I came outside when I heard one of my children say to her sisters, "Look, I can touch the power line." I found Esther 30 feet up in a tree near some power lines. She insisted that she knew they were dangerous and she wasn't going to touch them. The kids have been banished from the tree. The neighbor was watching from her deck, which was about the same height. She has lived there since Mark was a little boy. She asked me if it was Mark up in the tree. Now I know wher Esther gets it from!
I met an American lady up at the school. She had met Emma earlier and asked her where she was from. Emma told her "Lago Vista." That wasn't helpful to the lady, so she asked her where Lago Vista was near. Emma told her "Jonestown." That wasn't helpful either, considering Jonestown is smaller than Lago Vista. Eventually she got that it was near Austin. That was more helpful.
Here is a picture of Mark's parents' house. It is where we are staying while we are here. One of the pictures is taken from the deck, looking out to the Auckland harbor. The beach is just on the other side of the big tree. It's a pretty good beach for the kids.
2 comments:
Hey guys!
We got your cute Christmas card today, and I'm so glad you included your blog in the letter!
I LOVE reading about everything that you're doing--I'll be on here everyday.
The kids all say, "Hi!"
Love you all,
Angela
Hi Heather!
I am so glad that you are blogging. It is great to read about what life is like there. Your girls are so very cute! So are the girls behind or ahead in school? What a fantastic experience for them! I can't imagine life without a dryer - I love that warm just out of the dryer feeling. What are you doing with your house?
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