Puppy Renamed

This puppy has had several names. Who knew that when she awoke today that she would be renamed? Not me and not her. Her new name is Addie.

New Member of the Bridges Family

Today the Bridges family welcomes our newest member, a baby girl that is 2 1/2 months old. She is blackish-silverish, very hairy, has sad eyes and white feet. She is part bloodhound and who knows what else. Her name is Zoey.

Thailand-The Journey

For the past two weeks, I have wanted to create a youtube.com video that captured our mission in photos and music. Well, I finally created a slideshow but it is 28 minutes long! That is way too long to upload to youtube.com

So for now.....I will recap our trip in words only. I must do some thinking to figure out how to narrow down the photos to the most important ones.

I'll begin with The Journey to Thailand.

We left Jackson about 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 22. We made a short 3 hour flight to Detroit, waited a short time, made a very long 13 hour flight to Tokyo, followed by an 8 hour flight to Bangkok. We spent the night there and flew to Chiang Rai the following day.

After settling in to our hotel in Chiang Rai, we had a traditional Thai dinner of rice and chicken and some veggies. We visited several of the English classes in session at the Grace Language School. We then spent the remainder of the evening playing Scrabble and Boggle with Michael, his family and the staff of the Baan Athitaan and the Grace Language School.

END OF DAY ONE!

English Camp Video-Thailand

Here is a video that was posted on youtube.com by one of the staff we worked with in Thailand. Enjoy!

Rambo Bridges

Our beloved dog, Rambo, passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. We adopted Rambo in January, 1993, from the Mississippi Animal Rescue League. We adopted him after our two black labs, Obie and Taylor, were killed on Highway 49 in December after trailing a deer scent.

We've had several dogs come and go during Rambo's life, mostly strays that wandered to our house. We adopted Jake about 3 years ago and Rambo never adjusted to having a puppy around. Jake jumped the fence and was hit by a car when he was only 5 months old.

Rambo helped raise our children. Adrienne was born just 11 months after Rambo was adopted. He had some difficulty adjusting to his new life but quickly became her protector. By the time Brooke came along, Rambo had learned to adapt pretty easily to whatever changes happened.

Several months ago, Rambo began to show signs of slowing way down. He mostly just ate and slept. When we began taking our summer trips, he took a turn for the worse. At first, I thought he was just on a hunger strike but then his body began to shut down. For the past two days, he hasn't been able to get up or eat. He died peacefully with all of us present.

For now, there will not be another dog. Rambo was a part of our family and a fixture in our home. He was, in fact, the greatest dog of all time!

Friends in Thailand

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More Photos of Thailand

I am hopeful tonight to create a youtube.com video of some of my Thailand photos. For now I am adding some of me and my new friends!

My New Best Friend and Me

Above is a photo of me and my new best friend. She's a little weighty and her skin is awfully dry, but what she lacks in looks, she makes up for in personality. How do I know it's a she? I have learned that female Asian elephants do not have tusks. Now you know what I know.

We're Home

WOW! What a great 10 days we had in Thailand. There is so much to tell and time does not permit me today. I am hopeful I can share some highlights of our experience soon. Above is a photo of our team and the campers.