no internet..

we've had no internet or phones since thursday. i really love all the rain and watching the thunder and lightening through the farm so i don't mind. rain is just wonderful here. cooling everything down and nothing smells better than rain.
here are all the updates i wanted to write if we had internet this weekend. what a great weekend! Lauren and I wanted to throw a Fall Party since it is Halloween and fall back home. We had everyone dress up fancy too. It was SUCH a fun time...

it seems that as soon as the rain starts, joy begins to erupt in my heart.
ahhhh i love rain storms!
Thursday:

• went to change my wash at HopeHouse, slipped and fell and got drenched in the process.
• realized there are many holes in the ceiling at the house. watched and laughed as lo, nathan and i tired to find buckets and towels to catch the water.
  
• walked home after dark. gate wouldn't open. had to climb up the side, shimmy over two feet to avoid the electric fence then jump down off the other side. very proud of my climbing abilities here.

Friday:

• spent the better part of the day running errends in town for the school and myself.
• got the motherload of all packages from home. french vanilla creamer, goldfish, wild bill's jerky, ahhhh wonderfulness!
• taught about 5 stranger how to use the photo kiosk at cna.
• finished the day with the boys. they just wanted to sit with me on my lap and read books. love them.
• helped Lo cook dinner. got burnt in the process fairly bad. have a very nice bubble and mark on my arm.

Saturday:

• woke up at 5:23am ON MY OWN! drove to my house to call the skydive place to see if our jump was on or off. it was off...
• second time we tried to jump and the weather was not happy so we couldn't.
  
• watched babymama and west side story with lo, nathan and shawn since we were up so early to jump and weren't tired enough to go back to bed.
  
• introduced the boys to french vanilla creamer and Colombian coffee (thanks, mom!!)
• danced and sang as we cleaned the HopeHouse for our "Fall Formal Party" that evening.
• watched the Bulls win the ABSA Currie Cup!!! till someone convinces me otherwise, i LOVE being a blue bull!
• such fun to dress up nice and eat with friends from church. still can't believe how many people made it out!
  
• played mafia with everyone....so much fun to watch how everyone plays that game. ahhhhhhh i love it!
• drove everyone out to the gate, came back and realized it was only 40 minutes till my phillies played LIVE. Had to stay awake to watch it. I felt so pampered! Lo made me coffee, had a LONG backrub, snuggled under the blankets, blissful...only the game was delayed and seeing as it was 2am i couldn't stay awake anymore...
• sunday played a very competitive game of spoons at the house. lots of screaming and fighting ensured....it was amazing....

internet is back on....school has begun...this time next week my dad will be here!
also we have 8 days till the Christmas program in school....
YIKES!
the boys are ready. i'm just not sure if i am.....