Updates . . .

Diane is going to be a grandma. They sold their home in SoCal. Hubby needs a well-paying position to open up for him in Spokane.

Joycey just graduated her three boys from high school. She still has her twin girls in 8th grade and, of course, the boys aren't out on their own just yet.

Sue now has both girls married off and is getting reacquainted with the love of her life. Sue is also considering her involvement in jail ministry in SoCal. Beth would really like to have her as a partner.

Jennie is home again following a two-week trip abroad where she was privileged to speak at a women's conference. If you want to enjoy some excellent teaching, you can download the audio here:

http://www.emmanuelbaptist.co.uk/downloads/index.html

Look for: FCT B:Beautiful events, with Jennie Altstadt (April 2008). Don't wait too long to download; they may be taken down soon.

Steffer is nearing the end of a home remodel (!) while looking at having a senior in high school next year, a new junior higher, one in elementary, and possibly one in kindergarten (I'm not certain of little one's age). I think she definitely needs a vacation.

Me? I'm going to the beach and catching up on my own coursework. Feel free to join me.

School's Out (yea!)

And the kids think they're the happier ones. Not on your life. Nope, I am. We've been out since about the middle of April. Now we're looking at the start of 2008-09 in about 11 days. I must say, I'm not ready to jump in just yet. I'd rather sit by the beach, listen to the surf, read my book, let the wind blow through my hair, and veg . . . Now that sounds about right.

CJ has finished his baseball season. He did very well; the team had a successful year. He was able to play every position he wanted to at least once, I think. He already is planning out next year's season. The boy lives for baseball. My kind of guy.

Andrew and I just finished the indoor soccer season. I asked Andrew if he'd mind if I volunteered to coach his team this year -- he was all for it. (I figured, why not? I would be there anyway.) We had an almost perfect season. 0-7-1 and we lost our only game in the post-season tournament. There were 9 junior highers on the team, 8 boys, 1 girl. I had a great time with them. I learned winning is great but letting the kids get in the game and play was more important. I really like to win, mind you. But as a parent, I really like to see my kid play, and I think most parents think like that. So, that's how I managed playing time. We did our best, every player's skills improved but each athlete played an almost equal amount of time. I thought that was the right thing to do and that seemed to coincide with the philosophy of the YMCA league we were in.

So now, our Saturdays are once again ours. Whew.

It's late . . .

If you didn't already know this, Sue is a graphic designer. And this picture? Well, this is Sue.

Sue loves to have fun. Sue is fun. When you're around Sue, you can't help having fun. It just happens. So you see, Sue is a very happy person and Sue made this creation of herself. Perfect.

Courtesy of South Park.