Getting Ready for Summer

Well - It's that time again. Time to get the pool ready for summer. This year Garth and Diane has some big plans, the pool had to be stripped, painted, tiled, and the yard had to be dug up, and the fence repaired. Everyone pitched in and worked hard. The results were great!

And he's graduating from Seminary Too!

After4 years of waking early, he's finally done it. Owen has graduated from Seminary. He has done it all on his own (mostly), he sets his alarm gets up and gets his own breakfast, gets all ready for school and gets a ride with Kris Talbert to Seminary. He only wakes Flood or I if Kris doesn't show up. We are very proud of him and his efforts!

Owen's Graduation Announcement

I can't believe we are almost done with another school year!

Last year this time we were getting ready for Flood to graduate, and I was in the middle of Chemo. Oh, what a difference a year makes.

My Very Own Office!

After over 30 years of working, I finally have my own office!! I got to decorate it with the things that I love, pictures of my sweet husband, and my kids. Also, a complete wall of southwest windmills. Life is good, the Lord has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams!

Chemo Hair - Before and After

I went for my first haircut last weekend since getting my hair back after the chemo treatments. I asked the hairdresser to trim off the sickly ends, and asked her if there was anything we could do with my hair to make it look a little less "butch". This is what we came up with.

Our Side Trip Home

On our trip home from Grandpa and Grandma's we took what was supposed to be a quick side trip and ended up enjoying the great (FREEZING) outdoors for a lot longer than we had expected.

I thought it would be fun to stop at the tornado shelter rest stop on I-40. It was a good quick stop, but the weather had turned windy and very cold!

After the rest stop we decided to check out a lake that was just 3 miles off the Interstate. It was a real quick stop to see a little mud hole. On our way out of the little dip in the road that was the "Lake", Daniel noticed that there was smoke pouring out of the back of the van.

After pulling to a stop, Flood and Niels determined that the oil filter that Jeb had replaced the day before had blown the seal. Luckily Niels and Laura had been following in their car, so Laura and I got to drive for 15 - 20 miles to the next truck stop and get some oil and then drive back for the boys to refill the oil in the car.

We were very blessed, the car wasn't hurt, and besides being cold nobody was hurt. We all got home safe and ready for another week of work and school.

Trip to see Grandpa Garth and Grandma June

We all had good time going up to see Grandpa Garth and Grandma June. We left around 9:00 in the morning and stopped in Amarillo at the KFC to pick up lunch for everyone. Garth and June were in good spirits and good health, and we all had a good time catching up on everyone's lives.