Tearing Down Walls

Tomorrow begins yet another adventure for the Macdonald family. The demo will begin on our kitchen and hopefully soon a new one will be put in it's place. Everything will be torn out...the crooked cabinets and cast iron sink that are original to our 83 year old gem, five layers of flooring and even a wall! It is going to be quite the experience and we are open to dinner invitations for the next month! :-)
It's amazing that we are even starting this process and I will, within financial reason, be getting my dream kitchen. We found some connections in the church last week with an Amish craftsman who lives about 20mins from us. He went over our sketches that we had drawn up at Lowes and was able to offer all of the "extras" we wanted (including a custom-made roll-out butcher block) for WAY less. Meeting with him was, of course, an experience and our kitchen is going to tell quite a story. Tally enjoyed playing with all the kittens in the yard and seeing the horse and buggy parked in the drive. Two of his younger kids came out to check out us "English" folks...I'm not sure what they thought of Robert. And they only speak Pennsylvania Dutch till they learn English in school. Apparently, even the little boys wear a dress until they are potty trained(very practical) and though his son was potty trained-he just like to wear his dress(as explained by "Mr. Yoder"). As we were pulling away from his house, I thought to myself, "We're not in Kansas anymore". We have embarked on a whole new venture that is already taking me in directions I NEVER thought I would go. It's so amazing the fulness God brings to our lives when we relinquish control.

I still do not have a job, as of yet. My hospital contact seemed to be stringing me along all this time. By Wednesday of last week, I was quite discouraged and disappointed with nothing seeming to be available. I find it quite odd that they would be unaffected by the nursing shortage here in Mansfield. Anywho, I put job hunting aside for a moment and gave the local foster-to-adopt agency a call. As it turns out-classes start this Tuesday and will run weekly till the end of November. While the job process is taking longer than anticipated, the adoption process is going forward quickly.

We took Tally to a local park yesterday and since we have made the habit of letting her toss a coin into the one fountain to make a "wish" she asked to do so. She ran up to the fountain, chucked the coin in and ran back to us. Upon her return, I asked her what she wished for. "A baby", she said. Then I asked her if it was a baby doll for her or a baby sister for mommy to hold. Her response was, "One for Tally, one for mommy and one for daddy". Since we lost the possibility of the twin girls in May, she has been convinced that we are getting 3 babies. I'm not sure where she came up with this number, but Lord have mercy on us if she is speaking prophetically!

I'm off to continue my job hunting, but will keep you posted with the remodeling and other life-happenings.

Not for Me

On Saturday, there was another bombing in a New Delhi market place. This time a black bag was throne from a motorcycle by two men. A young boy picked up the bag in an attempt to return it to them and it exploded in his hands, decapitating him. A young girl was near by and also was immediately hit by the blast. A few others were killed and several severely injured.
Robert has been staying and working right in the area that these bombings have taken place in. I gotta say, even though this has not been labeled as such, it is indeed a war-zone. Knowing that your loved one is in the middle of it is rather frightening and for the record...I could never be a military wife. NOT FOR ME!!! I like having the security of knowing we are all safe and don't have to worry about which market just might be hit next and will my husband be there?
He'll be home Friday morning at 4:30-not a moment too soon. I think it will be a while before I am comfortable with him going on another trip. I think the only reasonable solution to eliminate this stress is to go shopping. I'm sure many would agree that making a good purchase just calms all fears. So today, I will be out and about buying things for our wonderful new home that I am not anxious to get back into and begin our remodeling.
Until next time...