one more week in MI... oh so random

i've been knitting and researching nutrition quite a bit.  i love learning about random things.  i think it's possible to read too much, but i want to be aware of the things i'm putting in my body so, if i do choose to drink an energy drink (which i completely quit over a year ago), i know full well what i'm engaging in.  i did a 3 day juice fast last month... i'll never know if what i experienced during that first day was my reaction to it, or if i had the flu. =) it was interesting.  i didn't feel a bit hungry until the third night but it wasn't too terrible.  i think i could've lasted another few days.  very nutritious.  now i want a juicer!

our whole week is planned out now.  we're packing and cleaning our room today so we'll be able to enjoy the time we have left.  whether i'm ready or not, we are going back to scotland the 31st and will be there through at least may.  we have plans to possible visit friends in madrid, naomi is coming to visit in may, and possibly paris for a language study this summer.  oh, and we might do a house share with another couple and i'm pretty excited about that.  we really like the couple we would live with and our rent would be half what it is... saving us a great deal and making his phd more financially possible.  we weren't sure how we were going to make it work financially.  US money doesn't go as far over there, so we'd be pretty stuck by this summer even with the loan amount we received.  we still have questions about god's plan in this... our HUGE borrowing to fund education for what we and other's believe is steve's calling... knowing he doesn't want us to borrow.  the house share is a big answer to prayer.

i haven't been able to get back into painting yet.  this has been a season of artistic constipation.  i need a stool softener=) i'm working on an afghan.  i suppose at least there's some color there.  i'm looking forward to the warmth of it.

 the tension between my mom and i is growing a bit with my leaving in the near future.  both of us, i think, feel somewhat helpless and not ready for this separation.  her life is so stressful to her and it's hard for me to leave knowing that she's calmer and happy around me... and she calms me too.  it's funny how much i see myself in my mom and dad.  things i appreciate about them, and things that i see as weakness.  like holding a mirror.

So, i will be doing some child care.  we are as of now planning on staying in scotland till steve can fulfill the minimum residency requirement which we think is two years (meaning 1.5yrs left)... i can do 1.5yrs =)  we bought a car back in october... it's mr bean type car.  super super tiny.  it has magical abilities to fit in any parking spot.  i have a winter coat that says it's best for "arctic" weather. perfect! =)  we're going to do some things to make our house warmer and less inhabited by spiders and that should help a lot=)  we've also been praying for healing and a healthy pregnancy/baby.

it's been a while since we've been in denver.  i know people will start to forget about us and we have some people.  it makes me sad, but i know i can't hold on to all of them.  i'm thankful for facebook for that i suppose.

off to cleaning and packing and soaking up pandora.com while i still can!...