Graduation

Congratulations to Hannah for graduating from high school.  She has done an amazing job keeping up with her school work and holding a part-time job.  Not to mention finding time for shopping, hanging out with friends, helping at church, and completing projects at home.  We are very proud of you, Hannah, and look forward to seeing you continue to grow into the woman God has purposed you to be.  

Happy 17th Birthday

17 years ago, a little girl was given to us.  It has been wonderful to have her in our family and we wish her a very happy birthday.  Can't believe time has moved so quickly. . .it seems like yesterday she was just a baby!

Boating in NC

One activity I decided to do with LuAnn and the Baurer family was boating.  We rented a speed boat from the local marina and LuAnn borrowed a large tube to pull behind it.  We spent a great morning making lots of waves while trying to flip the person on the tube off of the tube!  We had lots of laughs and vitamin D, but ended up with a torn tube.  (Not so good when it is borrowed. . .but the owner was very gracious about it).  Jim spent that day exploring a local park on his bike, something he really enjoys.

Charlotte, NC

One evening on our vacation, LuAnn took us out for supper at The King's Kitchen.  This resturant is downtown Charlotte, NC.  The owner donates the profits to help the homeless and hires former homeless people to work there.  This gives them the opportunity to learn job skills and gain experience in the resturant business.  We also took time to roam around downtown to see the sights.  One of the places we went to was the Nascar Hall of Fame.  It was quite impressive from the outside which was all we saw since it had already closed for the day.  Jim did go out to the track later in the week to check out the real thing!

Fixit Man

On our recent trip down south, we had a minor issue with the van.  Jim was able to temporarily fix the problem, but had to do it in 100 degree heat.  Thankfully, LuAnn had made some good ole southern sweet tea so I brought him a tall glass of it on ice.  The van was quickly put together again and we got home without a problem (other than no gas or open rest areas in W. Virginia due to the storms)

Julia's Track Meet

Recently Julia went to a local track and field meet with her school team.  She did very well and received second place in both the 80M and 400M relay.  Great job, Julia!