update on Chris

Chris arrived safely. he has e-mailed and called Zeraline a couple of times. If she doesn't hear from him she can check the online bank account and tell that he is okay because he is spending money. here is a website that you can check info on about troops in iraq... http://www.balad.afnews.af.mil/ Also, here is his e-mail address if you want to send him an encouraging note. topher_1202@yahoo.com he hasn't sent us his APO, but as soon as he does if you want it, e-mail me and i will send it to you. ksholli1979@yahoo.com

Tamara is coming to visit at the end of next week! woohoo! i am so excited.

Zeahne has had a cold this week and will go to school tomorrow for the first time this week. His teacher told us that he was one a 8 kids out of school this week! i bought airborne the power pixies version. this is the powder that you don't need water for it is like pixie sticks from when we were kids. I attempted to explain this to him that it has vitamins and things that will get him well...all he had to do was sprinkle it on his tongue. So, tita kimmie set the example and pixie away:) yuck! i think he caught the look on my face..he did try it and we got a little down but not very successful:) hehe!

I found out that I am probably allergic to mangos:( saturday afternoon i attempted to cut, peel, and eat a mango but ended making a giganitc mess and gave up...well sunday during church i noticed that i had a rash on my left cheek. monday it hadn't gone away and in fact had spread to all over my face...ekkkkk. yuck. as a nurse horrible fears were circling around in my head of what it could possibly be...from necrotizing fasciitis (look it up....very yucky!) to an outbreak of herpes that i picked up on the city bus...like i said...going a little far fetched....but still worried. so i went to urgent care today and the doctor told me he thinks it is from mangos, a lot of locals break out like this. so with a steriod cream and benedryl hopefully i will start to look more normal. I feel like Slooth from the goonies..."hey you guys!!!!"

please be praying because i am also really contemplating not taking the nursing job because of being here to help zeraline and my family, continue the bible study, get invovled with other bible studies and start one with Meldy and Zeraline. Those will be hard to do when working full time and going to pre-natal visits that are schedule every week for the next 5 weeks and going to birthing classes. i have been going back and forth for the past couple of weeks on whether or not i should take a nursing position. very unsettled and conflicting inner feelings.