Happy 4th of July

Hello everyone,


Oh my goodness, I had no idea it had been so long since I last blogged. You have probably given up on me by now. So much has happened since the new year. I'm afraid it will take too long to catch you up, so I will break it up into several blogs.


Before I go any further. Most of you know my dog Luna died a couple of weeks ago. She was getting old and I think her heart just couldn't take another storm. For almost a week after she died we continued to have storms every night. I will miss her like crazy. She was my little furry blessing from God. Luckily we still have our cat "Nike".


The kids had a great school year, but both are so happy for their summer break. Before I go into what we have been doing this summer, I need to brag a bit about their accomplishments during the school year.


Dawson was in 3 sports at 1 time!! (I know I was glutton for punishment.) He started with a new Lacrosse team this year, it was a high school team. They traveled as far as Oklahoma. He and David would make the trips in 1 day. I think they always had good quality time together. I was only able to watch 1 game. That's ok, I have a hard time watching Lacrosse. I think it is too rough :# It's very similar to ice hockey without the ice & skates and the ball is in the air. Dawson did very good and had a great time. Plus he made a lot of friends. At the same time he was able to fit in soccer (he is still the goalie) and track & field for the 1st time. I was able to make all of his track meets and loved it. He told me he was the fastest white kid on the team!! I was shocked at how fast he could run. Dawson has grown so much and has become quite the athlete. He was able to maintain excellent grades along with all of his sports. We are very proud of him.


Keegan really flourished in theatre. She got some exciting parts in the school plays and musicals. Towards the end of the school year they had an award banquet. She was nominated for 7 categories. She won 4 awards. Wow, we were so happy for her. I know I'm her mom and all, but really, she is so good. You would not believe how well she acts unless you saw it for yourself. I wish the profession wasn't so hard to get into. She could definitely have a career at it. Besides theatre she didn't have much of a social life. Maybe once a week she would get together with her friends on a weekend night. Otherwise the poor thing really was bogged down with homework and test, test and more test. BUT, she made it through her Jr year with outstanding grades. In the IB program it is known as the hardest year. Next year will be more crazy, but hopefully her classes will be a little easier. On top of taking her IB test this year she also had to take her SAT & ACT test. At one point she became very sick. She refused to miss any school. We were so worried about her. I guess her body was exhausted. Now she is back to normal and having a fun, yet busy summer.


David and my jobs are still going well. We are both thankful to be employed. Mostly we have been driving our teenagers around. Trying to enjoy them before they are off on their own.


My Brother Dick and Cindy came out to visit us in April. One day it rained and was so cold, the next day was sunny and beautiful. We gave them the grand tour of Wichita. Their time here was short, but we really enjoyed them.


I will continue later with what we've been doing this summer. Be sure to check out all 18 new pictures down the side bar.


Love to all of you. Miss you a bunch. Please come visit us. We are never too busy for company.


God bless you every day,


Marjie


P.S. Give your furry friends a big hug. Their love for you is so unconditional. We need to all take lessons from them.