Whatever Happened to Dim Sue?

Dim Sue - Noun. 1) Affectionate name for an analytically-challenged female, perhaps in a Shel Silverstein poem
2) What Sophie says when she can't remember "Dim Sum."

We apologize for the long delay since our last post. Here's what we've been up to in the meantime.

Sophie: At lunch with family and City Church group, commits linguistic crime above. Plays with friends Paige, Sage, Irina, Annika, Anneka, and Avi. Makes her own Okinawan headband at the Okinawa festival. Learns to jump rope.


Daniel: Goes to the Waikiki aquarium. Twice. Has a chance to hold a hermit crab. Refuses. Plays with his new best friend, Sean, an 18th month old who shares his love for running at top speed while insanely giggling. Alas, the joy is mixed with pain: Sean also likes to pinch. Hard.












Carrie: Procrastinates on writing this blog. Attempts yet again to bake Cris's cheese balls into actual ball shapes. Whether by humidity, altitude, or both, is yet again defeated. Sits in on a Children's Literature and Existentialism class. Learns that Heidegger is a philosopher and not a) a college football trophy, b) the East Coast version of Best Foods Mayonnaise, or c) an exploding blimp.

Ryan: Studies for his written exam - taken today! Sets a new personal best in grilling from noon to 8 pm on Labor Day. Learns to pronounce Okinawan beer "Orion" so that it doesn't sound either Irish or like the constellation. (Carrie tries and fails to write it out phonetically.) While playing "Rayman," tosses virtual cow over 700 meters.

All: Cheer Aunty Jan and Uncle Ron as they perform with their Taiko Drum troupe (group? corp?) at the Okinawan Festival. Wave to DeShannon as he plays at the same festival with the Royal Hawaiian Band. Spend Labor Day with Carrie's family - Aunty Marvalee and Uncle Soko are in town - in the afternoon and City Church folks at night.














Thanks so much for your prayers for Ryan's exam! He thinks it went well. Please keep praying: the oral component will take place by phone in two weeks. Also keep Pastor Darcy in prayer as he is in the Amazon working with a remote tribe. We also would like prayer for some family members who are going through a difficult time.

Aloha! We love you all.

Captions: Left to right by row
1) Irina as Okinawan angel; Sophie as Fairy Princess Tan Lines; BatDan; 2) Paige and Sophie; 3) and 4) Daniel with fish friends; 5) Daniel's BFF Sean, a real bruiser; 6) Carrie and Aunty Marvalee; 7) Sophie in Okinawan headband