Brian's latest article

I am a little late posting the link to this one. This is an article about Brian's recent trip to Mexico city. Another wonderful article. Keep it up, Babe!

http://www.concretenetwork.com/international-projects/mexico.html

Ode to Diesel

We lost Diesel this week on Thursday. He finally gave up and called it quits to his life here on this earth. We have been really sad, although we knew it was coming. Cannon keeps praying that Heavenly Father will hurry and bring him back soon. Kya has started look for him all over the house, and Mya (yes, I named my daughter and dog almost the same name,) keeps saying Diesel and putting here hands up like I can't find him. He had a seizure on Wednesday afternoon and was done after that. He held on til early Thursday morning and passed in his sleep. He has had Addison's disease for almost four years now and we were surprised that he has lived this long. I am so grateful that he has been released from his little diseased body and now gets to chase birds in Heavenly fathers back yard. That was definitely his favorite thing. We love you Deez. The picture was pre-Addison's, remember how handsome that little bugger use to be.....

Brian's next articles

These ones are my favorite, there are three this time. They all tie into each other. They are beautifully written and inspiring (for concrete, well maybe for life too.) I loved them! Look for "Ideas for imprinted concrete." You can follow the links to the other articles. Really Beautiful!

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Another Article by Brian

Check out Brian's latest article on the Concrete Network. Awesome job again. I didn't understand a lot of the lingo, but still great job! We love you! Look for Ready Mix in Southeast Asia. So Cool! www.concretenetwork.com

Home

We are home and safe. Happy to be home in America! We are still really struggling with jet lag, but hopefully getting better everyday. It is so good to see friends and family. You were missed!

To the End of Malaysia

Well, we are packing up and getting ready to leave Malaysia. I am going to have to buy an extra suitcase to get home. Can't believe that it has been two months already!!! Crazy how fast it went by. I am ready to get back to Colorado and our Family and Friends. We are going to be sad to leave here and I'm sure there will be some tears, not only by the kids either. We said goodbye to our church Friends on Sunday and we are going to especially miss Sister Kaitlyn is the Primary President, who also taught the Sunbeams Class. She brought Cannon the cutest frog mug for his milk, and two really sweet outfits for Mya.

We are going to miss Joanne and Cho so much as well. They have really become like a 3rd set of grandparents to the kids. We are going to really miss Lyn the most. We have spent so much time with her and have really enjoyed getting to know her and having her around. Although we couldn't understand each other all of the time, we all will be sad when there is no MyLyn around, as Mya calls her.

I will miss all the culture here and the new things that I have seen every time I leave the house. I am also going to miss the pineapple. Oh, it is so good, and the way they cut it here is so beautiful. I thought it was only for show, but they do it to cut the eyes out. Brian's going to miss the food. He will be so sad to leave the Hawker stands here and come home to American Fast Food, when he needs a quick bite. Oh, the Roti Canti. Poor Brian. I will miss the people here who take extra time to say hello to my kids and pat their faces and hands. I won't miss the people who grab Mya out of my arms so they can take pictures with her.

I am not going to miss the squatting toilets, I haven't figured out how to use them without removing all my clothes. Cannon's pants get wet every time he uses one to go to the bathroom and I won't miss that either. I won't miss the red face I get every time I go outside. It will be good to not start sweating the moment I leave my bedroom.

I am looking forward to going the grocery store and not having to pay to park, and the store having the same things that I need, since the last time I was there. I am looking forward to a green salad with Ranch dressing, cold.... not wilty cause its so hot here. I am looking forward to ice water. Cannon's looking forward to Taco Bell. He asks everyday if we can go there for lunch. Mya's looking forward to her own room, without noisy people sleeping with her.

The thing I am looking the most forward to is having my feet on the ground. You can hardly go anywhere here without being up at least a few stories. I will love being able to send my kids out the back door and letting them play in the yard. I have absolutely loved the views, being up so high has offered. I have found that I am not a city girl. It's true you can't take the country out of a city girl.

Malaysia has been an absolutely fantastic experience. We have grown closer as a family. We have experienced things I never thought I would. I am so grateful for the opportunity we had to come here.

Brian is a Writer!

Brian is a publisher writer! Congratulations to him. He has been asked to write some articles for the Concrete Network online. You can read his first article online at www.concretenetwork.com look for Colored Concrete in Malaysia. We are proud of him!