in numbers...

2- the number of girls we sent off to school today.  Noel is SUPER excited, and we are grateful to be sending her to Dr. Rodney's new Medical Institute.  We also realized today that she has REALLY long arms!  

4- The number of people in our house who are mostly very healthy!  Praise the Lord...

22-  The number of times someone has said, "I miss grandpa..." this weekend.

18-  The number of hours it took grandpa to go from our house to Columbus, Ohio.

7/8- The number of responses "I am very beautiful" I got on my first year exams in response to "Describe yourself."

2- The number of days Matt got up with the girls and let me sleep until 7:30 this weekend...BLISS.

3-  The number of vegetables we have decided to plant in our in-the-works garden.  This is the FIRST time we have ever attempted a garden.

4- The number of complete, uninterrupted, loud laughter minutes that Abel, Miyolene and Charitable had over lunch upon learning that we are starting a garden.  Apparently, presidents of seminaries don't do gardens.  You don't do things you don't HAVE to do to survive...or it is, apparently, very funny :)

10- The number of teddy bear hair bands Gertha bought Lily that it took to transform, "I don't wanna go to school!" to "Bye, Mom!" this morning.

2- The number of first year students who continue to do all of their homework assignments first in pencil, and then trace over all the assignments in pen, to make sure they have no errors.  

11- The number of friends who have told me: "YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT YOUR CELL PHONE" after getting stranded with a dead battery and a baby on Friday.  Lesson. Learned.

At least 50- The number of people in Saccanville who CONTINUE to think my name is "Madame Sexy".  STAY-SEE is really hard to pronounce in Kreyol.  Everywhere I go, people are greeting me "Good Morning, Madame Sexy."  

EVERY time- The number of times I "Ba-ha-haaa!" out loud when this happens.

RIGHT NOW- What He has given us.  Live in the moment this week by His grace and in His presence!