Fun with friends has been the theme of the last month or so ... catching up and passing on our news ... as we've mentioned before ... it's such a privilege to have this time before we head overseas. The week before last we had the chance to catch up with Justine, an old school friend of Jenny's and her three children ... we had a great day out together at Tilgate park ... with all four of the kids having lots of fun!!
We had a great first roadtrip too ... and managed to catch up with a whole host of people ... we visited our little village in Dorset and went back to our church down there (Yeovil Community Church) one last time! We also visited one of Abigail's little friends ... Isabelle ... they were born just two days apart last September ... they both enjoyed playing with each others toys!!!
Here is Abigail with Jack and Meta ... a top couple who we got to know well when we lived in Dorset ... they let us come and stay with them for a few nights while we were down that way! Our schedule was jam-packed but they were the perfect hosts while we there ... as always!
We then headed up to Birmingham and stayed with the lovely Lynch's (see below!) as well as meeting up with other friends ... Abigail and Toby had fun playing together while we were there! We drove home via Chorleywood and were able to spend some time with the Rivards (one of Jenny's closest friends and her husband who live in Canada!) while they were in the UK which was a real bonus ... can't wait to live it bit nearer them in a couple of months time!!
Unfortunately ... we did manage to pick up something we hadn't bargained for ... and that was some kind of bug which floored both Jenny and Abigail as soon as we got back ... so both have been feeling a bit blue ... and Mark has been running around looking after them along with Jenny's mum (it has been a real bonus to have that extra pair of hands!) Please pray for a quick recovery for all ... Abigail's still quite under the weather but Jenny's up and about again ... if not at a slower pace! It has meant that our second roadtrip due to start tomorrow has been cancelled for the time being ... we're hoping we can still make it north again before we go though.
Here is Abigail with Jack and Meta ... a top couple who we got to know well when we lived in Dorset ... they let us come and stay with them for a few nights while we were down that way! Our schedule was jam-packed but they were the perfect hosts while we there ... as always!
We then headed up to Birmingham and stayed with the lovely Lynch's (see below!) as well as meeting up with other friends ... Abigail and Toby had fun playing together while we were there! We drove home via Chorleywood and were able to spend some time with the Rivards (one of Jenny's closest friends and her husband who live in Canada!) while they were in the UK which was a real bonus ... can't wait to live it bit nearer them in a couple of months time!!
Unfortunately ... we did manage to pick up something we hadn't bargained for ... and that was some kind of bug which floored both Jenny and Abigail as soon as we got back ... so both have been feeling a bit blue ... and Mark has been running around looking after them along with Jenny's mum (it has been a real bonus to have that extra pair of hands!) Please pray for a quick recovery for all ... Abigail's still quite under the weather but Jenny's up and about again ... if not at a slower pace! It has meant that our second roadtrip due to start tomorrow has been cancelled for the time being ... we're hoping we can still make it north again before we go though.For those of you interested in our target percentage ... the latest news is 78% ... woohoo ... this means that plans are being put in place for visa's and tickets for the fourth week in September!! Exciting stuff!! Love to all!
78% - that is great news. Looking forward to your arrival
ReplyDeleteWohoo! You're almost here! Enjoy your time visiting. Sorry to hear there was a "bug" in the works. Glad you are feeling better and hope Abigail is soon herself too.What a wonderful time to be with your Mom!
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