Another one bites the dust

Whirl, turn, twist. A vibrant flash of silver color spinning in a horrifying yet opaquely beautiful way was ejected with the speed of a Laotian hawk from my helpless hand and down, down it bounced and spun without regard for any fish it might land upon into a dark swirling mass of green. Plop, it disappeared from the sunlit lands and entered the depths of a flooded pond.

From my vantage point seated upon the mud-slick hillside where I first lost my balance and bathed my new pin strip shorts in brown goo, I new all was lost. My Lao companion immediately sprinted down the bank and into the water and with quickness that would shock even lightning shoved his arm deep into the darkness and retrieved our (very recently purchased) PowerShot A620 Cannon camera.

This makes 3 cameras in 2 years. The first one I, Nathan, donated unknowingly and unwillingly to someone who helped themselves to my back back while driving on my motorbike. The second one Jan also donated unknowingly and also unwillingly to someone who helped themselves to her back back while riding on the bus.

October Fun Day

Just before aerobics...a nightly ritual for some Vientiane dwellers

Nathan trying hard to do aerobics but looking like a flailing fish instead.


In front of the military museum

I can win some races

Kids

One Sunday Afternoon the neighborhood kids all came over and watched the J. Film.

The kids love to play our miniature instruments...this one is called a Kaen.

Two girls writing the words to a couple of praise songs for our sunday afternoon PTL time.

Nathan leading in some sort of chicken dance worship song.

28 Down

Jan at a robust 28 weeks

September 1st

bulging belly

Jan at 24 wks

Egg salad - yummy yummy

Nathan making egg salad...he puts in extra vitamins secretely for Jan's good health - today's additive: fish oil

Time to add the Mayo...Mayo in a bag is so much better than in a jar

Uhg! too much mayo Jan got sick immediately

Uhg! too much fish oil nathan got sick 15min later