life lately

Hello everyone.. hope you are all enjoying your July so far. Ours has been super busy. We are officially into our third week of summer and it has either been scorching hot or raining. We have not done many.. or in fact any summer activities. We have had a full house.. my in laws are here, my parents are here, my sis in law and family are flying in later this week. Plus I have a dozen more family members flying in. They will be staying at my great aunt's house..best aunt ever!

Why you ask? 

Well just like a Jewish bar mitzvah we too have a ceremony marking a child's man or womanhood once they reach puberty. And well D is now a man. So everyone is coming to celebrate. We are having two parties.. one of a more religious nature and one will be held in our backyard.. pray we don't get rain.. it has been quite rainy. 

So I have been in full planning mode. I will post pics afterwards.. 

In other news M's finger is healing nicely. He has started playing cricket again, which he is enthused about.

D started driving!!

We also had an appointment with D's eye doc.. for those not in the know two years ago D lost most of his vision in his left eye due to a parasitical infection. As of December his vision was 20/200 and now as of June his vision is 20/80. Which is just wow! I know many of you have been praying for him and we thank you.. thank you so much. 

H just wrapped up a week of basketball camp and then will do a week of robotics camp later in the month. 

M and D went to watch a FIFA game

Beckham was in the box above them.. the kid had no idea who Beckham was.. lol.

The weekend of the fourth came around and while there is not a lot to love about this country right now.. I still feel love for the American's out in the streets fighting and protesting for a better America. I still feel the love for the kind people I meet in my everyday life who do not care about the color of my skin.. I especially love all of you readers who I believe represent what this country, what this world could be, should be. 

So instead of celebrating the country it has become we gathered with family and celebrate the country that was promised.. land of the free; all men (AND WOMEN) created equal. 

On the third we visited a local park to watch their fireworks as well but were interrupted by blowing winds and thundering rain. It was just 15 minutes from our home but on the way back we encountered many downed trees and wires and had to take more than a few detours in order to find our way back home. 

Thankfully, we did not lose power like many in our area but we were internet-less for a full 24 hours. How did we survive? 

I may be a little less regular around here... be well my friends. 

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