Busy Summer

Introducing the new CO....

Jay's Change of Command ceremony was June 26th, and the kids and I drove down to NC to be a part of Jay's day. The weather was hot, but there was a decent breeze out on the tarmac, fortunately. The outgoing CO and his wife planned a wonderful reception following the ceremony at the Officer's Club, and everyone had a joyful time. Jay had some family members drive all the way down from Indiana, and to say we felt blessed by it is an understatement. That's a long trip, and we were honored that so many people loved us enough to share that special day with us.

We stayed in NC for just a few days and then headed on down to SC to visit my folks. It was a great week. The kids got to go to the pool nearly every day; Mom and I shopped; we ate the best home-cooked food; and thoroughly enjoyed visiting with my nephew and some family friends.

We came home on July 2 and are still trying to get back into a regular routine. Between Jacob's Tae Kwon Do and Merrilee's gymnastics, it feels like we're going all the time. I'm starting to look forward to school just to get us on a schedule again.

We still have VBS to get through at the end of the month. I'm volunteering as preschool director for the first time. We'll see how that goes. I may need a vacation from vacation Bible school after it's all over!

Hope all of you are having fun and enjoying your summer.