Homesick

Me with new baby Jayden (he was born with more of a tan then me)

So the last few days Jeremy and I have both been feeling a little homesick. Not necessarily for the rain and cold because we really don't miss that at all but we can't seem to stop thinking and talking about our friends and family back home. I know that Jeremy would give anything to jam with his band mates and I sure could use a coffee date with my girlfriends. Of course we would both love to have hugs from our dads, kisses from our moms and a good movie night with our brothers and sisters. Friends of ours over here in Perth had a baby boy named Jayden on Friday night and at first I thought having a baby around might make me miss our nephew Landon less but I think it might be making it worse. None the less it is nice to here someone call me Auntie Shari on a regular basis and he is extremely cute and fun to snuggle. 

I have started to help out at a play group on Thursday mornings that our church holds for children ages 0-5. Most of the family's don't go to our church and it's getting really huge so they wanted someone form the church to be making a regular appearance so they asked me. I thought it would be a lot of fun but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. The kids are so cute and would be heaps of fun to play with except the kids all play with there moms and dads which would make me seem a little weird if I walked up to a child and his mom and just started playing with them. So I basically help set up all the toys and then stand around watching everyone (which also probably makes me look like a weirdo). Also I have chatted with a few of the mom's and after they ask me which child is mine and I say "Well i actually don't have any children yet" then the conversation kind of ends and again they are probably wondering why a childless woman is standing around watching their children play. I will give it more of a chance before I ask if I am really need there I think and hopefully tomorrow wont be quite as awkward. Jeremy has been given the new title "Worship Pastor of the evening service" or something like that, which now means he is fully in charge of everything that happens with the worship on evenings.