Happy Birthday, Katie!

Happy 56th Anniversary!

Christmas 2007

Swakopmund 2 - August 25-27, 2007

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Swakopmund 1 - August 25-27, 2007

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Smile - Google Maps took your photo!

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Only a glance down Mom and Dad's street

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Google Maps didn't quite make it down Colfax for some reason

Waterberg Plateau Park, Karibib - August 23-25, 2007

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Otjiwarongo, Cheetah Conservation Fund - August 23, 2007

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Alena Finished Her Novel!

Alena worked really hard during the month of November to write a 50,000 word novel with the program Nanowrimo (http://www.nanowrimo.org/). It stands for National Novel Writing Month. She finished her novel early on Monday, November 26, and we celebrated together as a family!! We're looking forward to reading it soon. It was fun to see her perseverance, confidence and drive.

Tsumeb - August 22-23, 2007

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Video at a restaurant in Tsumeb

Happy Birthday, Bill!

Map - Etosha to Waterberg - August 22-24, 2007

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Lake Otjikoto - August 22, 2007

Thanksgiving day

Clue- The Musical

Fall and Halloween at our house

Happy Birthday, David!

Halloween numbers and one year ago today

Last night we had 106 trick or treaters. Because Nancy has choir practice on Wednesdays, she sent a note around to her kids that if they wanted to stop by our house to see her, they would have to do it before 6:15 PM. So our first kid came before I got home from work at 4:30 PM. After she left there were just a couple of her kids who missed her. I took photos of the ones who came late. Then we had a bunch of "bigger" kids after that. I shut the light off at 8:00 PM.

Two years ago, we had 115 kids. So, why didn't we have a number for last year? Halloween day last year was the day Ben came home from the hospital and we didn't keep track for some reason. We are glad to be one year away from all that hospital stuff. Ben is doing great with his neck and ear. We will continue to see the ear doctor every 6 months or so and have his one year neurosurgery checkup in a month.

Etosha: Halali to Namutoni - August 22, 2007

Etosha: Halali in the morning - August 22, 2007

Etosha: Halali at night - August 21, 2007

Etosha- Okaukuejo to Halali - August 21, 2007

Map - Etosha National Park - August 21-22, 2007

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Happy Birthday, Paul!

Anker People - August 19-20, 2007

Amy's school and hostel August 19-20, 2007

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Around Anker August 19-20, 2007

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More links about Amy's school

Some past posts, e-mails and photos about Amy's school and hostel:

First impressions Amy had about her town, school and her house

More from an email about her school, learners and teaching

Amy's emailed photos of her town, school, house and learners

Amy drew a map of her town

School schedule and teachers

Email about her first visit to Anker

Happy 25th, Amy!

Amy's house and yard in Anker - August 19-20, 2007

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Sketch of Amy's House and Yard in Anker

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From Windhoek to Anker - August 18, 2007

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King Grant and Queen Sara

At the Homecoming Coronation on Saturday night, Sara and Grant were crowned queen and king. It was quite an honor. They'll participate in a number of events in the coming week (parade, dance, powderpuff football game, school dress-up days). Added to Sara's four soccer games this week and Alena's cross country meet in Zumbrota on Thursday, it should be a very active week. Here are some pictures from the coronation. Sorry, Paul, to add a post in the middle of your Africa pictures (they're great, by the way) but we wanted to share the good news with you!

In Windhoek August 17-18,2007

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Travel to and arrival in Namibia (Aug 14-16, 2007)

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Vernon Rucker's 90th Birthday Bash

More Debris to Clean Up After the Storm

After Tuesday's 3:00 a.m. storm, we had no power for about five hours and some downed branches from the trees in our back yard. Lots more trees down in Bloomington, the second storm in the last few weeks. The girls got to stay home because of a power outage at their school. Today is sunny and less humid and beautiful, though.

Katie's New Digs

They have a "townhouse" with three bedrooms (six girls) with a living room, bathroom and kitchenette. It's very comfy and home-like. She loves it! School starts on Tuesday, but she's there because she's a RIOT (Reaching In and Out Together) leader for the incoming freshman, a weekly Bible study.

Valerie in "Fiddler on the Roof"

Katie returning to Bethel