JAPAN ADVENTURES

HELLO FROM OSAKA, JAPAN. IM FLYING TO THE STATES AND HAVE A LAYOVER HERE FOR 4 HOURS. IT TOOK ME 20 MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SWITCH THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS TO ENGLISH HAHA. CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE PAYPHONES. I BOUGHT A SMALL (IM TAKING KIDDY SIZE AT MCDONALDS) GRAPE NEHI AND IT COST ME $5. THIS PLACE IS CRAZY EXPENSIVE! ILL BE IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH MY FRIENDS SHARON AND PHIL FISHER. WHILE IM THERE I WILL RUN DOWN TO THE NEW HOUSE AND GET THINGS SETTLED. I WILL ALSO TAKE CARE OF JACOB, PRESTON AND ASHLYNN WHILE SHARON AND PHIL HAVE A ROMANTIC GET AWAY AT A SPA. SHOULD BE A GREAT 2 WEEKS AND I CANT WAIT TO GET OFF THESE STUPID PLANES !!! I HATE FLYING! AND I HATE PEOPLE WHO HOG THE ARM RESTS! KATE IS HERE IN JAPAN AS WELL!. SHE IS IN YAKOTA AT THE FAR EAST HONOR BAND. SHE WILL BE THERE UNTIL THE 26TH. SHE MADE 1ST CHAIR FLUTE THIS YEAR AND IS REALLY EXCITED. THEY PRACTICE MUSIC FROM 8AM TO 5PM AND THEN HAVE A CONCERT AT THE END. WILL TRY TO GET A RECORDING AND PUT IN ON MY BLOG. MORE LATER. LOVE T

The Crazy Elvis House in Guam

My friend Amy Morrison told me about this house! On the way up to watch Hannahs soccer game we drove over to see it. The guy has a life size statue of Elvis in the drive way...click on the picture to make it big and look between the 2 cars to see it. The government of Guam has asked him to stop building because it is interfering with air traffic safety! What a crazy house!

MOVING MOVING MOVING

WOW...what a week! The movers arrive tomorrow morning bright and early to pack up our entire house. We decided to pack out 2 months early so that our stuff will be waiting for us when we get to Virginia. Here in Guam they give you loaner furniture for free...so we took the military up on it. Our house is ready for us and we can't wait to be stateside again!. We will live about 20 minutes from downtown Washington D.C. We have been cleaning, organizing, donating clothes to the homeless, and getting rid of stuff that we don't need or use. What a wonderful feeling it is to get rid of the clutter. Daron begged me to get rid of some of my Pampered Chef stuff...but NO WAY haha. I was proud of the girls and how much stuff they donated. THEY STILL HAVE TOO MANY CLOTHES!!!
We will arrive in D.C. the middle of June (one week after Katie Graduates)..and then she has 11 days until she has to go to BCT (Basic Cadet Training) at the Air Force Academy. She is nervous, but I am going to take her over to a Deb Schuhart's (a neighbor) this week to talk to her and her husband Russ. They both met at the Naval Academy and graduated about 8 years ago. She told me on the phone last night that she has lots of great advice for Katie. She also stated that almost all the Academies are about the same. We are so proud of Kate!
Keep checking the blog this week as I intend to get these videos on here! I have some great ones of Hannah playing soccer and Katie on the rowing team. Just having a few technical difficulties changing over the html. Please leave comments..I love to read them, and the girls think it is cool that people are reading our blog!
Please also say a prayer for Angie and Todd Smith. Keep their family in your thoughts as they go through this time of grief after losing their baby girl. Angie did a blog that you can read about their sweet family. Go to the link on the right side of my blog called "AUDREY CAROLINE" its down toward the bottom. Todd and his sister Nicol are the brother and sister group "SELAH"..an amazing Christian group that I love. Click on several of their songs under "Theresa's Tune's".
Take care and God Bless! Keep coming back for more updates..Im trying to get on here more now that I will finish up with my piano lessons this month. I found a lady here in Guam that is willing to take on all 14 of my students.

Kate .... Air Force Academy Class of 2012!!!

We are happy to report that Katie has made her decision on colleges! After careful consideration of all scholarships and offers, she has decided to accept her appointment to the Air Force Academy!!!! She will be a cadet in the class of 2012! We are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished! The movers are coming on the 15th of this month and we will be leaving Guam on June 15th. Kate will have to report to the Academy on the 26th of June! She will not get a summer vacation this year as they require you to train all summer. The Academy is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado which is only about 6 hours from my family in Wyoming. It will be hard having her so far away, but we plan on making lots of trips out west! WAY TO GO KATE! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

Thought these pictures turned out so cute! These were taken this afternoon by our favorite photographer Mr. Steve Jones. He met us at the ball field and the girls hammed it up. Since I have been making them pose for pictures since they were little, they didn't even gripe haha. Katie potatie is 17 and graduating this year and Hanny Bananny is 15 and a sophomore. Enjoy!

This scene was taken right inside a cave looking out on the Ocean. It's breathtakingly beautiful here!