Okay... so it's been a month and then some... but here goes a lot has happened and I finally feel like I can blog!!!
So our missionary is home but before we left for Korea to pick him up we had some unexpected visitors...
We got an email the Friday before Christmas from Sister Choi in Korea. Turns out that she is in the ward that Jeff was currently serving in and she along with an 8 year old down syndrome daughter named Techular and an 11 year daughter named Stellar are planning to move to America and could we pick her up from the airport on Sunday night and then take her to Provo on Monday morning?...
Well we were super excited to meet anyone that has been taking care of our son so of course it was a not brainer. Well, it turns out that she didn't have a home lined up... a job... a car or a clue on anything american!!!! So I agreed to help her and we spent Monday on line and on the phone. I am not exaggerating when I say that I spoke to about every apartment complex in Provo!
Well... a week before Christmas no one is really moving out so it was tough to find somehting that she could afford and that would allow families! Provo is a tough place to find family housing I found out. Well I found a place, but when Craig called and talked to the Bishop's wife she said ABSOLUTELY don't take her there. So we tried a few more and we kept coming back to that bad place everthing else was not available until January and we were leaving! I didn't know what else to do! Well.... after about a week of them in our home I decided I had no choice and was on my way to Provo to pay the deposit with her. Criag got a call and the bishop's wife had called another bishops wife and it turns out that she had a 3 bedroom house for rent that was in Choi's price range and the best part was... it was available now!!!! So we took her and got her settled and gave her some stuff and bought her a rice cooker and went to Korea!
It was a challenging week because of the cultural differences and the language barrier. I learned a lot about Koreans and I am glad I am an American!!!! But, really we did enjoy them. The kids played together none stop and what amazed me is that even though they didn't understand each other it didn't matter. They laughed and played the whole time! We took them to see Santa, to the Mayan for Choi's birthday, shoppping and to our family christmas party and then had them up for Christmas Eve dinner. So we really got to know them and the kids really had a great time sharing their toys and serving and really getting into the true spirit of Christmas.
It was good for my little ones to see how other people live and how to be generous and kind and how to help people. I know that they will be life long friends of ours and I hope that they have a great life here. I am super grateful for that wonderful experience right before Christmas!
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