August 15, 2012

Last year on this date I helped my Mom and Dad do 3 bushels of corn. Mark and I had planned to take a vacation to Alaska since the year 2012 we had some things to celebrate. One being married for 30 years on January 30. But as you know sometimes we ask God for some thing but, he has other ideas. Like going into mission work and finding your self in New Mexico with the Navajo!

The other celebrations you will have to do the math. Coming from PA, which was the 2nd state to join the USA.(So back in 1976 when USA celebrate 200 years old so did PA) and now living in a state who this year is celebrating its 100 years as a state. On August 15, I turn half as old as the state of New Mexico! And where do we go, but to the Aztec Ruins(is there a joke in this).

We also went to Durango,CO and had a nice lunch at Gazpacho. We didn't think we would get to Durango because the mission truck is in need of new tires. God work it out, the night before Duane and Diane handed us the keys to their Jeep.

What a birthday "Durango in a Jeep"! What more could you ask for!

Last year I was having a hard time with what age I would be this year. I prayed about it because I didn't want to be negative about it. Here is how God answer my prayers!

1) Our home church this years theme is the year of Jubilee(and the Church is not 50 years old)

2)We ended up in a state who is 2x my age this year

3) August this year has a blue moon(you only turn this age once in a blue moon!)

4) I know there will be more to come!

A Group From Newton, Kansas

After leaving Minot,ND we wonder if our paths would ever cross with anybody we met there. We didn't have to wonder to long, a work team from Newton, Kansas came in July. On this work team was a guy name Jorden and he had spend a week in Minot in March. I think I have his picture in Miss Kathryn's post.

 Jorden

The work team in the gym.

Making 2 storage rooms and a putting down a new floor.

Another part of the team redid the step to the school.

Mary Lou teaching Tammy how to make Navajo Taco.

Mary Lou

Navajo Fry Bread

Mark - MDSing again!

Make Do Somehow ------------------------- My brother Merrill kidnapped us for a couple of days, to do some MDS(Mark Deitrick at our Service). As usually that mean Mark need to do the other MDS(Make Do Somehow). "Please don't try this at home."

Mark and his Turquoise!

Mark also hung a ceiling fan, fix a dryer vent, and screen door.

Garden Update

Thank you Jesus! You can have a garden in the Desert!

Another Wedding

Mark and I was invited to another wedding. Mark did some tractor work for them. They were having an outside wedding, so they want Mark to push some dirt (sand and sage bush) around and try to make it level.

Kiana and Dalirai

Mother gave brde away

Bride is half Apache

Mothers of the bride and groom

The mother of the groom made all the dresses and vest, all the sewing.

Brothers of the bride

The boys did alot of the work for the wedding, as in the brick, filling in the wash, etc.