Sad day here

We received word today that Sue's sister Nancy killed herself today down in Costa Rica.   We are getting more details every hour and are all saddened by this.  Please for strength as our family weathers the waves this event will cause. 

Happy Birthday, Dad!

My father is 71 today - woohoo! He and my mother are out in OR visiting my brother and his family, so I'm sure they will have a great time celebrating. He said something about eating mexican food and drinking margaritas! Hopefully we'll get to do the videophone thing sometime today...

Good day at Six Flags

We had to drive two vehicles to get all 13 of us there, but we had a good time at Six Flags today. The rides were great when we finally got to them - we especially enjoyed the water rides due to the heat :-)

We stayed after to hear the Christian band Red in concert. They were good, even though I at that age where it's not easy to understand the words of these modern heavy rock bands. Sue even said I was getting old! Oh, well..

First day of school

All the kids go back to school today - woohoo! It's a short summer
but we get a week off in September, so that will be nice.

Jacob is a Senior this year, so it should be an action-packed
experience. Megan is a Sophomore and turns 16 in November, which
could lead to some excitement. Stephen will is in 5th grade, the top
of his school, and Kevin is in 2nd grade. Sue is heavily involved in
PTO, and the older kids will keep us hopping with their band
schedules. Looks like a fun time for all!