there and back again

while home i visited my sis, angela, her husband, david, their son (my nephew) august, and their dog, pagosa. i am constantly reminded of them at school since i introduced my family to the ichi nen sei. everyday they do these question cards which include such questions as "Where does David work?" and "What does Pagosa eat?" one of these days i am going to get some video of the little munchkins speaking of my family who are 'oh so far away.'
the duimstra family packed up and headed out of iowa in late august in order to surprise a certain man(david) for his 30th birthday. the surprise included david's brother and his family coming to the party. angela cooked it all up. she even rented a margarita machine for the event...lord knows us duimstras love us some margaritas.



my favorite part of the whole weekend was getting to hang out with my godson. that's right, i am a godmother to my nephew. he is simply a delight and full of boundless energy. no, that's not a "nice way" to say he's hyper. he just loves to play and talk and share his little life with you. it's amazing how much he has grown over the past year, but i know i should expect even more when i see him next...in about a year. too long, but unlesss angela and david send him over in a package that's the way it is. i miss you little gus.

once again, it was great to be home.