Wild Weekend

This weekend was CRAZY - the craziest since we got here.  Read the earlier post about the snow and Miki's birthday.  Other then her birthday there was plenty going on.  First on Friday we had guests coming.  Our friends the B's were coming to stay the night and for the B-day party, on Saturday they were leaving to be replaced by the Hepner Army who were going to stay Saturday night.  We were so excited about the B's coming in.  We had not seen them since FPO and wanted to fellowship and catchup.  These old folks stayed up until 2:00 AM on Friday - way to late for us!!! (but it was worth it).  The overnight foot+ of snow changed our plans.  The B's were snowed in with us but the ever daring Hepner Army put the snow chains on and traveled 5 hours to be with us.  It was awesome:).  In our little flat we had 10 kids and 6 adults.  Remember our crate has not arrived so as housing basics go we have very few things (4 towels, 6 bowls, 6 plates, 10 glasses, two twin beds, 1 futon, 1 queen bed, 1 10 gallon hot water heater).  Needless to say we were going to have some experiences.  The kids (all of them) had a blast.  They played and ran all over the flat.  Toys were everywhere!  I kept my OCD under control (most of my time was spent washing dishes so everyone had a clean plate).  Jen made Chili - a nice taste of home.  However crazy and chaotic it was it was great having people here and Fellowshipping.  The B's arrived the same time we did so it was great to compare experinces and talk about language.  The Hepners have been here over a year so they had great advice and wisdom to dispense.  We got the kids to bed earlier (our girls in one twin bed, B's kids in the other, Hepners in the floor of our closet) so we only stayed up till midnight visiting.  It was energizing to have our frinds here.  Sunday started with pasteries from the Pekara (thanks Josh and Kirk) followed by a time of worship and Bible reading.  Kirk brought a great word from Pslam 103.  It was such an encouragement for Jen and I.  After everyone left we got in some sledding (see videos in earlier post) and I had to get to the Grocery store (Monday was a holiday and we did not know what would be open) and Jen cleaned up.  Sunday night was a family Valentines dinner at Mcdonalds.  The walk home took longer then usual because the girls had to stop every five feet to make a snow ball to throw at Jen and I.  We were really glad the holiday was Monday and we all slept in.  After getting up we headed to the pet store and bought Gerbils (Sonja and Vonja).  Good times for those two are a coming!  The rest of Monday was spent resting and relaxing.  Back to the Grind Tuesday:(