by Mark
8 AM facing East
I’m looking forward to Christmas but I’m also very excited about the 22 of December, the shortest day of the year here. (Yes I know the solstice is the 21 in the states but we were told the 22 is the shortest day here.) We are excited about the days growing longer. Its hard to get up and moving when it looks exactly the same out as when you went to bed. These are a couple of shots of what it looks like when I walk Annika to the school bus at 8:00 AM and then at 9:00 AM. The GPS has said sunrise is around 8:45 and sunset is around 4:50 give our take a few minutes.
Some of the pics are blurry because of the shutter setting, I’m sorry about that but didn’t know how else to get the right resolution.
8 AM facing West- full moon, day after biggest moon I have seen in my life
Annika gets ready to board.
9 AM facing West
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December 25, 2008 at 11:43 am
Elizabeth
Merry Christmas–though it is dark here, it is light there–and Christmas morning. And when it is light here, so dark there—Good shots. The moon was huge here a few weeks ago, too! (Duh, same moon…)
Charlie wants to know if Santa came to Mongolia first? Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!!! from Charlie and Mama.
p.s. Charlie stayed up to say this, but he needs to go to bed now…
December 25, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Terrill Lambert
Merry Christmas Woods!!!!!
Michelle and I left Russellville at 0430 on the morning of the 23rd, by the time we got to Pine Bluff around 0630, the fog had turned to rain and the rain had turned to ice. Michelle hit a patch of “black ice” on an overpass and did a bitsy bit of sliding before regaining traction. Apparently about 5 other motorists had similar episodes sans regaining traction, 3 were off in the median, and 2 were off in the ditch on the passenger side. Shortly thereafter we were forced off the bypass by police…”bridges impassable”….we spent around an hour and a half worming through Pine Bluff, and finally stopped at Mc D’s for breakfast before we got to the south side of the town and back on the road. We pulled into Foley, Alabama at Michelle’s folks place around 1545, (3:45 pm). The temp was a balmy 72 degrees. Thought of you.
This is the first Christmas since we we’ve been married that we have both been off on Christmas, and the first time we have been able to travel during the Holidays to see family. We went to a Christmas eve advent service at her mom’s church this evening- the Church were 10 years ago (in 16 more days) we got married. Throughout the service you four were on my mind and I didn’t want to miss the chance to wish you a Merry Christmas before it passes.
Rejoice-
For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a savior, which is Christ, the Lord.
We love you and our hearts are with you this Christmas, and every day.
Terrill & Michelle
December 26, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Cinda
Thanks for the wonderful Christmas wishes! yes, Charlie, Santa came to Mongolia first, about 14 hours before arriving in your neighborhood. Annika thought it was a great thing to have Christmas half a day earlier than all her cousins and friends in America!
Terrill and Michelle, we’re glad you made it safely to Foley. Sounds like a bit of a challenging trip, but worth it in the end. We went to a Christmas service last night, unlike any other we’ve ever been to. For one thing, it was in Mongolian, with some Korean; then there was the acrobatics performance . . . let’s just say some ER nurses might have had concerns. Thankfully, Annika could hardly stand to watch for fear of someone getting injured, so we don’t have to worry about her trying it at home. After the acrobatics, there was an improv of the Christmas story by the Mongolian youth and others as enlisted, followed by a Korean drama group. All in all, it was a fun celebration, but unique!
M & T: Happy almost-10th Anniversary!
No ham or turkey or tenderloin for our Christmas dinner. We did enjoy a tasty chicken dinner, though, and no shortage of Christmas candy.
we love you all!