Wednesday, July 11, 2007

First entry - July 10th, 2007

We are less than a month from going back to Vietnam. We have enjoyed visiting friends and family immensely and look forward to our final visits.

We are also shopping (well, mostly Ann) for things we need to take back with us to Vietnam. Clothes, shoes, and as many of you know cereal.

Our time in America has also allowed us to evaluate what has transpired this last year and a half in Vietnam and to crystallize what we are looking for this coming year.

Brittany celebrated her birthday with a princess theme. She has grown a lot this summer, just like Illinois corn.

Joseph has also grown this summer. He is giving his dad big challenges on the basketball court. With Joseph still growing, the future for Russell's chances of winning is looking dim.

Ann, for all of you that have wondered about her headache, still has one, but it has decreased while we have been home. One of our friends has recommended and generously supplied Ann with something that is helping her with the allergy that seems to be causing the headache. Please do continue to remember her. Thank you.

Russell, besides driving the car over 7,000 miles this summer so far, has enjoyed playing basketball and frisbee golf. Russell has put on some needed pounds this summer (maybe a little too quickly), but hopes to continue working out in Hanoi to continue working on being in shape (one motivation is to prepare for Joseph, ha ha).

That is all for this first entry. More footnotes to come as they happen.

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