Weekly Update

Well.... As most of you have likely seen on Facebook Meghan is home safe and sound after her surgery. This is a huge answer to prayer. As she continues to recover she will be home schooled by her mom.

Also, her brother was able to fly down to visit with her, thanks to the company he works for - which covered the cost of the airline ticket.

Last weekend Abigail performed in the Union Church talent show. She did an amazing job! We were very proud of her.

Our family had an interesting weekend. We decided not to attend the Intermissions conference this year. We stayed local and had a family night Friday. Saturday the girls went to gymnastics then we went to pick up some stuff at the store before we headed off for a preplanned family adventure...

We were heading down the main boulevard and decided we really did not feel like running out of gas so we pulled into the Texaco. I put a full tank in, paid, then we got ready to leave... Alas the van had other ideas. It did not start. Now, if it were a computer I'd have better luck figuring it out. If it were a piano then maybe Joy... Better idea - call Cesar, our favorite mechanic. He drove up to the Texaco, opened the hood, and said, "Well there is your problem - you're missing your serpentine belt!" I mean, what!? How does this happen?

Well, long story short, after trying for three hours to find a new belt we gave up and accepted the Agrellas' loan of their suburban so we could go on our adventure. Oh, and a thank you to Mark for extracting Joy and the girls from the hot van at Texaco.

We did go on our adventure and Cesar found a belt, repaired the van and brought it to the house that night. So for us a good end to the day.

Our niece , Emily, arrived in country Sunday with the team from her school. It was awesome to get to surprise her at the airport and to hang with her and the team that evening. We were not able to visit with them today but hope to tomorrow night and Wednesday.

I am racking my brain ... I believe that covers the notable things in the past week. If not I'm sure we'll follow up soon.

Blessings and thanks to all,

--knme