Last night we participated in a neighborhood and church activity called, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" We've only lived in the area about six months, and don't know many of the adults, because we teach the 18 month-3 year old kids during part of church. We offered to host a couple, and they found out where they were going right before coming here. I was told beforehand they had a visitor for the week, so I borrowed a longer table from Mom and an extra chair. Zak helped me make a new recipe, Tomato Orange Terragon Soup, after we both got home from work. The Tolmans and mother-in-law arrived before dinner was ready, so my hero kept working on the food while I hosted in the living room. They had nine kids! Their mother had 14! How did they do that? They told us about a daughter in the middle born with hydroencephalitis, who no one expected to live through the night. Every day, the doctors told them she wouldn't last much longer. She was a joy in their home for almost 11 years. There are so many amazing people around, that I just haven't met.
The food was quite filling (and healthy), and the Tolmans left us with some great information about summer community events in the summer. Afterward all participants gathered at the church building for Fatboy seconds (one-sided) and games. Zak and I don't have much strategy yet with the game "It Came to Pass," but we had a great time with our neighbors. Beware of pride and desolation!
Zak knows off-roading season starts soon, so we got just a taste of it as we drove around in the dark, taking some much needed time to just talk. We adventured as far as we could, to the mouth of the canyon. The darkness of the steep Wellsville mountains across the valley highlighted the glowing beams of lights from the houses in the valley. We discussed our options for the future, and decided it would help our family to establish itself a little where we are: pay off some of our school and car debt, give Husband some time to build up his web portfolio, and save up some money. There hasn't been much time to just talk, with Husband's overtime, my evening shifts, and other activities. We both feel good about staying for another year. There are plenty of off-roading trails in the area...
The food was quite filling (and healthy), and the Tolmans left us with some great information about summer community events in the summer. Afterward all participants gathered at the church building for Fatboy seconds (one-sided) and games. Zak and I don't have much strategy yet with the game "It Came to Pass," but we had a great time with our neighbors. Beware of pride and desolation!
Off-roading near Bear Lake last summer
Zak knows off-roading season starts soon, so we got just a taste of it as we drove around in the dark, taking some much needed time to just talk. We adventured as far as we could, to the mouth of the canyon. The darkness of the steep Wellsville mountains across the valley highlighted the glowing beams of lights from the houses in the valley. We discussed our options for the future, and decided it would help our family to establish itself a little where we are: pay off some of our school and car debt, give Husband some time to build up his web portfolio, and save up some money. There hasn't been much time to just talk, with Husband's overtime, my evening shifts, and other activities. We both feel good about staying for another year. There are plenty of off-roading trails in the area...
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