Steak and Shake

Paige and Sara and the family went to a restaurant that was called The Steak and Shake, and the Walmart behind the restaurant had this gentleman or preacher rather that was preaching his gospel to all those that would listen. Paige said that the preacher was very nice, and gave her a CD after talking with him. Southern hospitality!

We were able to talk to Paige on the phone today, and she is doing really well. She is getting more and more used to Alabama as her new home. She said that the storms there are amazing, and she loves them. She couldn't email me today because of a power outage due to a huge storm that passed through.

Accomplishments: driving to church by herself with Aliya in the car and not getting lost! Thank heavens the church is just on one main street so no chance of getting lost.

Hey if you get a chance to email Paige she would love a letter!

The Big Guy!

This toad was found by Paige's boss. She was out mowing the lawn, and brought it up so that Paige and the little girl could see it. Paige wouldn't touch it at all. Why am I not surprised! You like snakes Paige! Hopefully Paige will get more pictures in the days to come, and of herself so that you can see her and where she lives. Today was her first payday, and that is always a good feeling. She has been working hard, and that working hard has paid off. She is starting to settle in, and the homesickness is going away by the day. Soon she won't even want to come home! We miss her terribly, but know that she is right where she needs to be. Can't wait to Skype with her on Sunday. Also I am having her write letters home so they can go directly on the blog. This will make things lots easier for me. I can just copy and paste like I do for Garrett's blog.

July 4th 2011

Paige was able to go to Florida with her family, and hang out on the beach all day. Apparently the family had an apartment there, and she told me that they sat around an visited. Notice how white the sand is! They went hermit crabbing, and saw a blue crab, and because her camera is starting to die she didn't get any pictures. Illegal fireworks aren't illegal in Florida so they had an up close and personal show of fireworks.

Today she went shopping for shoes. She told me that the humidity was making her shoes fall apart. Any excuse to buy shoes, is a good excuse!

Also when I talked to Paige today, she was watching Tangled with the family and was more interested in watching that instead of talking to her mom. The homesickness is disappearing, and she has only been there not even 2 weeks yet!