"Merry" Christmas...

Well...it's Christmas...

It doesn't really feel like it and it definitely doesn't look like it. Yes, we have the tree and the decorations and the gifts, but we're all sick, or recovering from being sick, or about to get sick. This past week we passed around the stomach bug. Dad's the only one who hasn't gotten it. Mommy got sick this morning.

Yup, it's been very merry around here.

One upside is that our "big" Christmas surprise/celebration isn't until next week when we get to go to Disney World! We're all so excited that we were finally able to make it work and use our Christmas money to go there. Our hope is to go January 2 and stay until the 6th. Hopefully no one will be sick then! :-D

Now hopefully we can brighten your Christmas with a little funny photo from everyone's favorite store, Walmart:

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Wilsons! 

Of Air Soft Bullets...

This morning I was watching Joshua and Joy Anna while they were playing outside. All was going well and there were no problems until Joshua walked up to me with his finger stuck up his nose as far as it would go. This didn't look good.

"Uh, Danielle? I have an airsoft bullet up my nose."

"You what?!"

"I stuck an airsoft bullet up my nose."

I couldn't believe what he was saying.

"But I've almost got it out." Here his finger goes almost sideways while still inside his nose.

"You know what, Joshua? Maybe we should tell Mommy about this and see if she has any ideas."

Joshua wasn't so keen on that idea, but I marched him inside where I started to explain the situation to Mom. Just then, Joshua lost his balance and toppled over. The force of his landing sent the airsoft bullet flying out of his nose and rolling across the floor. I saw the bullet and started laughing uncontrollably.

Then Joshua stuck his finger back up his nose and gave me a look of surprise, "It isn't there anymore!"

...this family...

I'm Home!!!

Hey guys! I'm home!!!

After five months away in the Philippines, I have returned home! :-D I miss Shiphrah Birthing Home, all the midwives, all my friends, and everything else about the Philippines, but I know that part of my life is over at least for now. Now I'm looking for the nursing school God wants me to go to so I can (someday) become a Certified Nurse Midwife.

Being home is awesome. I love being able to see my family all the time. Even though it's annoying at times, I love it when Joy Anna walks into my room between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning singing, "Morning, 'Nelle (her name for me)!" She even does it on Saturdays... I love that Promise never stops talking, sometimes even forgetting to take a breath, so that I don't have to talk. She's been my faithful little buddy and, like I said, hasn't stopped talking since I landed. (Her best quote was while I was flying home. She announced, "I'm glad Danielle is coming home so that I now have someone to talk to...besides myself!")

Some days, it feels like I've never been gone. Other days, I feel lost, like everything is so different. Sometimes, the Philippines feels like a far off dream and other times I feel like I just left. It's weird.

But I'm home now and mom said Bunch O' Wilsons is back to me. Be prepared for more crazy stories, pictures, and anything else that might appear on these pages.

You've been Warned!

:-D