My good friend, Candy, has recently visited my site. That made me think of the good ole days in Chillon, Lima, Peru. Candy, several other interesting kids, and I grew up outside of Lima, Peru, on the grounds of the Baptist Bible Seminary of Lima. We had some great times and adventures! One of the really funny things I remember was all the "CLUBS" we had. Amazingly enough =)*ahem*, I was always the president. I wonder why? I can't remember if I forced them to vote for me, did they really love me, or was it a dictatorship. Can't remember...Amy, the youngest and just slightly less imposing than me, was ALWAYS the vice-president. In fact, as I recall, no matter what "club" it was, the roles were always the same. There was a secretary, a treasurer (did we have any money?), and a custodian, as I recall. TOO FUNNY. Now, the MK/TCK's I know today have ONLINE clubs. Who is the president? I imagine Jayde!

Singin' in the Rain

It's rainy season in Maracay again...at least I think it is--it's rained 4 out of the last 5 days. Rain is all well and good, but...we have to choose to sing in it! You see, when it rains, it pours, and ... our house floods! Woohoo, what fun! We discovered it not too long after we had moved into this house, last August. The Schags were staying here, looking for their house. It began to rain...one day...two days...three days in a row. No big deal, right? WRONG! We noticed that the rain was filling up our front sidewalk in front of the house, then it came in slowly, slowly. We were an interesting sight that afternoon, in rolled up jeans with buckets, scooping water out into the yard! The Sanders family has had many interesting adventures with water...and cars too! Another day, we'll share another water story. The moral of the story is that you either sing in the rain...or cry. You need a sense of humor and a good life philosophy to meet with whatever comes, especially if it comes in your door uncalled for...enjoy today, with or without rain!

Another Meme

1. What time did you get up this morning? too late to talk about

2. Diamonds or pearls? Definitely diamonds...lots of them

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? No cinema

4. What is your favorite TV show? Alltime? Loved "Road to Avonlea"

5. What did you have for breakfast? Cereal

6. What is your middle name? Ann

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Peruvian

8. What foods do you dislike? all melons

9. What are your favorite chips? sour cream and onion

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Steve Pettit "Creator of It All"

11. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Odyssey

12. Favorite sandwich? Clubs are good

13. What are characteristics you can't stand? Condescending attitudes

14. What are your favorite clothes? My white gauchos and sleeveless orange shirt

15. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would it be? Austria

16. Favorite brand of clothing? Don't really pay attention to brands

17. Where would you want to retire? Don't know if we'll retire

18. Favorite time of day? morning!

19. Where were you born? Dearborn, MI

20. Where have you lived? Oh...lots of places, Peru, Venezuela, Michigan, Kansas City, Springfield, MO

21. What is your favorite sport to watch? tennis, NCAA basketball

22. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi Light

23. Beavers or ducks? Neither

24. Are you a morning person or a night owl? morning definitely

25. Pedicure or manicure? BOTH--with little pictures!

26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? New church in La Victoria!

27. What did you want to be when you were little? Laura Ingalls?

28. What is your best childhood memory? good times with my friends in Chillon

29. Piercing? Ears

30. Ever been to Africa? Nope, wouldn't care to either

31. Ever been toilet papering? no...I'm a good girl

32. Been in a car accident? little bumps

33. Favorite day of the week? I like them all

34. Favorite restaurant? KC Masterpiece in Kansas City

35. Favorite flower? tulips

36. Favorite ice cream? Moose Tracks

37. Favorite fast food restaurant? McD's

38. How many times did you fail your driver's test? don't think I did

39. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Meredith

40. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Kohls

41. Bedtime? as early as possible

42. Last person you went to dinner with? a whole bunch of people

43. What are you listening to right now? The fan

44. What is your favorite color? cobalt blue and sunflower yellow

45. How many tattoos do you have? none--yuck!

46. Favorite magazines? Country, Better Homes

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Beth's ABC's (borrowed from my jungle friend)

A is for age: Getting to where we don't tell...
B is for books: Anything by Lucy Maud Montgomery or Bodie Thoene
C is for career: Missionary Wife and Stay At Home Mom
D is for dad's name: Gary E. Queen
E is for essential items to bring to a party: nachos
F is for favorite song at the moment:
H is for hometown: I guess that would be Lima, Peru
I is for instruments you play: I play the piano, but I wish I could play the violin and guitar as well!
J is for jam or jelly you like: Raspberry and blackberry
K is for kids: Five great kids: Ethan (15), Morgan (almost 13), Seth (11), Aaron (5), and Sophie (3)
L is for living arrangements: A typical latin home(rented)
M is for moms name: Judith Queen
N is for name of your best friends: My husband, Matt
O is for overnight hospital stays: Too many to count
P is for phobia[s]: Freefall Roller coasters
Q is for quote you like: "I have called you FRIENDS..."
R is for relationship that lasted the longest: I have a very long relationship with my parents!
S is for siblings: one younger sister, Meredith. She's great!
U is for unique trait(s): don't think so...
V is for vegetable you love: salads?
W is for worst trait: Sarcasm for sure
X is for x-rays you've had: not too many actually--can't remember them
Y is for yummy food you make: Marquesa de limon
Z is for favorite animal at the zoo: giraffe
FIRSTS:
First job: my dad's secretary after I graduated from h.s. and before I left for college
First funeral: my grandpa Queen's~I was saved very shortly afterward
First piercing: Ears by my "Aunt" Cindy with a needle and thread!
First tattoo: Won't be doing that!
First credit card: Visa, I think
First favorite musician/band: Can't say
LASTS:Last movie watched: Spiderman 2, well...part of it anyway!
Last beverage drank: Water~can you believe it!
Last food consumed: Vanilla oreos
Last phone call: my husband in Caracas
Last CD played: the Wilds
Last website visited: can't remember her name, but it's about a lady who has just found out she has cancer...
Single or Taken: Taken--definitely
What do you miss?snow
Hair color: Brown with champagne highlights
Natural color: Brown with reddish highlights
Eye color: brown
Makes you sad: my kids growing up so fast!

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Hi folks! Sorry I haven't blogged in a long time. So much has been going on ... On March 13, we had Seth's birthday party because we were going to be very busy on his actual birthday~March 17. My son turned 11! Yikes...where does time go? The reason we weren't going to be able to celebrate Seth's birthday properly on his birthday was that we were starting a Sunday-to-Sunday evangelistic effort on March 18. My friend, Margarita, arrived on March 17 to help me cook for the week. We received a group of friends~young people from a Bible institute in another state~on March 19. We had a great week of evangelizing, playing soccer with the guys of the neighborhood, and services at night. What did I do? Well, I COOKED with Margarita all week. Actually, I helped Margarita COOK. We had a great time together as always! She is an awesome Christian from our first church in Caracas. Anyway, the harvest was plenteous and so I am so thankful that I had a part, if only in cooking for all the group~23 of them, 7 of us, along with some others! I can count at least 12 people who were saved this week, and many of them came every day of the meetings. One boy named Junior brought two friends who were saved too! It's so exciting to see the Lord working in a mighty way in La Victoria! Pray for us as we tend "babies" now and that they will grow and yield a lasting fruit~Jn. 15:16!
Hopefully I'll be back before May!

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My Life Philosophy

Whooeee...sounds deep, doesn't it? Well, I'm a hard-headed person, I would say, so it takes me a while to get things. I think I've finally come up with my life philosophy...tatatatan.....drum roll... After almost 17 years of married life, my life philosophy is Proverbs 31:12~"She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." and Proverbs 31:27~"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." I've tried schedules, lists, etc., but my simple philosophy is "My schedule today is to do whatever my husband needs, and my children are next in line." That means that if my husband leaves at 6 a.m., I get up to get him breakfast before he leaves. If he calls and needs a phone number, I drop what I'm doing and get it for him asap. It also means that... if I need to do something for church and Sophie (my little girl) wants to play Monopoly, guess what? We play Monopoly (with Aaron, too, of course!). This does not mean I neglect Bible study and prayer, for they are the hub of the wheel. For those of you who have different methods, I am sure they are great too! However, for me, simple is best: God, my husband, my children, everyone and everything else!

This is NOT true...

Would you survive in the wild? Your Result: Yesiree!....   You could live in the wild if you wanted to! You know what to eat, do, and stay away from! You could get shelter, food, water fast and easy-and the right treatments to injuries, snake bites etc...You know the outdoors like the back of your hand!!
Most likely you'll survive....
Not to sure...
Wouldn't last 2 minutes!.....
Maybe........
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Homemaking Me

Homemaking Me.
Aprons - Y/N? If, Y, what does your favorite look like?
No, mine are too frumpy!
Baking - Favorite thing to bake:
Anything for breakfast--biscuits, bread, banana nut bread, lemon bread, etc.
Clothesline - Y/N?
Love it, and it dries faster than the dryer here in very warm Maracay!
Donuts - Have you ever made them?
Sure, we all love them!
Every day - One homemaking thing you do every day:
Tidy up the house before my husband comes home.
Freezer - Do you have a separate deep freeze?
Wish I did, but nope!
Garbage Disposal - Y/N?
Not here in good ole South America!
Handbook - What is your favorite homemaking resource?
The blender, use it ALL the time!
Ironing - Love it or hate it?
Don't really like it, but it has to be done, right?
Junk drawer - Y/N? Where is it?
In the school room drawers!
Kitchen - Color and decorating scheme.
Hideous flowered tiles and peach walls.
Love - What is your favorite part of homemaking?
Making sure that my husband and children are happy in our home!
Mop - Y/N?
Use a coleto like Rita does. It is the neatest thing and SO easy to use!
Nylons - Wash by hand or in the washing machine?
NO NYLONS IN SOUTH AMERICA!
Oven - Do you use the window or open the oven door to check?
Follow my nose and open the door, of course! I can't see anything through that little window!
Pizza - What do you put on yours?
Used to make pizza... like it pretty simple from Dominos.
Quiet - What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
Quiet? What does that mean?
Recipe card box?
Of course
Style of house?
Very long house, one story. You would be amazed how big it is!
Tablecloths and napkins -
Use a runner or placemats on our really large table (5 kids!) Paper napkins are fine, but I do use a candle (lit) on the table. Does that count?
Under the kitchen sink - Organized or toxic wasteland?
Rather damp.
Vacuum - How many times per week?
Tile floors, usually mop the kitchen 2-3 times a day!
Wash - How many loads of laundry do you do per week?
Loads and loads and loads...
X's - Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
Depends on my mood...
Yard - Y/N? Who does what?
Boys do the mowing, my husband the trim. No flowers to speak of. No green thumbs around here...
Zzz's - What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
Bathing the babies after supper.

Sunday was a big, exciting day for us! It was the inaugural service of the "Cristo Jehova" Baptist Church in La Victoria, Venezuela. Our small "room" was packed, with over 70 there! It was a wonderful day, after so long waiting... Pray for this new work. We don't know how long the Lord will permit us to stay, but we know that He is in the founding of this new work!