Winding down at 1:49 a.m.

Wow! What a day! Pretty much non stop action ranging from running around from bank to bank and store to store trying to get settled in our new surroundings. The highlight had to be getting the boys registered for school. They were worried about being the new kids and not having any friends...and I was worried about them not fitting in right away. We were told to come back after lunch by which time they would have the boys' classes all figured out....and as we left I had a good feeling that things would work out and that I had made the right decision.

As I mentioned before in my other blog - I had very little time between returning from up north until I was to leave for Korea to get the boys. So most of my house shopping was done the week prior to coming down here....and I looked at a lot of properties. One of the first was clean, affordable and in a nice area....I felt good about it just by looking at it....and couldn't wait to see it for myself. Once I got to see it I knew this was the place for us....and so far it's been great.-

After lunch we went back to the office and Jaiden's classmates were all outside of the door waiting for him...that made me feel so good....and it made Jaiden feel so special. Jordan went to his class and it was so cute seeing a new friend show him around (OK so I'm a big mother hen....so sue me)....they loved their first day.....Yippee!

Unfortunately due to my week(+2) in Korea I missed Conference this year and have been trying to listen/read parts of it now and then. Tonight, before writing this I went through and picked a talk to read that I thought sounded the most important for me and mine. It's by Elder Richard J. Maynes and it's called: Establishing a Christ-Centered Home. I chose it because I was feeling a bit discouraged about how I felt our Family Home Evening went tonight....it wasn't terrible...but boys will be boys.

One part of the talk was a poem that really emphasizes how important our roles are as parents:

 

’Twas a sheep not a lamb

That strayed away in the parable Jesus told,

A grown-up sheep that strayed away

From the ninety and nine in the fold.

And why for the sheep should we seek

And earnestly hope and pray?

Because there is danger when sheep go wrong:

They lead the lambs astray.

Lambs will follow the sheep, you know,

Wherever the sheep may stray.

When sheep go wrong,

It won’t take long till the lambs are as wrong as they.

And so with the sheep we earnestly plead

For the sake of the lambs today,

For when the sheep are lost

What a terrible cost

The lambs will have to pay.

 

The first time I read that I thought....OK so I'm a sheep and I need to stay on the path so I won't lead my lambs astray. Then I thought about all of the sheep we are responsible for as Home/Visiting teachers...and their lambs- .....and now it's 2:23 and although I could go on I have to go finish doing the laundry and hope that my body adjusts to the time change really soon.

 

And here is a link for that talk.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/establishing-a-christ-centered-home?lang=eng

Phew!

OK welcome to the new blog. This one will undoubtedly feature many more characters (although they probably won't be as colorful as my Northern friends).

As most of you know I just spent a very stressful week (plus 2 days **thanks Korean Immigration) in beautiful South Korea. I have spent a good portion of my adult life there and although I will always consider Korea my second home.....there's no place like home (North America).

So after the passport drama, which I'll talk about later, we flew the 12 hours to Vancouver and then 2 back here to Calgary. Jordan had a huge lunch before we flew, which he was kind enough to leave in 4 airsick bags on the first flight. He then slept all day including when we weren't flying. SO...they are both wide awake at the current time of 11:55 and building their new Lego sets.

I was able to have a short nap and then we had to get our house in order via Wal Mart....and are now awaiting Mr. Pizza deliveryman.....

So now that the new chapter has begun...I look back and say phew, but then I come to the realization of how the Lord has been blessing me along the this path that I have chosen....and I am looking forward to what's in store.

Gotta go...but wanted to leave you with some wise words I heard this week. While we are on our way and life throws us a flat tire...we have two choices. We can get out and kick the tire and complain....or we can just fix the tire and keep going. Gotta be honest and tell you that the immigration ordeal was a huge FLAT TIRE and unfortunately.....I kicked it A LOT! But shortly after.....I was able to just fix it and move on. Hope I can do better on the next one.

Stay Tuned!