I Missed Halloween

I have been absent from blogging circles again. That is because I am once more in Sunny Scotland. Since I have been here this time I have started a new charity. It is called "Let the Children See the Sky." I started this charity after asking 100 Scottish children what color is the sky. Ninety-nine responded gray while the other kid punched me in the groin and ran away.

Of course this is all a joke, but truly can we do something to get these kids some sunshine.

This trip is nearly over, but I do have one big regret from this time away. I missed Braden's first Halloween. Arica said he got into the spirit pretty quickly. He held out his pumpkin for everyone to fill.

Below is one picture from Braden's trip to our church's Trunk or Treat. Also included are a few pics that we took of Braden before I left so I could see him in his costume.

Scotland: To Do List

It's official. I am going to Scotland. I made my flight reservations on Tuesday. While this is not undoable it pretty well sets everything in concrete. It makes what we have all been avoiding a reality. My plane leaves August 1st, and I won't be back for three weeks. I have spent plenty of time crying about leaving home before. I am not going to do that today. Maybe later we can revisit the whole travelling with a family angle. Today I am keeping it fun. Below is my list of things that I want to do while in Scotland. I am sure I will come up with some others, but for now here is my top ten list.

1. Drink a beer in a local pub. You could call this a dream of mine.
2. Eat Haggis.
3. Get a picture of that damn Loch Ness Monster.
4. See a castle.
5. Laugh at a guy wearing a kilt.
6. Find the perfect place and time to recite the line, "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!!!"
7. Find out why it is called Scotch tape rather than Scottish tape.
8. Listen in on some live bagpipe music.
9. Use the term lassie properly in a sentence not referring to a television collie.
10. Talk up a local about his feelings on William Wallace.