September!

September is fast getting away from us. Unbelievable!

I will try and recap our summer.

Missie enjoyed being off school, and I did too, so we could get some extra rest! She attended 2 youth camps - one being right here in Frankfort at Pilgrim Youth Camp and the other being Athens in MI. One of the highlights of her summer was flying alone to Boise, ID from Indianapolis. She went to see James and meet his friends and family. She loved them all, and everyone was so sweet to her and gave her a wonderful vacation. But James and Missie don't feel they are the one for each other to spend the rest of their lives with. We have always taught Missie to not date anyone she doesn't feel she could marry. They just didn't seem compatible, so they mutually agreed to break up and remain friends. It hurt me and his family as well, but we want God's perfect will for both of their lives. She is in her junior year and this is her busiest year, even busier than her senior year. She has a heavy load. I am so thankful she is smart and gets good grades. But she works hard at it. She is very studious and we are so proud of her.

She and I are flying to Canada to see my family for Canadian Thanksgiving. We are flying out on Oct. 9 and staying until Oct. 13. It will be short but Junior can't take any more days off work to stay with Preston. Preston doesn't know yet. But he and his daddy will have a good time here. I haven't seen my mom in over 3 years, so I want to see her so bad. Pray for our safety.

Missie had a couple of bad weeks with her stomach. I took her to dr. and he said it could be an ulcer, or heartburn/acid reflux. He put her on meds. and she is doing much better. We are thankful for that. She missed 2 days of school from it. Her hypermobility is pretty bad if she does anything unusual. She went on a canoeing trip yesterday and both shoulders have been in extreme pain. I think I may take her back to Riley and see what they see. I also wonder if it might be more than hypermobility.

Preston has been riding his bike in this beautiful weather. He has ridden 5 days this week! I am so glad he can do that. It helps him feel better mentally, and helps his depression. He sleeps better at night, and the fresh air does him so good.
He is doing real well right now! We are thankful for that.

Junior got a new job within his company for $2/hr. raise. He is still working 3-11. Missie misses him cause during week she doesn't get to see him. They are so close, she is a daddy's girl. Preston and I get to see him a lot, but she doesn't. But we are thankful he has a good job.

So that is the update for this time!

Missie!

Missie flew out yesterday from Indy, landed in Phoenix, had about 2 1/2 hr. layover there, then on to Boise, ID. She is still trying to get caught up on her rest and has been suffering from jet lag. She is with James and his family until Aug. 21st! I have posted some pictures from today that James uploaded to his facebook page. We miss her, but felt she needed this time with James. It is hard to live 1,800 miles apart and be in a relationship. This is the farthest she has been away from us and the longest! I imagine she will be ready to come home on the 21st! School starts on the 27th, a short day. So she will have a few days to catch up on her sleep.

Hopefully there will be more pictures to come!

Latest News!

Jr. is going back to his job here in town, and we are gonna stay here in Frankfort, until Missie graduates in 2012. So we don't have to move right now, and I am so thankful. We just didn't have enough time to plan it all and get Missie enrolled in UBA nor did we have the money to do all of this stuff. So we are here for a couple more years unless the Lord changes our minds.

Breaking News!!!!

First of all, Junior has a new job. He is now working days at Indianapolis Woodworking, the downside of this is, he has to drive an hr. each way. We will probably be moving down that way next year. I just can't see us moving much sooner than that unless the Lord opens the doors. I am concerned about the winter weather.
He is so happy to be back into woodworking and on days!

Secondly, I got my CANADIAN PASSPORT today! I can now go home and see my mom. We are sending Missie's application off next week, and are planning to go around the end of August to Canada! James is hoping to get his passport, and fly up here and go with us. I hope he can! It will feel safer to have him with us on this road trip.

Posting latest pictures of us and James. James and Missie are trying to coordinate clothing for their date when she is in ID. She flies out from Indy on Aug.7 and flies back on 21st, and hopefully he will be flying back with her, as we plan to leave for Canada the following Friday.

Just had to share!

Few new pictures!

We got a family plan now and have unlimited texting, and also have camera phones. I love it!!!! I took several pictures and then put them on the computer. Enjoy!

Wow, time flies!

It is hard to believe the month of June is almost gone! Where does time go?

We are enjoying sleeping in this summer! With Jr. on 2nd shift, we all sleep in.

Midwest Pilgrim Camp just closed out here Sunday night. I enjoyed it so much, the services I was able to attend. The Lord moved and came in the services. A backslidden holiness preacher that had been out of the fold for 27 years came back to the Lord. Some were saved, sanctified, and encouraged. It was a great encouragement to me!

Junior got the job!!!! He is very happy. He is now training someone to take over his job. Then he will go on days while he is training for his new job within the company, and then back to 2nd. That means he gets $2/hr. raise! We are so thankful to the Lord. He will also be working in an air conditioned lab! God is so good.

Missie is flying to ID for a week, to meet James' family and be there for his high school graduation. Then she will leave ID and fly to SC to spend time with Kellie, her best friend, in Six Mile for at least a week or so. She is excited but I am nervous about her flying alone, but hope she will have assistant since she is just 16. She is a little nervous too. She has 2 layovers from ID to SC. One is about 3 hrs. That will be the hardest one. I won't rest easy until she reaches her destinations!

I have sent off for my passport - hoping that comes in, and am gonna get Missie's too. James is also getting his, as we are hoping he can fly up here and go with us to Canada. He can help me with the driving and get to meet the family up there. If it all works out, we plan to go over labor day weekend. He really wants to go, and I really want him to go! So we will see what happens with my passport, hopefully there won't be any problems. I did finally get my driver's license, so thank the Lord for that.

Preston is doing great! He has been riding his bike. He really enjoyed campmeeting. So glad we have a good campmeeting in our town. But it won't always be here because they are building a new one somewhere else. They rent the facilities here in town now for the campmeeting. Bro. England and Bro. Noel Scott were the evangelist and Paul Gray and family were the song evangelists. As I said, it was a wonderful campmeeting.

So that is the latest for now!

Wow, It's June!

Where did this school year go? Missie is now officially a Junior! Unbelievable.
She did so well this year. She got the most 100's in the upper learning center, completed the most paces in the upper learning center, and got a medal for scripture. We are very proud of her work! Her courses for her Junior and Senior year are already laid out, and her Junior year is going to be very busy! She is not going to play volleyball this coming school year. Her hypermobility and her heavy school work load would make it just too much. So she is gonna concentrate on her studies and do her best.

Another big item of news is: MISSIE AND JAMES are now a couple again! They took a few months off, but they never stopped caring for each other. They are not going to get serious at least until her senior year. They are very happy! Missie is flying out to ID in July to go to his youth camp, and get to meet his family, etc. We are very happy for them! I never felt they were over. I knew God had brought them together, and Missie needed some time to grow up so more, and was stressed because she had so much on her plate. She is much more relaxed this time, at least during the summer, and they are much better at communication! She is also hoping to go to SC for 2 weeks later this month, to see her best friend, Kellie. Her mom and I have to work out the details, they have said they could probably meet me 1/2 way, and that would help so much! Missie is very excited because she has been asked to sing at a Nazarene Church on Sunday night in Indy! She and I are going over to our friends' home - Greg and Cathy Patterson, and go with them. Greg is doing a concert and has asked Missie to sing. She is nervous and excited at the same time! I'm going to take a video of part of the song so I can post it on facebook.

And yet another big event in Missie's life is that she is driving now! She got 100% on her test and is driving. She is very careful and is doing great. It doesn't seem possible my baby is driving! In less than a year, she will have her driver's license.

Preston is doing great! He has been able to ride his bike the last 3 days due to the cooler weather. It helps him so much to be able to do that. He went to psychiatrist and everything stays the same as far as his meds. I cut back on his sweet intake and he lost a few pounds. He loves those sweets! Eating is one of his joys in life and it is hard to say no to him. While Missie and I attend campmeetings, etc., Junior and Preston stay here and go to our own church. Preston doesn't like to travel much, and now that we have 2 vehicles, we can split up so Missie can attend special things.

Junior has applied for another job within his company. He would get $2/hr. raise and be in air conditioning! We are praying he will get the job if the Lord wills.
He has had $1.00/hr. raise lately, and we are so happy he has such a good job now! We are currently trying to pay off some bills that we want to clear out of the way, and only have our van payment. We want to get out of debt and when Missie graduates, try to buy a house. But right now, we are concentrating on getting her through school.

Well, I guess that is most of the news this time!