Like any girl born in the seventies, I used to be an avid Little House on the Prairie viewer. For those of you not familiar with the show, it was about a pioneer family that settled in Walnut Grove, Minnesota in the 1800's. The family comprised of Pa, the heroic and loving father, Ma the constant and tender mother, and the kids, who varied in number from year to year. I remember one episode in particular where Pa was forced to leave Ma and the kids behind and venture out into the world to earn a little extra money for the family. Ma stood in the doorway of the wooden house and waved to Pa promising that everything would be fine. Both had tears in their eyes.
Well everyone, my life has become a seventies television series.
Today on the front steps of the Hanoi Sunny Hotel I waved goodbye to Pa and promised that everything would be okay. After a morning of tutorials on everything from where to exchange money, to how to publish a blog post, Ryan and Olivia left by taxi for Hanoi airport. Everyone had tears in their eyes.
It will certainly be a more difficult wait now that half the family is on the other side of the world. The desire to get back home has been magnified by the desire to have our family back together again. So, on your end, keep praying. We would love to be together again as soon as possible.
Thankfully, my mom has been able to stay with me. It makes a huge difference having her here and I'm so grateful for her help and company. However, she will have to take a break from her camcorder to hold a bottle or two. I'm sure if I give her enough time she will think of a way of holding the camcorder in one hand and the bottle in the other :)
I'm going to keep this one short. I have a bit of a cold and need my sleep. But as I sign off, let me assure you of one thing. Everything here is going to be fine. I may even find the time to churn my own butter.
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I can see it now . . . . .
Livi can be Laura "Half-Pint" Ingles, and Jonah can be Albert (who was actually adopted on the show). Be careful, though, because when Jonah turns like 10 or 11, he'll leave the lantern in the barn and burn it down. Livi will do a lot of daydreaming and charming of old people. She won't be afraid to catch fish or get dirty. She'll stick up for Jonah when someone budges in fron of him at the rope swing and teeter-totter at school. But Mr. Olsen (played by Bob cason or Barry Walen) will let her pick out a piece of candy, she'll probably choose a jaw breaker or fresh taffy. Hurry up and get home so we can have you over for a hoe-down. I just took out my fiddle and Doc is bringing his banjo. (okay enough of that)
The Hoyles
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