Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Time'a Flying
This was a busy week in some respects. On Monday, we went with a Rotary Club from here(KK) to visit 3 schools where we gave glasses to needy students. These are Catholic schools for the poor(I think). It was a most enjoyable day. We met lovely people from the Rotary. In the pics the tall Indian man is a Dr. Abraham, who is the District Governor of E. Malaysia and Singapore. He is an ENT specialist in Singapore. There was a Dr. Akbar who is the optometrist who did all of the eye exams on the kids. We rode with him to all of the schools. We also rode with Fatima(in flowered top in pics). She is a rotarian and businesswoman here in Malaysia. She offered us the use of one of her cars while we're here in Malaysia--she owns 5! She doesn't like taxis. She took the role of ordering our lunch later when we went to an Indian restaurant in Penampang.(In honor of Dr. Abraham) She ordered the favorite food of Malaysia--Fish head curry. Oh yes, we ate fish head for lunch. It was quite good. I didn't like the mutton she ordered.
We were suppose to start our visits to Sis. Lennie and Bro. Musa who live in kampung Baru on Monday evening, but a torrential rain storm came and we could not even get in there with Sebastian in a taxi!
Wed. was another first for us also. We have a branch missionary correlation every Wed. evening at church. We usually ride with Kate after she leaves work. I baked a cake for everyone for snacks at church. After the meeting, Kate went to some house where she picked up a bunch of food to have shipped to her brother who has just oopened up a restaurant in their hometown-Lubuan(an island). We also had the sister missionaries with us and before she took them home, we went to Sis. Christine's house to offer our condolences because her mom died the day before. Our first Malay funeral. OH BOY! Sis. Christine lives in a kammpung and the whole village was at her house. She took us inside and in the middle of the room was her mom in a casket. It was made of lovely wood with a glass on top. All of her mother's personal belongings were placed around the casket in bags so that thet can be burned. All of the pics in the room were turned backward to mourn. Sis. Zafar(missionary) was so worried because she had on a red blouse which is bad for Chinese funerals. After we left the funeral and took the sisters home, Dad and I rode with Kate to take the food for her brother to a shipper. We met his truck in a really scary part of town and delivered it to him. Kate told us that he use to be a loan shark!
Thurs. we were able to visit Sis. Lennie and Bro. Musa and teach them. Good meetings! They're so humble. Kate has arranged for 2 of Sis. Lennie's children to have their pallets repaired. They're really bad. A rotary club in KK has arranged for doctors here to do this in 2 weeks!
Fri. we met the Elders downtown to buy them a washing machine. Theirs quit working and the mission office asked us to buy them a new one and just deduct the cost from our next month's rent. No problem. We decided to spend a little time downtown while we were there. We ate at a nice place in the mall on the 4th floor called "Secret Recipe". Mostly Europeans eating there. So nice and delicious and guess what, no sign that said "do not spit". Kate called us while we were there and we met her and visited while she ate lunch. She helped us purchase some name tags for our first FHE on Mon with the young single adults at our apartment. I'm excited.
I've included some pics of our apartment and our visit to the schools. Hope you enjoy.
Love Mom and Dad
We were suppose to start our visits to Sis. Lennie and Bro. Musa who live in kampung Baru on Monday evening, but a torrential rain storm came and we could not even get in there with Sebastian in a taxi!
Wed. was another first for us also. We have a branch missionary correlation every Wed. evening at church. We usually ride with Kate after she leaves work. I baked a cake for everyone for snacks at church. After the meeting, Kate went to some house where she picked up a bunch of food to have shipped to her brother who has just oopened up a restaurant in their hometown-Lubuan(an island). We also had the sister missionaries with us and before she took them home, we went to Sis. Christine's house to offer our condolences because her mom died the day before. Our first Malay funeral. OH BOY! Sis. Christine lives in a kammpung and the whole village was at her house. She took us inside and in the middle of the room was her mom in a casket. It was made of lovely wood with a glass on top. All of her mother's personal belongings were placed around the casket in bags so that thet can be burned. All of the pics in the room were turned backward to mourn. Sis. Zafar(missionary) was so worried because she had on a red blouse which is bad for Chinese funerals. After we left the funeral and took the sisters home, Dad and I rode with Kate to take the food for her brother to a shipper. We met his truck in a really scary part of town and delivered it to him. Kate told us that he use to be a loan shark!
Thurs. we were able to visit Sis. Lennie and Bro. Musa and teach them. Good meetings! They're so humble. Kate has arranged for 2 of Sis. Lennie's children to have their pallets repaired. They're really bad. A rotary club in KK has arranged for doctors here to do this in 2 weeks!
Fri. we met the Elders downtown to buy them a washing machine. Theirs quit working and the mission office asked us to buy them a new one and just deduct the cost from our next month's rent. No problem. We decided to spend a little time downtown while we were there. We ate at a nice place in the mall on the 4th floor called "Secret Recipe". Mostly Europeans eating there. So nice and delicious and guess what, no sign that said "do not spit". Kate called us while we were there and we met her and visited while she ate lunch. She helped us purchase some name tags for our first FHE on Mon with the young single adults at our apartment. I'm excited.
I've included some pics of our apartment and our visit to the schools. Hope you enjoy.
Love Mom and Dad
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Weeks Update
I am a terrible mother. We have a camera but I never can remember to take it anywhere. It is amazing that we have any proof of our existence. So, sorry for no pictures from Halloween or when Ging and Matt and kids were out here. Thank goodness that Ging is a good mom. However, it was the best time! It was fun to have family to visit us and we hope that all of you will take a chance to come and out and stay a while.
Not too much has changed or developed since our last post. Cole is done with soccer and we are now going to try and get him into basketball or swimming lessons. I prefer the swimming since he does not yet really know how and we are surrounded by water. He still enjoys school, but I am sure not more than I love that he goes to school from 8-2. What a nice break!!
Izzy has been a whiny baby, severely attached to her passy and blankie. It is probably due to the fact that she has almost 6 or 7 teeth coming in at the same time. It is interesting to see and realize that kids are so different from each other.
Colby is still very busy at work, but still finds the time to surf at least 2 times a week. He wishes it would be more, but maybe next semester when things are not so hectic.
As for me, I am pregnant and busy. I remember being pregnant with Cole and it seems that pregnancy was all consuming. With this baby, I sometimes forget that I am even pregnant. The other 2 keep me so busy that the only time I think about it is when I am so tired at night or I have to go to a dr's appt. I have my next ultrasound on the 23rd of this month and we find out what we are having. Colby wants a boy and I really don't care. Although, I kind of have a feeling it will be a boy.
We have no real plans for Thanksgiving, probably just going to eat dinner at some hotel with a buffet. I do not want to cook for just us and I really do not want all the leftovers. What are everyone else's plans?
Love to all- The Weeks
Not too much has changed or developed since our last post. Cole is done with soccer and we are now going to try and get him into basketball or swimming lessons. I prefer the swimming since he does not yet really know how and we are surrounded by water. He still enjoys school, but I am sure not more than I love that he goes to school from 8-2. What a nice break!!
Izzy has been a whiny baby, severely attached to her passy and blankie. It is probably due to the fact that she has almost 6 or 7 teeth coming in at the same time. It is interesting to see and realize that kids are so different from each other.
Colby is still very busy at work, but still finds the time to surf at least 2 times a week. He wishes it would be more, but maybe next semester when things are not so hectic.
As for me, I am pregnant and busy. I remember being pregnant with Cole and it seems that pregnancy was all consuming. With this baby, I sometimes forget that I am even pregnant. The other 2 keep me so busy that the only time I think about it is when I am so tired at night or I have to go to a dr's appt. I have my next ultrasound on the 23rd of this month and we find out what we are having. Colby wants a boy and I really don't care. Although, I kind of have a feeling it will be a boy.
We have no real plans for Thanksgiving, probably just going to eat dinner at some hotel with a buffet. I do not want to cook for just us and I really do not want all the leftovers. What are everyone else's plans?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Happy Birthday Ben
We just celebrated Baby Ben's third birthday. Time sure has flown by. It seems like just yesterday when I went to a regular OB appointment, and my doctor said, "Your blood pressure is still elevated. Let's have a baby today." Yippee skippee! Music to my ears. I was so excited to meet the newest little member of the Asay family. I cried when I heard him cry at delivery. I missed the delivery of Jacob, seeing as I was unconscious and all. This was a much better, much sweeter and smoother experience.
Side note: Isn't Jacob just adorable in the above picture? Back to Ben. I am so glad that Ben chose me to be his mom. I have learned a lot with him in my life, not least of which is patience. He is a wonderful brother. He adores Jacob. He mimics everything Jacob does. He looks forward to 3:30pm every day for when his big brother gets home from school. He will literally stand at the front window, and run outside when Jacob's carpool drops him home.
Sorry for all the pictures, but I am enjoying my stroll down memory lane. Here are some more cute pics of Ben through the years:
Here are the latest pictures of Ben. He has thoroughly enjoyed raking leaves into a big pile, and then jumping full throttle into the pile. Gosh do I love and adore this wonderful little man!
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