Destination Addis...

Its been awhile since either of us have posted. I've got a logjam of posts I need to hammer out. Those will be coming soon. For the time being, there has been ongoing progress on Destination Addis. We are up to 3760 miles. Almost halfway there.

So the "Holiday" season is upon us. And for those of you Christians out there, you are keenly aware of how our Christmas Season and Christmas has is under attack again. Holiday or "Family" Tree rather than Christmas lights. Holiday specials over Christmas Specials. It goes on and on and on. For those of you tired about this, I think that you might enjoy this.

Peace and Merry Christmas

The Last Tomato

Yesterday, I ate the last garden tomato signifying the true end of summer. Of course it wasn't quite as good at the vine ripened tomatoes of summer, but still worlds better than the tomatoes from the store. Hubby is still munching on the last remaining jalapenos, the last remnants of this years garden. I found myself in the business of fish trading this past weekend as I tried to find a good home for the goldfish that I have carted from the inside pond to the outside pond for the past 5 years. Our renovations to our sunroom sparked a desire to downsize our inside pond to a 15 gallon aquarium meaning the big fish needed a winter home. Along with finding out that all our pets (2 cats and 1 dog) are now beyond elderly and into the geriatric category, I have found myself thinking a lot about the amount of money we, as Americans spend on pets each year. That number is estimated at 41 billion dollars!!! That is a staggering amount of money. When I found out that my cat now needs a special food for her kidney failure, a quick calculation of the yearly expense showed that I could easily sponsor another child through World Vision with the amount of money I will be spending on cat food. I suppose you could easily get carried away with these types of arguments, if I didn't buy that new coat, if I cut back on groceries, etc, etc. In the end, I took on the responsibility of pet ownership 14 years ago and that commitment comes with a cost. I will just have to find another way to find some additional sponsorship dollars!

No news on the adoption front. Please send some prayers for hubby's grandma who was just released from the hospital and will be undergoing rehabilitation, we pray in Jesus' name...Amen.