Language Translation...

Okay, many of you know that my MIL is Japanese and she moved here when my husband was 4. Well, those of you who have adopted know that sometimes the language can be tricky. Try learning it in your thirties and you wind up making some of your own translations. One that my MIL has come up with is the chi-bong-bong. It sounds like chee-bone-bone when she says it. Well this is her term for the male genitalia. When the boys are washing she sometimes will go in there are remind them to wash their chi-bong-bong and both boys know what she is referring to. So this weekend Samuel was bathing and I reminded him to wash all over. He said "I washed my chicken bone." I thought I was going to lose it. I guess somewhere between the Japanese/English to Vietnamese/English the translation was changed! To top it off, my mother, who is very old fashioned and thinks speaking of things like that is taboo, was standing near by. This made it even funnier to me. (Please don't tell my Aunt Judy about all the mistakes in that previous sentence.)

Not much to say here. Our lives are full of band and school happenings. I am so hoping that things cool off soon. Hope everyone is as blessed as I am.

Memorial Box Monday

Okay, so I got this idea from another bloggy friend so I thought I would use it. In a Memorial Box you keep things that remind you of God's faithfulness. Well this first thing I'm going to share I am not going to keep, but it did remind me of God's faithfulness. This month Jim and I have decided no more swiping the card for anything. It's little things here and there, but none the less it adds up quick. So needless to say there hasn't been any extra money for fun stuff, but I am learning to live. Well, we got excited when Movie Gallery called to say we had a free rental to use in the next seven days. Go Jesus!! So I decided to run to town this afternoon and pick out a movie. Just as I got in the turn lane I saw something flutter. "Was that money?" It was enough to make me back up and check. Sure enough when I got out there was a ten dollar bill. Double, Go Jesus!!!! I have decided to save the money for awhile hoping I can save up enough for a nice night out with my hubby. I know it may not sound like much, but for these penny pinchers it was HUGE! My God is AWESOME and cares even about nights out with your spouse!

God is good...

Can I just say that God is good!!! Nothing special has happened, I am just so full of wonder at how amazing my God is. He is my faithful provider and I will lean on Him for all I need. All hail King Jesus!!!

Introducing the new Grace...

So she decided a while back that she wanted to donate her hair. The past couple of weeks she has really been asking if it was long enough. So today we took the plunge and had Ms. Renee cut it. It's cute, but I really like the long hair. Oh well, it's not mine and it is only hair. I am glad she has a heart to help others and is not caught up on self.