The Rest of the Eight Things

Well, I have some time now, and I probably won't be on the computer over the weekend so I'll finish our Eight Things. And I officially tag my niece (or niece-in-law, not sure how that works...she is married to my nephew...) Becca. She is at http://www.5finns.blogspot.com/. She is married to my "little nephew" Pete and her oldest son looks just like how Pete still looks in my mind (except he's blonde like his mommy.) Becca I love your blog and if you're reading mine, "You're It!"

3. Josie is named after her uncle Joseph (Jim’s only brother) and also a tribute to Joseph the Dreamer in the Bible (he was falsely imprisoned for 13 years and then led a full life of service and honor, and reconciled with his birth family who had sold him into slavery.) She is also named after Colleen’s mother, and also retains her Chinese name. She can’t say her full name yet!

4. We have lived in 9 different homes since we got married, not including short stays with family and friends during the course of our interstate moves. We are pretty sure this is our last house, besides the fabulous condo we will buy in downtown Madison when we retire as millionaires. This is also the longest time we’ve lived in one home - over 3 years… Yes, we are both “those who go” not “those who stay.” - a good match. We left our hometowns as young adults and we still get the urge to move every 18-36 months. I have finally started to really long to paint and decorate (i.e. settle in,) although the truth is that we’ve both talked about moving in the past few months…(We won’t because this house was a bargain for our location, and we want to always be very close to UW Hospital.)

5. Ever since Jim was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis 4 years ago, his age tends to match the number of years that the CF Foundation says is the median life expectancy of CF patients – this year they updated it to 37 years, and he will be 38 next month – Time to update it again CFF!

6. Colleen has 6 brothers and 4 sisters and Jim has 1 brother, 1 sister, and 4 stepbrothers. Our family is mostly Caucasian although we have a Chinese daughter, an African-American sister and an African American nephew. Perhaps we’ll add some more color in the coming years if Josie ever has a sibling.

7. We attend a local Christian Church that we found about a year and half ago. It has been refreshing for us to worship with this group of people striving to seek Him in all they do.

8. Colleen likes to read historical fiction and books dealing with women’s issues. Jim likes mystery/suspense fiction. We both like Greg Iles. Josie likes Clifford books, Nursery Rhymes, and anything that helps her learn new words.