We have already been in Seoul for 5 1/2 days...where does the time go? Tomorrow is our last full day in Seoul before we head to Pusan for a few days. We will spend tomorrow at the hospital and vet. We are FINALLY taking Bean in for her 18 month check up...yes she will be 20 months in a week! She will get her last round of shots in Korea. Then we will wait around while the foreigners clinic at the hospital we use in Seoul calls Halla Hospital on Jeju and gets Cali's medical records sent and then translates them into English for us (we hope). THEN, it is off to the dentist where Melisa and Cali will both get a check up...we think the lack of fluoride in the water here is causing Cali to ALREADY get cavities despite all the brushing we attempt to do! THEN, it is off to the vet to get Chin Goo caught up on her shots so that we can bring her into America with no problems. Now, we hope it all goes that smoothly, but it IS our family we are talking about, so we are SURE that it will bring adventures!

Anyway, I got ahead of myself. We have had a GREAT 5 days in Seoul. On Wednesday we drove in and then headed to the Yongsan Post here in Korea and had dinner on base to celebrate one of the MK's birthdays at Burger King (it was our first time in a Burger King in TWO years...talk about a treat)!! Then on Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving with the other missionaries from Korea. Friday and Saturday were spent in meetings. The meeting on Friday was extra special because there was a special ceremony for our family and we were given our plaque for our term of service with the IMB. It is hard to believe that by the time we go off from pay roll we will have been working for the IMB for 4 years and 7 months! We official began on July 10, 2002 and will officially end our employment on Feb. 4, 2007! It is sad to think that we are missing the 5 year mark by a short 5 months!! On of our regional staff presented us with the plaque and said some very kind words to us. It was special to end our term surrounded by our mission family!

Sunday was another special day. We had our very last team worship at the Guest Unit and then our entire team went out for a brunch at the Dragon Hill Lodge on Post. It was the most delicious American breakfast I have eaten in AGES! It had a fresh omelet with ham, sausage, cheese, and mushrooms...YUM! Then I had some fresh fruit and biscuits and gravy...oh it was heavenly!! Our team parted ways at this time, but we stayed on Post with the Hamlines and let the kids play in the play area while the adults visited. When we all started to get cold, we headed to the bowling alley and bowled 2 games together. The kids were getting tired, so we then headed to the movie theater on base and watched Happy Feet. It was really cute and Bug won't stop trying to tap dance now...LOL! We ended the day with dinner at Subway and then headed home. It is amazing how we were in the middle of Korea but being on Post was like stepping back into an American City for the day...complete with having to use US dollars and not Korean Won! It was a fun touch of home and a great last play date for the girls and the Hamline Boys!

Today was an "admin" day and we spent it at the Korea Baptist Mission (KBM) office. First we filled out all the forms for our crate and settled out all business with our Business Manager. Then we went to the financial manager and signed off on all papers with him, received our travel allowance, and turned in our last expense report. Then we met with on of our regional leaders for a time of debriefing. Bug was great and sat down in the receptionist area and did an entire day of home school seat work while we were in meetings. Bean was something else, but hung in there through a very boring day while being told "NO" 100 times!

I know this was a rather boring blog post, but I felt like I needed to catch you up on all the comings and goings of our time in Seoul. I do have a TON of pictures to choose from and post, I just need to get them on the jump drive and out to the common computer so I can blog them! :-) Thanks for bearing with me through this boring blog! I am sure there will be more adventures to come soon...who knows what will happen in our 5 days in Pusan!