Happy 90th Birthday, Mom!

My mother-in-law turned 90 years young on July 5! We went up to her home town in Oklahoma to attend her party. My husband's brother came from the Houston area with his wife & daughter. My husband's sister came from the Stillwater area with her husband, and several of her children were able to attend. There was a family gathering for the first two hours, then friends from her church came to honor her. It was a lot of fun! Plus, it was wonderful to see family again!

We finished summer school. My younger son officially passed 4th grade! (And I didn't kill him in the process!) It's been nice not to have to hound him every second to do school work. It's also been nice to have an even slower pace at work -- and NO INTERRUPTIONS! I am trying to get the school records in order. I'd also like to expand the database I created. I'm still praying for that future secretary that they have yet to hire!

The tall son decided not to press charges against his "friend". He felt like the friend was suffering enough with the loss of the friendship. Even though I am a signer on the account, I felt it should be my son's decision and am supporting him. He did provide information to the bank on his friend (as a suspect) when filing a claim for the charges to his account. I am not sure what will be done with that information.

The tall son has also decided to wait on enlisting in the Air Force until after his sister's wedding next July. He wants to make sure he'll be able to attend. He's applying at NCTC (community college) to take some of his college basics. He'll be working part time as well.

I'll be starting my teacher training on July 17, taking general teaching classes over a two-week period. I'll have to drive to Grand Prairie every day. I'm not looking forward to paying for gas those weeks! Especially with a smaller paycheck due to days off for the classes. Please pray for God's provision and wise budgeting on our part.