Friday, October 30, 2009

Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!



Yesterday, we celebrated Elizabeth's seventh birthday. She has certainly been a blessing. I can believe it was only three kids ago...I mean seven years ago that I was was watching her play in her exersaucer in our living room!

Valerie served the older three children breakfast in bed. Then, we enjoyed a wonderful morning opening up presents during a Skype with Valerie's parents. We got a chance to Skype later with my mom and even enjoyed opening the card from my mom that arrived on Elizabeth's birthday! Our friends came over for an afternoon in the pool, followed by Domino's Pizza! We had funfetti cake that Valerie made with Betty Crocker's help. (We brought four boxes from the States, so we treasured that cake!) We even had sprinkles!

Later in the evening, Valerie's new friend, from Turkey, came down and brought Elizabeth a birthday present (a little bear that sings the first line of the happy birthday song, in English, three times) and a Turkish cake! It was awesome!

The topper was the sleep-over that kept Abby and the girls' friend up until midnight. Elizabeth asked to sleep on the couch about 10:30.This has been a good week for the family! We've had the opportunity to get into a rhythm. Homeschooling is coming along. The girls finished the days of creation to begin with. We're well into math. And, the girls are enjoying being required to read for 15 minutes, daily. (They're so much better than I was. I always dreaded reading.)

Language school has been good, though taxing. Our teachers keep us working diligently. Valerie's teacher moves at a slightly quicker pace. They finished the fourth cycle today, while our teacher just had us finish cycle three today. (very possibly due to the mental capacity of the students) I've begun to try to learn the alphabet as I would really like to be literate, rather than simply fluent. Here's what the alphabet looks like though. (Keep reading below.)

ಅಆಇಈಉಊಋಎಏಐಒಓಔಅಂಅಃ
ಕಕಾಕಿಕೀಕುಕೂಕೃಕೆಕೇಕೈಕೊಕೋಕೌಕಂಕಃ
ಖಖಾಖಿಖೀಖುಖೂಖೃಖೆಖೇಖೈಖೊಖೋಖೌಖಂಖಃ
ಗಗಾಗಿಗೀಗುಗೂಗೃಗೆಗೇಗೈಗೊಗೋಗೌಗಂಗಃ
ಘಘಾಘಿಘೀಘುಘೂಘೃಘೆಘೇಘೈಘೊಘೋಘೌಘಂಘಃ
ಙಙಾಙಿಙೀಙುಙೂಙೃಙೆಙೇಙೈಙೊಙೋಙೌಙಂಙಃ
ಚಚಾಚಿಚೀಚುಚೂಚೃಚೆಚೇಚೈಚೊಚೋಚೌಚಂಚಃ
ಛಛಾಛಿಛೀಛುಛೂಛೃಛೆಛೇಛೈಛೊಛೋಛೌಛಂಛಃ
ಜಜಾಜಿಜೀಜುಜೂಜೃಜೆಜೇಜೈಜೊಜೋಜೌಜಂಜಃ
ಝಝಾಝಿಝೀಝುಝೂಝೃಝೆಝೇಝೈಝೊಝೋಝೌಝಂಝಃ
ಞಞಾಞಿಞೀಞುಞೂಞೃಞೆಞೇಞೈಞೊಞೋಞೌಞಂಞಃ
ತತಾತಿತೀತುತೂತೃತೆತೇತೈತೊತೋತೌತಂತಃ
ಥಥಾಥಿಥೀಥುಥೂಥೃಥೆಥೇಥೈಥೊಥೋಥೌಥಂಥಃ
ದದಾದಿದೀದುದೂದೃದೆದೇದೈದೊದೋದೌದಂದಃ
ಧಧಾಧಿಧೀಧುಧೂಧೃಧೆಧೇಧೈಧೊಧೋಧೌಧಂಧಃ
ನನಾನಿನೀನುನೂನೃನೆನೇನೈನೊನೋನೌನಂನಃ
ಟಟಾಟಿಟೀಟುಟೂಟೃಟೆಟೇಟೈಟೊಟೋಟೌಟಂಟಃ
ಠಠಾಠಿಠೀಠುಠೂಠೃಠೆಠೇಠೈಠೊಠೋಠೌಠಂಠಃ
ಡಡಾಡಿಡೀಡುಡೂಡೃಡೆಡೇಡೈಡೊಡೋಡೌಡಂಡಃ
ಢಢಾಢಿಢೀಢುಢೂಢೃಢೆಢೇಢೈಢೊಢೋಢೌಢಂಢಃ
ಣಣಾಣಿಣೀಣುಣೂಣೃಣೆಣೇಣೈಣೊಣೋಣೌಣಂಣಃ
ಪಪಾಪಿಪೀಪುಪೂಪೃಪೆಪೇಪೈಪೊಪೋಪೌಪಂಪಃ
ಫಫಾಫಿಫೀಫುಫೂಫೃಫೆಫೇಫೈಫೊಫೋಫೌಫಂಫಃ
ಬಬಾಬಿಬೀಬುಬೂಬೃಬೆಬೇಬೈಬೊಬೋಬೌಬಂಬಃ
ಭಭಾಭಿಭೀಭುಭೂಭೃಭೆಭೇಭೈಭೊಭೋಭೌಭಂಭಃ
ಮಮಾಮಿಮೀಮುಮೂಮೃಮೆಮೇಮೈಮೊಮೋಮೌಮಂಮಃ
ಯಯಾಯಿಯೀಯುಯೂಯೃಯೆಯೇಯೈಯೊಯೋಯೌಯಂಯಃ
ರರಾರಿರೀರುರೂರೃರೆರೇರೈರೊರೋರೌರಂರಃ
ಲಲಾಲಿಲೀಲುಲೂಲೃಲೆಲೇಲೈಲೊಲೋಲೌಲಂಲಃ
ವವಾವಿವೀವುವೂವೃವೆವೇವೈವೊವೋವೌವಂವಃ
ಶಶಾಶಿಶೀಶುಶೂಶೃಶೆಶೇಶೈಶೊಶೋಶೌಶಂಶಃ
ಷಷಾಷಿಷೀಷುಷೂಷೃಷೆಷೇಷೈಷೊಷೋಷೌಷಂಷಃ
ಸಸಾಸಿಸೀಸುಸೂಸೃಸೆಸೇಸೈಸೊಸೋಸೌಸಂಸಃ
ಹಹಾಹಿಹೀಹುಹೂಹೃಹೆಹೇಹೈಹೊಹೋಹೌಹಂಹಃ
ಳಳಾಳಿಳೀಳುಳೂಳೃಳೆಳೇಳೈಳೊಳೋಳೌಳಂ

Don't worry. I'm just trying five letters per day and even that is pushing it.

Please pr*y that we will continue to feel well. The L*rd has certainly blessed us with good health. We are certainly not going to take that for granted. Please also pr*y that we will take advantage of new relationships, like the one mentioned above to share the Good News.
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2 comments:

  1. BeckiOctober 30, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth!!! So glad that things are going well!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 31, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    Happy Birthday to Elizabeth! Growing up so fast!
    All of you are in my thoughts & pr$yers! I think about you and pr&y for you every day. G$d bless all of you!

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