Mad Science and Ballet

The kids have been busy the past couple of weeks with some extra-curriculars. My daughter is having an absolute blast taking ballet lessons. All of a sudden, pizza and ice cream have very different meanings in our house nowadays. I am really looking forward to the class recital in December - it should a joy a to watch. Plus I am looking forward to seeing how my daughter does in an actual performance. I'm anxious to know if she can (at this age) concentrate on what she needs to do without being distracted by having lots of people watching her.

My son has been staying after school one night per week for "Mad Science" classes. The first week the class learned about the science of magnets, performing various experiments. He brought home his very own magnet kit. This past week the class learned about mirrors and each person in the class built a periscope. When I arrived to pick him up, I found that the class had started late and many of the children were still working on their periscopes. But my son had already completed his project and was actively helping another child at his work area. It was great to see him being helpful to his classmates.

We are now one week away from the induction date. We have been told by the hospital to be ready at 6:00 AM and they will call us when they are ready for us to come in. It's going to be a long day for sure. The good thing about the date is that it is on a Thursday and I only have one class that day, and I can make up the lecture from an mp3 recording online.

We have the nursery all ready. The car seat has been loaded into the van. The stroller is waiting in our storage room downstairs. My mother will be flying out next Wednesday to stay with us for a while and help us adjust to our new addition.

Last Saturday the women of our church held a baby shower for my wife and the wife of the other intern working with the church. It was a wonderful event and to say that the families of the church were generous is an understatement to say the least. Despite the problems the church is facing, the people there have truly loved us well since our arrival.

Needless to say, my wife will be working until the beginning of next week and then (obviously) she'll be off for a while. This means a couple of things for us. First, money will definitely be tight as the only income we will have coming in will be what I'm making working for the church. Second, it will clear the way for my wife to complete the necessary requirements the government needs to complete her background check. From there we will simply be waiting for the background check to complete. Once the background investigation is complete, her new job should allow us to stabilize our financial situation for the remainder of our time here ... for me, that day can't come soon enough. But be that as it may, it is extremely encouraging to know that we have that to look forward to, and we are thankful to the Lord for his provision for our family.