Never Play on a Broken See-Saw

Well yesterday I went to the playground with Filip. He is only 8 years old and much smaller than me so I thought it would be ok to play on the see-saw with him. Apparently he is more powerful than I thought. I went all the way up in the air and had nothing to hold onto because the handle was missing. I landed directly on my shoulder and had to get it xrayed. No break, but severely swollen, which causes a lot of pain. So Melanie has been my in-home nurse :) She has really taken care of me! Brian and Mandy have driven me all over the city from doctor to pharmacy, and I have had people calling to make sure I'm ok. My parents somehow found a florist here that would deliver on New Years Day!! That's pretty amazing! So even though I feel a liitle helpless, I have lots of help and lots of love :)

Celebrations

Team Ohrid spent most of this week in Skopje, with the rest of team Macedonia. It was such a good time! Melanie and I stayed with Gef, a retired English teacher and now a missionary in Macedonia (her parents were both Macedonian but she grew up in the states)who has more energy than most people I know. Let me tell you, hanging out with her is always an EXPERIENCE! That lady has spunk! She was so gracious to us! She took us to an amazing concert with an orchestra and some traditional Macedonian music too. Plus we got to hang out with all the other Americans like the Kirkpatricks and the Williams who we just never get to see as much as we'd like. Our last night there we got together with all the American missionaries for a huge party with lots of food and games.

REAL Snow!

Saturday night as Melanie and I were sitting by the wood-burning stove, we got a text message from Brian saying "look outside". And what did we find? Snow! Thick enough to make a snowball and a mini snowman!

Confetti? Shrapnel? No. It's Snow!

Well he had some snow flurries this afternoon. As I was walking to the town cetner to meet Mandy for coffee, I saw these white peices of something floating around in the air. And I thought to myself, "What is that stuff? Shrapnel? Where is it coming from?" They were teeny tiny snowflakes whisping around in the air. This Florida girl still has a lot of learning to do :)

Rockin around the Christmas Tree

Melanie and I found a great deal on a Christmas tree and few decorations! We had so much fun putting it up! Yay! Christmas time is here! Time to celebrate the reason for our hope!