HE'S HOME!!!

thinh arrived home last night at 2:15 am with a huge smile and a gorgeous bouquet of flowers for me!!! more details to follow...

time to catch a plane!!!

the day has arrived, at least for thinh and mai, to head on home! thinh is feeling much better and claims to have made up for lost meals and ate everything in sight yesterday! so happy to hear!!! he was going to do a little last minute shopping before heading to the airport for the long journey home! they catch their plane at 11:49 am vietnam time and then via hong kong to jfk in new york for an arrival time of 8:00 pm eastern time. thinh is hoping to be home in our house by 2 am saturday morning! can't wait!!! then ice fest in downtown chambersburg this weekend and my (sigh) gallbladder surgery monday and then teeth pulled for b in 2 weeks and so on and so on...

Almost!

Well, thinh's trip is really winding down fast. it is already thursday morning there and at this moment he has 25 hours left in vietnam. today they are being tourists and eating and shopping. sounds good to me! thinh is still feeling full fast and bloated and has a slight headache, but seems to keep trucking along! he is frustrated because he got lots of shots and is taking malaria pills and does not feel his best and his sister took pretty much nothing and is feeling fine...although we all have our theories on that issue!!! lol anyway, he did not have much to report and there was lots of happy chattering in the background so i did not want to keep him! thanks for all the calls and gestures of support and help to me and the boys these last two weeks...it definitely made it a lot easier to handle!

OH NO!

my poor honey! thinh was sick yesterday! he was not able to go windsurfing, but did manage to go on a hike with everyone and then for a walk on the beach with tony. appearantly a lot of europeans vacation in vietnam and they sunbathe a little less clothed than we americans, so he and tony saw some interesting sights! he missed out on a good meal out of soft shelled crabs and lots more seafood since he feeling bloated, feverish and other intestinal issues! he said he is doing a little better today and dreading the 4 hour drive back to saigon. thinh mentioned that their vehicles only go about 60 top speed but they do not drive even that fast. he said the trip should only take about 1 - 1 1/2 tops by our standard of driving!

Beach

Thinh called last night and instead of hearing many vietnamese voices in the background, all i heard was the sound of waves crashing into the beach! what a beautiful sound and thinh sounded so happy! they are staying at this very posh resort this week and living like kings and queens. he said it is gorgeous! all 5 of them got massages and he and tony were going wind surfing too. he gave me the link for the resort, check it out, looks awesome! http://www.tiendatresort.com/

Finding Fun in January!

Never send daddy and andrew to get their haircuts 'cause this is what happens!!!!

Bowling after church

Brandon still learning to love Tazzy...

a visit to grandma grandma to play "golf".

never leave a full bottle of baby wash with a 6 and 3 year old!

chilling on a rainy sunday afternoon

shopping at lowes with mimi and papa

bombarding papa for his attention

Just Another day in Paradise!

Just got off the phone with thinhy and he is sounding much better! Yesterday he was able to get a hold of his friend, Tuan Ly, and spend the day with him. Tuan showed him his house, his daughter's school, a factory he is building and then the whole family went out to eat with him and his wife who is six months pregnant. In the late evening they picked up Tony at the airport and were all currently packing up to head to the beach for a few days before going back to Saigon to fly back home on Friday. I must saying hearing about the beach and 90 degree weather did make me a bit jealous since it is cold, wet and dreary here today.