Late writing!

This post is so late! I usually use Sunday afternoon's to write, but somehow it is already Tuesday afternoon!

We were in Vietnam last week, and not often near the computer or phone, and I am surprised at how often I get online to check emails or write a text. When I got back online on Saturday it seemed like a huge task to read my emails, write replies, check social media... and in all it was mostly a waste of time! I didn't really miss the contact during the week...

(Sleeping arrangements in Vietnam... How long do you think this lasted?)
We took the children to the beach in Vietnam for their school break. The beach was nicer than any beach we ever visited in Thailand. Beautiful, clean, shallow and perfect for children. And Vietnam has amazing food. I love vietnamese food, but because the French colonized it, there are small french bakeries everywhere! We brought 12 loaves of bread back with us (baguettes) and they are already gone! 

On our last trip down to the beach Maeser face planted- don't ask me how, it looks like he used a cheese grater on the side of his face. Less than 24 hours later and he fell outside, again, and had a goose egg that we were certain would result in a concussion. He looks horrible and I'm fairly certain still has a headache. Sarah just sent this message:

Dan had some meetings in Bangkok this week, and Sarah (still battling morning sickness and getting ready to move) was still inviting him to come. He was so excited to visit Violet.

He did his own packing the night before and put himself to bed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We had a small victory this week, we found a dog. Still working on her name. The short list:
Ruin
Regret
Sea of Stars
Sunday Silence
Eclipse
Crisp
Ruffian

All names of famous race horses... 

Scout can already say, "He's chasing me!" She doesn't like him very much yet, unless he's asleep.

On Sunday, in sharing time, we were learning about following the prophet- one of Maeser's favorite songs, but he only knows one verse and the chorus. Knowing there are more verses he usually comes up with new ones, wildly crazy and using names of his friends like: Violet was a prophet... Anyway, someone shared a story from their mission about following the prophet/MP, immediately. Basically, that late obedience is disobedience. Which is something my mother always said, but makes a better point when well illustrated.

Abe has been so diligent ever since. Strictly obedient and prompt the last two days. Can't wait to see how long it lasts. I feel so thankful for his primary teachers and others willing to share in the responsibility of teaching my children. 

Grandpa is back in Singapore. I think he has a long trip ahead of him, or several shorter trips based out of Asia. It is good to have him pop in on Sundays, he has a knack of finding the good/humorous moment in any situation. And he's a great story teller. Abe and Dan get the most excited for grandpa to come. Abe counts down the days.