Just wanted to let everyone know. I have been introduced to Facebook and really post more there than anywhere. I currently do not have information about adoptions in Guatemala. If you would like to view pics and just follow my life....not that I'm SO exciting or anything, but please check it out there. My screen name is Ginger Boggs Humble. It seems to be the easiest way to post and keep in touch!!!
Hope everyone had a great New Year!!!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Where does the time go?
Well, it's December 20th....My parents' 43 anniversary! Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
We have had an incredible day, well the month has been incredibly busy, but today had to have topped it all off. Woke up around 8:30...Left the house at 9:15. We have 3 children and 3 basketball games. The boys had a double header at 10 and 12, then Abi had a game at 3. The benches were hard but the kids all played well and they won all their games! (See the pics)
We have been Christmas shopping until I just can't even think anymore. A close friend's sister was abducted in the Von Maur parking lot by gunpoint last night! She was alone and a woman abducted her and told her to do everything she said or the man following them would kill her. They forced her to an ATM, then went to a Sonic where they took everything out of her car and put it in theirs...then drove her out into the country. The road they drove her down was a road where there was a quadruple homicide about 8 years ago....She was petrified! They dropped her off and drove off she was unharmed. Was able to flag the first person down that drove by and called her husband and police! PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS WEEK SHOPPING!!! I write this down just to caution everyone to be careful and to shop in groups or at least not alone. God was surely watching over her last night!
We will be traveling during the Christmas week! Hope to see lots of family and friends and do some skiing and fun stuff! We desperately need a vacation!
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this! God Bless you all and have a wonderful Happy New Year!
We have had an incredible day, well the month has been incredibly busy, but today had to have topped it all off. Woke up around 8:30...Left the house at 9:15. We have 3 children and 3 basketball games. The boys had a double header at 10 and 12, then Abi had a game at 3. The benches were hard but the kids all played well and they won all their games! (See the pics)
We have been Christmas shopping until I just can't even think anymore. A close friend's sister was abducted in the Von Maur parking lot by gunpoint last night! She was alone and a woman abducted her and told her to do everything she said or the man following them would kill her. They forced her to an ATM, then went to a Sonic where they took everything out of her car and put it in theirs...then drove her out into the country. The road they drove her down was a road where there was a quadruple homicide about 8 years ago....She was petrified! They dropped her off and drove off she was unharmed. Was able to flag the first person down that drove by and called her husband and police! PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS WEEK SHOPPING!!! I write this down just to caution everyone to be careful and to shop in groups or at least not alone. God was surely watching over her last night!
We will be traveling during the Christmas week! Hope to see lots of family and friends and do some skiing and fun stuff! We desperately need a vacation!
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this! God Bless you all and have a wonderful Happy New Year!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The picture I promised
OK, I promised I would post a photo of the picture that Abi painted w/my mom! Here it is. I know that I'm her mother and would be proud of anything she made, but I really think that she's got some pretty good artistic ability for an 8 year old! I hope that she'll be able to go far with it. She'll either be a chef or an artist... maybe both!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Happy November!
Well, we have officially started Basketball! 3 kids in 3 different teams @ 3 different times! I'm so glad we live close to school. I really don't think that we would be able to do this if we hadn't of moved this summer.
Gabe has practice every weekday but Wed. from 5:30-7:30 or 8:00 pm. He comes home from school, gets a snack, finished up homework and then heads out for 2+ hours of practice. Tomorrow their team was picked to scrimmage against a school down the road, and he was picked for the "A" team. The game is at 8:00pm...YUCK! At least there isn't any practice. Jacob practices on Saturdays at 11-12:30 and then they hang out and shoot for another 1/2 hour. His games haven't started yet, but they will be on Saturdays. Abi is playing for a YMCA team. Most of the girls are from her school and then the other 2 are relatives of the coach. They also play on Saturday mornings. They have won 2 out of 3 games that they have played. This week Abi won the "Golden Buffalo" award for 2 steals and good screening!
Last week Abi stayed w/my mom for a couple of hours while the boys played b-ball and Todd and I went to a meeting. We came home and she and mom had painted a little 4x6 mountain landscape! She is very good! I'll get a picture of it and her and post it. It's pretty amazing how well she did for an 8 year old!
This weekend my in-laws came over and we made valances for my living room. We were able to find some great bargains and MOST of the supplies were 1/2 off! I'm not a shopper, but every store we hit, we found things that matched and that were on sale!
Well, I guess that's it for this week! Such is my life....Basketball and kids! WHOO HOO!
Gabe has practice every weekday but Wed. from 5:30-7:30 or 8:00 pm. He comes home from school, gets a snack, finished up homework and then heads out for 2+ hours of practice. Tomorrow their team was picked to scrimmage against a school down the road, and he was picked for the "A" team. The game is at 8:00pm...YUCK! At least there isn't any practice. Jacob practices on Saturdays at 11-12:30 and then they hang out and shoot for another 1/2 hour. His games haven't started yet, but they will be on Saturdays. Abi is playing for a YMCA team. Most of the girls are from her school and then the other 2 are relatives of the coach. They also play on Saturday mornings. They have won 2 out of 3 games that they have played. This week Abi won the "Golden Buffalo" award for 2 steals and good screening!
Last week Abi stayed w/my mom for a couple of hours while the boys played b-ball and Todd and I went to a meeting. We came home and she and mom had painted a little 4x6 mountain landscape! She is very good! I'll get a picture of it and her and post it. It's pretty amazing how well she did for an 8 year old!
This weekend my in-laws came over and we made valances for my living room. We were able to find some great bargains and MOST of the supplies were 1/2 off! I'm not a shopper, but every store we hit, we found things that matched and that were on sale!
Well, I guess that's it for this week! Such is my life....Basketball and kids! WHOO HOO!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
October is gone!
Where did the time go? Halloween has come and gone! Yes, I did say Halloween, I know many don't participate, but for us it's "all about the candy". The kids are almost too big. Abi was the only one that really dressed up. Jacob and his friend Isaac went as basketball players, Abi was a bug catcher. We did her hair up in a "tinkerbell" pony tail and sprayed green glitter all in it. Gabe had basketball practice so he went out w/his friend Tyler later to scare and go trick or treating. They all had a good time.
Abi played her first ever, 3rd grade, basketball game and they won 16-10. I think she may decide to like the game. Jacob was invited to play on the 6th grade team (he's only a 5th grader) with his other friends, so he's pretty happy. He also bought a rifle this weekend so he's anxious to go out and try it out. He wants to hunt turkey. ( I just wonder who is going to clean and gut the thing if he does get one?! It's not going to be me!) He enjoys fishing also and i have posted a picture of him and Isaac and their big catfish they caught yesterday...Thank goodness it's a catch and release pond! I don't DO fish! I will help w/the photographic journaling of their adventures, but that's about as far as I'll go. (I know, I'm a wimp!) I'll post more about Gabe when he starts his playing. His first game is on the 11th. He's pretty pumped still about playing w/the 7-8th graders!
Abi played her first ever, 3rd grade, basketball game and they won 16-10. I think she may decide to like the game. Jacob was invited to play on the 6th grade team (he's only a 5th grader) with his other friends, so he's pretty happy. He also bought a rifle this weekend so he's anxious to go out and try it out. He wants to hunt turkey. ( I just wonder who is going to clean and gut the thing if he does get one?! It's not going to be me!) He enjoys fishing also and i have posted a picture of him and Isaac and their big catfish they caught yesterday...Thank goodness it's a catch and release pond! I don't DO fish! I will help w/the photographic journaling of their adventures, but that's about as far as I'll go. (I know, I'm a wimp!) I'll post more about Gabe when he starts his playing. His first game is on the 11th. He's pretty pumped still about playing w/the 7-8th graders!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
It's been a while!
Well, I guess I didn't realize how long it has been since I last posted. Things have been pretty crazy-busy in Kansas land!
ADOPTION INFO:
First and formost, we have 3 babies coming home this week and next. Sebastian, Licia and Miriam. Sebastian and Miriam were both placed at the end of the year last year and they will be home for Thanksgiving! Licia took about 18 months and she is finally going to be home, happily welcomed by her 2 older brothers! The next few that are already done are Wendy, Lupita, Maria Luisa and Oscar. Lupita and Oscar are both over the 2.5 year mark. Due to the craziness of adoptions and one attorney who absolutely did NOT know what he was doing, Oscar has had to be at Eagle's Nest for 2 years...He was with another missionary family for his first 10 months. We have prayed and prayed for his case and when it finally came out, we all cried and praised God for this. Now we just wait for the RENAP process and hope it comes out fast! Lupita is almost in the same boat. She was an abandonment and got caught in some of that red tape and we are also thankful that she will soon be going home. Thank you ALL for your prayers for these children who have been either delayed or even stuck in the system. They all still need your prayers.
Second: I regret to inform all of you that as of the end of this week, I'll not be working for Special Delivery. Due to the lack of adoptions, there really isn't any work for me to do. Daniel and Cindy will be finishing up the last few cases that we have and will continue to give updates as often as I have given them. If you have questions, please call me.
Personal Info:
Due to the craziness of my personal life this is why I haven't posted. I'll give you the last 2 weeks in short form.
We have been planning to go to OK to help my in-laws re-roof their house all month. We were to be there the 24th-26. Gabe has also been waiting anxiously for the Jr. Hight basketball tryouts. Last week on Wed, the 22nd, we got a call from Todd's parents saying that they had part of their roof torn off and it had rained and they were up on the roof in the dark trying to put tarps on it. Wed morning both of the ceilings in their bathrooms collapsed! (tragedy #1) Wed afternoon we found out that the basketball tryouts were on FRIDAY, the 24th (Tragedy #2). Jacob also found out that the "airsoft gun activity" for the soccer team was going to be on Sunday the 26th at 2pm (tragedy #3) We finally decided to drive separately to accommodate the kids. (What we do for them is beyond words!) So, Gabe tried out and we left for OK on Friday at 8pm and got there around 11. Fixed the ceiling w/a temporary fix since it was just a huge hole and letting out all the air. Todd came home w/Jacob for his activity, I stayed w/Abi and Gabe and went to church. We ate at the Pizza Hut in Vinita and then rushed home to be back by 4 so Abi and Gabe could be at their respective basketball practices! WHEW....Are you as tired as I am?! Yesterday, they posted the results and Gabe was the ONLY 6th grader to make the "A" team for the Jr. High team at Sunrise! We are so proud of his work. Now I just hope he keeps up w/the school workd. They had practice from 6-8 last night, no practice tonight, but have to be at school at 6:15 AM on Thurs! Geez!!! It's still NIGHT at that time of the morning!
Anyway, I'll keep posting about the kids and any new info I get on Guatemala I'll still try to keep updated!
Have a wonderful rest of your week!
ADOPTION INFO:
First and formost, we have 3 babies coming home this week and next. Sebastian, Licia and Miriam. Sebastian and Miriam were both placed at the end of the year last year and they will be home for Thanksgiving! Licia took about 18 months and she is finally going to be home, happily welcomed by her 2 older brothers! The next few that are already done are Wendy, Lupita, Maria Luisa and Oscar. Lupita and Oscar are both over the 2.5 year mark. Due to the craziness of adoptions and one attorney who absolutely did NOT know what he was doing, Oscar has had to be at Eagle's Nest for 2 years...He was with another missionary family for his first 10 months. We have prayed and prayed for his case and when it finally came out, we all cried and praised God for this. Now we just wait for the RENAP process and hope it comes out fast! Lupita is almost in the same boat. She was an abandonment and got caught in some of that red tape and we are also thankful that she will soon be going home. Thank you ALL for your prayers for these children who have been either delayed or even stuck in the system. They all still need your prayers.
Second: I regret to inform all of you that as of the end of this week, I'll not be working for Special Delivery. Due to the lack of adoptions, there really isn't any work for me to do. Daniel and Cindy will be finishing up the last few cases that we have and will continue to give updates as often as I have given them. If you have questions, please call me.
Personal Info:
Due to the craziness of my personal life this is why I haven't posted. I'll give you the last 2 weeks in short form.
We have been planning to go to OK to help my in-laws re-roof their house all month. We were to be there the 24th-26. Gabe has also been waiting anxiously for the Jr. Hight basketball tryouts. Last week on Wed, the 22nd, we got a call from Todd's parents saying that they had part of their roof torn off and it had rained and they were up on the roof in the dark trying to put tarps on it. Wed morning both of the ceilings in their bathrooms collapsed! (tragedy #1) Wed afternoon we found out that the basketball tryouts were on FRIDAY, the 24th (Tragedy #2). Jacob also found out that the "airsoft gun activity" for the soccer team was going to be on Sunday the 26th at 2pm (tragedy #3) We finally decided to drive separately to accommodate the kids. (What we do for them is beyond words!) So, Gabe tried out and we left for OK on Friday at 8pm and got there around 11. Fixed the ceiling w/a temporary fix since it was just a huge hole and letting out all the air. Todd came home w/Jacob for his activity, I stayed w/Abi and Gabe and went to church. We ate at the Pizza Hut in Vinita and then rushed home to be back by 4 so Abi and Gabe could be at their respective basketball practices! WHEW....Are you as tired as I am?! Yesterday, they posted the results and Gabe was the ONLY 6th grader to make the "A" team for the Jr. High team at Sunrise! We are so proud of his work. Now I just hope he keeps up w/the school workd. They had practice from 6-8 last night, no practice tonight, but have to be at school at 6:15 AM on Thurs! Geez!!! It's still NIGHT at that time of the morning!
Anyway, I'll keep posting about the kids and any new info I get on Guatemala I'll still try to keep updated!
Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Cross Country Madness!
Well, this was quite the weekend for the grand XC finale! We were invited to the Catholic School Invitational and the boys got to run with just 6th graders. Let me remind you, Gabe is 11 and in the 6th grade and has been running the mile against 7th graders this whole season. He also did not start running until the end of August 2008! Tyler, his best friend, has been placing in the top 10 for the last couple of races. Gabe has the potential, but lacks confidence! They were all pumped that this race, they would just be racing against 6th graders. They were going to race the boys and girls together, but they would be "judged" separately or as to say, boys only raced for the medals against boys, although they started at the same time. Gabe and Tyler both started out really fast and kept the lead throughout the race. The final was Tyler in 1st and Gabe in 2nd!!! Tyler ran the mile in 6:05 and Gabe in 6:14, his personal best! I don't think that I have ever received a hug so tight and so huge from him as I did when he got done. Brought tears to my eyes. Still does as I write this! Can you tell I'm proud?! Sorry for bragging so much, but I really am proud of his accomplishments this year in XC!
Stay tuned for more adventures in the Humble Household!
Stay tuned for more adventures in the Humble Household!
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