Yes, I am lucky to have my parents nearby. They’ve made a lifelong commitment to Mongolia and it’s great to have them here. Also recently our Senior Pastor’s wife’s parents just moved here from Germany to be near their daughter and grandkids! I see it as God’s way of spoiling us for obeying him and marrying Mongolians. =) Not that it was that hard–our hubbies are very sweet. But the thought of living in Mongolia away from everything we know was pretty daunting.

And yes, we have DVD players! =) Have to entertain the kids somehow during the long winters when the sun sets at 5 in the evening!

And had I been more awake I would have said that their “SHOE” was just full to the brim. But I was too sleepy…brain-o not working as it ought to…

Just wondering… your poem is great and it reminded me of the story of Fliber-o-loo..

I especially like the heroic decision from Kim: NO CODE!

Now one day they had an idea
As they dined on a homemade tortilla
“Let’s hold a contest
And make everyone guess
If the new baby’s a Mark or Maria!”

“Oh that’s silly,” the kids loudly crowed
Slurping chocolate ice cream a la mode
“We think we should make
A honey prune cake
And make them solve another cool code!”

“Another code, no!” said fair Kim
Who went out on a proverbial limb
“We’ll make it fair
But they must prepare
So our decision is not just a whim!”

Far away sat a woman, intrigued
Who late at night zoned, quite fatigued
Her kids not in bed
“Should have used the woodshed”
She thought, as she felt blitzkrieged.

She worked up a poem (not haiku)
Though her brain was asleep and askew
She gave it a whirl
With hopes her little girl
Would receive a carrier and not a tattoo.

(“A Tattoo for Christmas?!” you say,
As you grimace and look firmly away,
Well I tried for a rhyme
To use at that time,
But that was my best try, okay?)

Finally I feel absolutely NO stress to enter this contest. But it would be great for Melanie!

Hey, wait, she may be in outer Mongolia, but she still has her parents with her? P-shaw. She is spoiled! She even has a DVD player!

I dunno, Kim.

Yes I do: I just read her birth report of her daughter… she’s my pick. Awesome blog!

Well, you have to pick me so that you can say you’ve sent something to the most remote corner of the earth– Outer Mongolia!

I am a 26 yr-old American mom, married to a Mongolian Pastor. We live with our 3 children in-yep, outer Mongolia.

I am requesting the “League of Grateful Son’s” DVD, as my husband and my dad are big history buffs (my parents are still missionaries in Mongolia). AND, I am raising 3 little American citizens, and I would love to have this on hand as a teaching tool later on.

If you pick me you’d really be blessing my family. If you want to read more about us you can visit my blog www. melspin.blogspot.com

Thank you and God bless (pick me, pick me!)

Melanie