Today was a real Scottish rainy day! It rained for 10 mins. dry for 10, rained for 10,well you get the picture. I got stuck inside the grocery store and as I was headed for the exit in the pouring rain, I remembered just to wait a few, it will probably clear, and it did.

Speaking of groceries... Its funny the things you miss. Its exciting to try new brands and find out how much you don't like them. Its funny that Scotland has loads of cheese selections and almost every single one of them is a cheddar variety! Most things come in small packages too! The chocolate chips bags are about 1/4 the size, a lot of things are packaged smaller than the monstrous portions we get in the states. (I miss Shady Maples bulk isle and produce and deli!) I still haven't found pancake mix yet. (I know mom, I can make pancakes from scratch but I don't have the recipe here yet.) No real vanilla, no snack crackers and no Root Beer to be found. But there sure is plenty of Nutella, Marmite, Veggiemite, Baked Beans, Funny Sausages, Blood Pudding, Meat Pies, Chips, and Custards! (All exciting in their own right! Its fun to explore and see what your stomach can handle. :)
I actually made Hummus for the first time, inspired by Karen Prasads love for Lisas hummus in New Zealand. It sure was exciting but a bit heavy on the Garlic. Whoops!

ON A MORE MEANINGFUL NOTE.....
We had an awesome time visiting with a family called the McMillans who live in Callander. What an amazing, God honoring, family! You may recall us mentioning something about meeting a stranger on a parkbench in centre city Stirling. (God Appointed!) Well, we went for dinner with him (Ian), his lovely wife Anne, their triplet girls and 1 son (young teens). What an enjoyable evening! We laughed a lot! They also had a Church House group that night that we stayed for. It was refreshing to be around them. Stay tuned for some cool connections that God allowed as a result of this meeting! Also some pretty cool blessings for us! (The kids said on the way home that they reminded them of their cousins!) God is at work and we were Glad to Meet Ian and his family!