... the Elledge Clan.

This, by far, has been one of the busiest weeks we've had since arriving. Addison's volleyball season is coming to an end. Monday she had a game in Bratislava (that's in Slovakia). Wednesday through Friday she had practice. This morning she had a game in Vienna. The opposing team was from Salzburg (home of the Von Traps - we didn't see any trace of Maria. Guess she's not into volleyball.) The Eagles won the best of 5! Addison, being a mere Freshman, is a starter on the High School varsity team. If I do say so myself, she is a great player! She has a winning serve! She must take after her Aunt Lori!!

This week we were introduced to unseasonably cold weather. We nearly froze our hinnies off! It was 4 degrees Celsius, so that makes it around 38 degrees in Fahrenheit. This makes for fun traveling since we take public transportation. We got to experience waiting in the cold, wet, dismal weather for Strassenbahns to come. One day the U-Bahn broke down on my way to language school. Instead of waiting an undetermined amount of time on the subway, I opted for walking. I walked from Stephens Platz City (where the famous Stephens Dome Cathedral resides) to our school (about 15 minutes) in snowy, windy, and cold conditions (uphill, both ways, barefoot ... sound familiar?). To treat myself to braving the Arctic elements, I popped into McDonald's for a cheap Cappuccino, only to spill half of it on my way to school.

Besides Chris being sick one day, Libby being sick one day, Parker getting new shoes, us keeping a dog for a friend, one family from our Board returning from their state side assignment, and other normal life stuff, that's our week.

Just a reminder of the spiritual climate we live in ... this week in language school I was asked what my astrological sign was. Everyone could tell me theirs. When I told them I didn't know, they told me from my birthdate what my sign was ... but when I later refered to Ester in the Bible they had no clue what I was talking about.

Pray and watch ...

PICTURES: Addison serving on Saturday's game. Parker and Libby have shrunk! Not really, this is their idea of fun family entertainment! They are hilarious!