David has arrived!!!! 8 lbs 6 oz 20.5 inches long. Born October 22, 2009 8:35pm.
We're Grandparents and our home is filled with Aunts and Uncles!! Yipeee!!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
New Arrival
David has arrived!!!! 8 lbs 6 oz 20.5 inches long. Born October 22, 2009 8:35pm.
We're Grandparents and our home is filled with Aunts and Uncles!! Yipeee!!!
Anyday now!!
The call is going to come any day now. We are so excited for little "David's" arrival. Just can't wait. We're going to be grandparents, aunts, and uncles very soon!!!
Happy Hong Kong Hikers DB to Mui Wo October hike
Today the Happy Hong Kong Hikers set off from Discovery Bay to Mui Wo. Known as an "easy" hike it consisted of a variety of settings. We began on a small trail that skirted the beach. We seemed to be traveling through people's homes as the trail took us through the village and up the hill. We hiked up above the village and had a beautiful vista of Discovery Bay and the "China Pride." We followed the signs towards Mui Wo which took us on a steep up hill road to the Our Lady of Peace Nunnery and the Trappist Monastery. We encountered big spiders and beautiful butterflies. The "two hour hike" took us about two hours even though we rested and snacked along the way. Once past the monastery we avoided tall stairs to the pagoda and met the stairs on the other side of the hill. From there it was down hill most of the way into Mui Wo where we learned ways to do chain link fence gardening! It was awesome. We arrived there 15 minutes before the next Ferry back to Central. Good going girls. Go Fight Win!!! We hope more of you will join us next month - November- when we hike another "easy" trail on Grass island.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Rebecca's Hair
Rebecca has done many things this year with her hair. She has been a conversation starter with many people. She has no regrets and has been happy to have done it. A brave ten year old girl with a big heart. Her friend Carlo from her class at school has cancer. She has been grateful to do her part in helping a friend.
Wigs for Kids
St Baldrick's
and now
Walk for Kids
are all ways that Rebecca has been able to help her friend. We're proud of her accomplishments.
Wigs for Kids
St Baldrick's
and now
Walk for Kids
are all ways that Rebecca has been able to help her friend. We're proud of her accomplishments.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mom and kids trip to Chengdu
May 9 the children and mom arrived in Chengdu China. We stayed through the 14th to do humanitarian work for the people whose lives were changed by the devastating earthquake that occured on 5.12.08. It was 8.0 on the Richter scale and lasted for minutes. The trip had a great influence on our lives as we saw the crumbled remains of schools, homes, offices, briges and roads. We were just a mile or two away from the epicenter which is still not accessible by roads, only by foot. We heard incredible stories of friends burying friends, teachers burying students, whole villages being swallowed up and rocks coming up from the depths of the earth. Looking over the rubble that lies so still now, we thought about the chaos of the earth heaving to and fro. People fearing for their lives, searching for a safe place not knowing where to go as even the mountains were falling down around them.
Now one year later it is marvelous to see how people have helped people. People have rebuilt lives and structures for the people of Sichuan. Temporary housing has been set up with common areas for cooking and shared bathrooms. Bridges have opened to restore transportation to remote villages. Schools have set up temporary places to hold classes where children can feel safe and are able to continue their education. People are working together rebuilding lives brick by brick.
But with 10,000 schools demolished and over 5,000,000 people left homeless the needs are still great. That's why we went. We witnessed all the work that has been done and all the work that still needs to be done. We hope to be able to organize efforts to bring more hope and smiles to the area. We got to know the people. We were there to celebrate what has been done. We passed out candies and small gifts. We sang songs and got the children to dance. Our hope is that this experience will not be forgotten and will motivate us to do more for our dear Chinese brothers and sisters in that area of China.
Now one year later it is marvelous to see how people have helped people. People have rebuilt lives and structures for the people of Sichuan. Temporary housing has been set up with common areas for cooking and shared bathrooms. Bridges have opened to restore transportation to remote villages. Schools have set up temporary places to hold classes where children can feel safe and are able to continue their education. People are working together rebuilding lives brick by brick.
But with 10,000 schools demolished and over 5,000,000 people left homeless the needs are still great. That's why we went. We witnessed all the work that has been done and all the work that still needs to be done. We hope to be able to organize efforts to bring more hope and smiles to the area. We got to know the people. We were there to celebrate what has been done. We passed out candies and small gifts. We sang songs and got the children to dance. Our hope is that this experience will not be forgotten and will motivate us to do more for our dear Chinese brothers and sisters in that area of China.
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