Blue bird family grows

And then there were 4.

The blue birds have begun laying eggs. May have up to 5 so likely not done laying yet.

New carpet is in

 The new living room wih carpet matching furniture instead of the rose colored carpet.

 Close up look at the carpet. Brown fleck with white background.

 Fran wasn't sure if throw rugs were OK thus tags still on them. They are staying.

 The hallway looks brighter and shorter with new carpet.

 Bedroom is nice with carpet. Glad we didn't go with redoing hardwood floors.

 Bedroom with just hardwood floor unfinished.

 Hallway with old carpet out and just plywood flooring.

 All living room furniture had to be moved into dining room. Fran didn't like the disrupted living spaces.

Living room with old carpet out and just waiting for new carpet installation.

Tanner and Cheyenne

Tanner and Cheyenne pose in their new gymnasium uniforms. They are attending the Adventist Academy in Beirut, Lebanon.

Beirut Lebanon

Here are some pictures of Beirut Lebanon where our daughter Lori and her family are now living.

The Manley family leave for Lebanon

March 7th, 2012 Lori, Brian, Cheyenne, and Tanner headed for O'Hare airport in Chicago for their flight to Beirut Lebanon. There Brian will be heading up the outreach program to the Muslims in the newly formed Middle East Mission. Lori will continue working for International Children's Care. Tanner will be working on his school work online with Village Adventist School here in Berrien while Cheyenne will complete grade 9 through Griggs Home Study program.

All their luggage plus a large pallet of boxes they shipped out of Chicago are all in the trailer. All their carry-on items are in the back of Grandpa's Pilot.

Brian was concerned that the little trailer could carry all that stuff. We made it and the pallet was delivered by 2:00 pm and then we ate at Sweet Tomato before going to O'Hare. They got checked in by 7:00 pm and were to leave at 9:30. The flight went to Ammon, Jordan, arriving at 17:20 Jordanian time (a 10.5 hour flight.) After a 3 hour lay over they were to arrive in Beirut, Lebanon at 21:30 (a 1 hour flight). We are all praying that everything arrives safely; people and belongings.

Tanner Manley violin recital

On December 1st Tanner gave a violin recital in which he played Grandma's favorite piece, "Meditation of Thais" by Massent. He did an excellent performance that all in attendance enjoyed very much.

Very impressive pose don't you think? Course Grandpa could be a little biased.

There was also a group performance in which all of the students played.

To hear the song Meditation of Thais go to the following link.
http://youtu.be/6er2jU9q_aM