this next two weeks- not even- are going to be a whirlwind. we just got back from malaysia...suitcases are still out and being re-packed for canada.

we'll be there two months, visiting family and friends and showing our little emma the root places of our lives. the most special will be to have her meet grandpa mcleod! he's turning 87 this month, and is getting quite frail.

it's going to be fun...exhausting...challenging...meaningful...and memory-making.

i can't wait!

then when we get back home here, it will be time to move into our new house...time to choose tile, tubs, taps, etc. FUN FUN FUN!

i figure by Christmas we should be moved in and settled.

life has a way of going in cycles. the past 4 years have been S.L.O.W. - like watching a movie frame by excruciating frame...

suddenly, it's all topsyturvy and moving at hyper speed.

oh well.

hallelujah!