My Facebook Phase is DONE

I had given up on the blog for a few months, in search of an easier way to keep people posted about our experiences in Bangkok. And when I say "people", I mean my parents... when I say "our experiences", I mean the kids, of course. But I'm pretty sick of Facebook now... too much "noise"! I had to cut my Facebook friends to 17 (20 max!) I don’t think people were too happy... de-friending someone on FB, for no apparent reason, can be interpreted as a very rude gesture.

We have had one helluva month here in the Big Bang... The Embassy was closed from May 14 - May 24th. Mike arrived home on the 16th and had to stay at a hotel, close to the Embassy since he was considered essential personnel. Once things got a little too crazy, I just grabbed the kids and made a mad dash to the closest beach... referred to as the "Bangkok is Burning Beach Getaway"

Things seem to be back to normal, but somehow this incident has changed the course of destiny for all of us. For example, Micah can't wait to get back to the US for good. We have been looking into the boarding school option once we depart Thailand, but Micah is determined to get a jump start on that plan this year.

We have found a very nice, Christian boarding school in NY, close to Jamestown, called Houghton Academy. As it turns out, they still have some availability for the 2010 school year. We are scrambling to submit his application and gain acceptance, without jeopardizing his spot at NIST (just in case...)

Mike and I are getting out of town this weekend. There is a Thai holiday on Friday and a US holiday on Monday. We're finally going to see Phuket! We've booked a beautiful spot on the southern tip of the island called Naiharn Beach.

Other notable events since my last post:

October 09' - Habitat for Humanity work in Chiang Mai... blew out my back and have been suffering ever since.

April 10' - Miserable, yet productive, trip to Ethiopia... caught a cold, aggravated my back injury.  But the food and the coffee... off the charts!!

May 10' - Looking forward to some kind of back surgery in the States this summer.