Pastor Perks

Can you believe it? TRAYS of goodies. One very nice perk of being a minister's wife is that I don't have to do any Christmas baking, if I'm feeling harried or lazy. And I often am. ::snort::

It began exactly a week ago. This tray has not been empty. I assume it will be empty tomorrow....so I may have to actually bake...but the kids have been suitably impressed.

"Where did THESE come from?"

"Did you have Bible Study again?"

Since we don't often eat big amounts of refined sugar, flour et al....I don't overly worry or ration these. It's a perk.....hey, there are tough things about being a PK (Pastor's Kid), tis the season to enjoy the perks. Unlike, monetary gifts, the Air Force has not yet required us to turn over our trays of goodies. ::snort::

Bre will be home in 1 days
Krista will be home in 4 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 6 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Excitement!

Such fun.....I haven't started my car in days and thought it would be good to do so and to warm it up. Unfortunately, the doors were inadvertently locked...... with the keys inside.

Jared to the rescue....eventually we got a door open and turned the warm car off.

Bre will be home in 1 days
Krista will be home in 4 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 6 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

The Suitcase is OUT!

Bre has taken her suitcase out.

Pray for her....she is going to be on an incredibly TIGHT schedule to clear customs, buy her train pass, take a train to Tokyo Station and hit the Bullet Train to Hachinohe by 8:00 p.m. (last train of the night).

Ryu and Kim (I LOVE THESE FOLKS) are on standby. If she misses the Shinkansen (bullet train) she'll call them, they'll bring her home to spend the night with them, and put her on the Shinkansen from a station near their home on Christmas morning. I'm MUCH more at peace knowing she has a backup that's better than "sleeping at the Tokyo station".

The other kids will spend the night at a hotel in the Haneda Airport and then fly out the next a.m. for Misawa - compliments and directed by the USAF. ::snort::

Bre will be home in 1 day (Japan time - 2 days US time)
Krista will be home in 4 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 6 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

So much fun!

Darshia and MJ - Stacia says thanks for the warm snow pants. I do think we'll have to find snow boots in the near future. ::snort::

Bre will be home in 3 days
Krista will be home in 5 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 7 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Jared finds a grirl & leaves for TX

Jared finds a girl....though he has to watch the chaperone. We worry a bit that this girl will prove fickle and leave him in the spring time.

Fearing rejection, Jared begins his trek home to his political career in San Angelo, TX.

Bre will be home in 3 days
Krista will be home in 5 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 7 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Yesterday.....

Snow is fun....and snow is work....

From 2009-12-21 SNOW

Mike and I went to the base and discovered that three of our kids' tickets were not as "final" as we'd been told. Observant blog readers will note that Bre's countdown moved and the others' didn't. The Air Force insists they will fly to the city on their origin...which is NOT Tokyo or Portland....but is Misawa and San Angelo and Eugene.....In other words, they'd rather pay for 3 rooms in Tokyo - TWICE and a room in Seattle, and commuted air fares....than save money and let the kids hop on a train to Misawa.....or get off in Portland and drive to Eugene.... SO...tickets changed....but I think the three of them are really, truly, final again. I hope. LOL

Mike and I decided to find a couple of Christmas gifts. We discovered that our BX didn't have anything the kids had on their list....but then Stacia wanted things like a tiger, a panda, toy snow... ::snort::

This a.m. I composed the Protestant News. It snowed and the kids continued to play. I'm heading to the onsen with my ladies.....I'll play this afternoon. ::snort::

Bre will be home in 2 days
Krista will be home in 5 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 7 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Staying Warm in N. Japan

Stacia knows how to stay warm! The floor is heated, she's UNDER the furry carpet, in FRONT of the kerosene heater that is blowing warm air....

Bre will be home in 2 days
Krista will be home in 5 days
Jamin and Josiah will be home in 7 days
Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...