Fall Semester Part 2

Fall breaks are now over for my scholars which means part 2 of the first semester is underway. Time is just flying by and I LOVE it. It is so exciting to look forward and realize that there are endless possibilities in front of us. I am sure when that time draws nearer I will be apprehensive too. Maybe I am getting braver, the unknown isn't terrifying like it would have been at one time.

We are setting up for Christmas at my second job. Its very strange to have all the Christmas paraphernalia around me while I'm working in shorts and t-shirt. I was always the one that complained about stores decorating early but I'm actually enjoying it. My friend Marilyn who would like to start decorating in July is probably getting a good laugh at that.

My sister has finally received her first court date on the adoption hearing in Ethiopia. She will get to hold her new son for the first time. The hard part will be when she has to come back home without him. They will return when the second hearing is scheduled. Hopefully that won't be more then about a month. We are all so excited to welcome little Micah into the family.

October

Fall has come to Kansas beautifully. The days are in the 70s and 80s and the nights in the 50s and 60s. Absolutely perfect. It is also the time for birthdays in our family, James, Jessica and mine. It is hard to believe that I am as old as what my birth certificate says I am. Typo? Its been a good birthday so far. People keep giving me different types of chocolate. I think my love of chocolate is becoming known far and wide. Now if only the Hershey Company would find out and keep me well stocked I'd be good. I recall going with my dad to the Hershey factory when he would take a milk product from the cheese company he drove for. I had to wait in the truck but my wait was rewarded with a bunch of candy. Oh, the good old days when I didn't think about caolories as I enjoyed this dark manna.
We had a wonderful surprise last friday. We received a call from Jessica telling us that an anonymous donor had paid the balance due on her tuition for this semester. To say we were shocked, stunned, overwhelmed doesn't begin to cover it. We don't know who to thank except God. It was a definate answer to prayer. Sometimes I don't know why I bother to get worried and fret about things. He's got it covered.