the Lion King
Lots & lots of swimming - 3 days worth
Ve - she became very brave in the water after these 3 days
Min telling me she is cold
International Crane Foundation
group shot in front of one of the cranes
COOL!!!!!!!!!
Whopping Crane nesting
My girls standing in front of a nesting Whopping Crane - COOL AGAIN!!!
double trouble
another cool close up
an amazing dragon fly

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 6:54 PM

1 comment:

Jane said...

Goodness! I haven't stopped by in a while.(I finally got a job!) Looks like you guys had a great vacation! I'm exhausted. Bet you were, too. Your girls have grown so much! Hope you have a great summer.

June 17, 2010 at 9:25 PM

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