Paleontologist Fun

Whew! It's been a while since I posted on here, hasn't it? 

To be honest, I was kind of struggling for a while with what to write. I had ideas, but I kept wondering if it was really that interesting to others. But sometimes a little break is nice and you come back refreshed and revitalized--and that's the way I feel about this blog right now. Super excited to get back into posting, even if they're short little things like this one is going to be. :) The style of my posts might be a little different now, but...I'm not going to tell you what exactly I mean by that. You'll just have to wait and see. ;)

MK Spirit Week with Baptist Missionary Women

Howdy, my friends! :)

Guess what? It's MK spirit week. This is a week long 'event' that is organized and held by the Baptist Missionary Women blog for the missionary kids around the world. It's actually our first time to participate, and we have all been forming ideas on what to do and discussing our plans. 

Simply Sisters News Flash! :D

Hello everybody! It's time for another Simply Sisters update, because where on earth have we been? I truly am sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I have some exciting news to tell you, too!

My Website Announcement!

I'm so excited-- I have a bit of news for you all! 

And that is that my website is now up and running!

...without (hopefully!) any weird quirks. :) 

Sneak Peeks of Summer

Everybody likes sneak peeks, right? So today I'm going to give you a sneak peek into the life of an MK in Japan around this time of year, a couple sneak peeks of things to come in blog posts soon, and a who knows what else? lol!

Week of Pictures Six-- And then Spring Came

Howdy! I'm here with my long overdo week of pictures. :) 

I'm feeling pretty excited with summer coming on! We actually broke records here in Shibetsu for hottest April-- it got to 77F here this week, which is crazy! Our summers are always mild compared to many places, so it came as a surprise to us all. :P 

One More Step

Yesterday I finished writing my Revolutionary War book-- that monstrous little thing tried so hard to not end,  (I have landed with 50,000 extra words than I first expected), but finally, Praise the Lord, it's done. 

Or at least, the second draft is. :P 

Zebulun's Birthday, Daddy's Return, etc

Hello! I hope you are having a beautiful day! :)

First off, I want to thank everybody who wished me a happy birthday. It made me really happy and was very special. Thank you! :)

Last Sunday was Zebulun's birthday. He could not wait to open his presents. :D Victoria made him a vanilla cake.

Month full of Birthdays

You may know by now that our family has three birthdays in March-- Abigail's was on the 6th, Malachi's the 17th, and tomorrow, the 22nd, is Zebulun's. 

As for me, I'm having a blast, because it means I get to make three cakes almost all at once! :) I really enjoy making cakes so it's a lot of fun for me! :) 

In Memory of Meme

I'm writing this post in memory of my grandma, whom we called Meme. She went to be with the Lord on March 6th, 2015. 

New Simply Sisters Photos!

 Howdy, everybody!

This post has taken us a while to write! We wanted to get new pictures for the blog since last fall, but.... let's just say it never happened. :P We finally went out and took some pictures in the woods next to our house last Sunday, ending up with both of our cameras dying on us-- (Read: we forgot to make sure the batteries were charged enough...on both!) 

Then I was having one technical difficulty after another trying to get them uploaded, and then downloaded, and then edited (Abigail's camera took them all on a blue filter, yikes! lol) ... don't ask me why I've been running into little quirks lately, because my things normally work really well. I guess it's just "When it rains, it pours" isn't it? 

Finally, I beat modern technology into submission... ha-ha! Ah, that was a good feeling when I found ways around every single one of the problems! So even though it's not like it's that important of a post, I'm thrilled to finally write this one up. :) 

Little Things, 3

**Post written February 6th, 2015-- I apologize for the delay in publishing it.**

Yesterday and today we've been busy mudding the walls in our bedroom. By supper time last night, Abigail, Daddy and I were all ready to be finished for the day to eat!

We wanted to do another Favorite Little Things post, since those are fun, and also help Abs and I to realize how many little things we really are blessed with! :) 

Week of pictures 1

Hello! 

We have enjoyed reading the responses to the survey. :) Thank you for doing that for us! If you haven't done it yet, it's still up for you, so don't hesitate if you want to do it! :) 

We have several posts lined up, but you'll have to forgive us if they are slightly slower in coming-- we're in the middle of an exciting project! Daddy and us girls are in the process of finishing our room. We have been busy and enjoying doing that! :)

I thought I would share my photos from the first of January to the 6th. I know it's not a full week, but I have a couple extra, so it kind of makes up for that. ;) 

Happy New Years, and a Beginning of the Year Survey!

Hello everybody and a Happy New Year to you all! :)

I hope this finds you all in good health and happy. 

We decided to have a "Beginning of the Year" survey, so we can have a better understanding of our reader's thoughts. It's only 8 questions, and will only take a minute or two, so if you would go ahead and answer the questions for us that would be a big help! :) 

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We just wanted to take a moment to wish a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our readers! We hope you have the best of days celebrating the birth of our sweet Saviour and enjoying time with family. 

Update on the ones behind the blog! :)

Isn't it funny how changes tend to happen all at once? At least it seems that way to me... don't worry, nothing about the blog is going to change, but some things are different with Abigail and I, although in Abigail's case it's temporary. ;)

Flashback Friday!

2001, Himeji Japan
Victoria on the left, almost 4
Abigail on the right, age 2.