HAIRCUT BUDS!!

Josh went with Grandpa and me to spend the week at Uncle Chip's house and to attend VBS there. One day after VBS and after lunch, Chip decided he needed a haircut., Josh decided he wanted a haircut like his Uncle Chip's. I called Amy and asked if that would be okay and received her permission for Josh to get his hair cut.

Josh was one proud kid and loved looking a bit like his Uncle Chip:

We're Home.............

We have spent all but 2 days of the past month on the road celebrating Richard's retirement. We had a fabulous time with John and Jeanette on our 2-week Princess Land Tour and Cruise in Alaska. At the conclusion of the cruise, we spent another day and evening in Vancouver, BC and took in the sights. Richard and I then rented a car and drove down to Bellingham, WA ~~ the town where my mother was born, grew up, and lived until a handsome sailor whisked her away after a brief courtship. Richard and I met six of my mom's first cousins ~~ all girls ~~ and people that my mom never knew. We saw the high school from which she graduated in 1939, the cemetery where my grandparents are buried, and just enjoyed our visit immensely. At the end of our trip, we spent a day in Seattle (froze to death!) before flying home and arriving the evening of the 12th. On the 14th, we took off for Huntsville to spend a week with our son, Chip, and to work in the VBS at Capshaw this week. What a fabulous time we had!!! I think we heard Chip speak some 7 times and watched some young people's lives transformed during the week of VBS as he taught the kids who had just completed the 5th and 6th grades. We returned home from Huntsville last night.

It was so good to see Brian, Amy, and the kids upon our return. We had had Josh with us all week so I know it was grand for their family to be reunited. We enjoy Josh immensely and he had a wonderful time at VBS.

We had to re-enter the real world this morning with a trip to the grocery store to get some things for our empty refrigerator!!!

We are excited to now be able to get into a good "retirement routine" as we find our new rhythm of life. We want to enter into more ministry and finish strong in this life.

As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz: "There's no place like home!!"