Friday 21 January 2011

Georgia Bulldogs!

We're having a great time in Athens -I've met lots of new friends since I got here and,as you can see,they've made me feel very welcome! Do you like my new woolstyle? I know it's shorter since Maureen cut it for me but I'm getting used to it. I quite like my ponytail now too though I wasn't too sure about having a pony hairstyle at first. Here's more photos of me meeting some of the people at Athens Link Fellowship.



We had a very interesting tour of Athens and I had my photo taken beside a Georgia Bulldog! The REAL Georgia Bulldogs are the University of Georgia athletics teams but these statues are quite famous I think. It was so huge it would have been very scary standing beside it if it hadn't been painted with flowers! I got to sit in the front of the car on the dashboard and look out the window,which is my favourite place to be in a car as I can see everything and help the driver find the way to where we're going. Here's some photos of our outings:


My friend Diana made the photo collages - I'm very excited about them because I've never had any of those before! Did you like them?







Tuesday 18 January 2011

The Banner!

Hello!

I'm writing this from Athens and I'm feeling just a little bit shivery! It is soooo cold here and it has been snowing here like it was in Scotland before we left. Did you know I had a woolcut before I came here? Ruth and Mo thought I looked untidy (what a cheek! I thought they were my friends...) so Mo got some scissors and gave me a trim. Actually, she did a good job, and I think it looks quite nice, especially my tail. I bet you didn't know that Mo is a good sheep hairdresser, did you? It's a shame she didn't know it's not a good idea to cut a sheeps wool just before it's going to get a lot colder though, I hope I don't get a chill! I'm not too worried about it because I am going to see Lynnette for a fitting for some cool new outfits when I get back! I'm really looking forward to that.

Anyway, here we are and so far it's going well. I gave our friends the lovely banner you sent them and they were very pleased with it! Norma helped me explain that the handprints on it are all of YOUR handprints and they thought that was so great - Leah's tiny handprint was their favourite too! We thought it would be, didn't we?! Here's a photo of me and Norma with the children from Athens holding the banner.








Iain and Norma are really busy and having a good time. Our friend Cindy Gaultney is not well, she has flu. We're staying at her house so I've been able to keep her company sometimes. Please pray that she gets better soon!

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Going to Athens, Georgia!

Hello!

I've just found out I'm going to Athen's Georgia on Thursday with my friends Pastor Iain and Norma. I'm so excited to be going on another trip, and I have lots of good friends there as I've been a few times before.

We have a special present from everyone in Bubbles, Splash and XStream which I'm taking with me. I think they will love it!

Mercy