Go Dawgs!

Today it became official. Football is here...yeah! The start of the most wonderful time of the year came today. And oh yeah, the Dawgs won! They put it to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 35-14. Our QB looked good and I think he'll have an awesome year. The RB's and WR's had really good days and the Defense shut out the Cowboys in the 2nd half. You know what the song says..."Mama, don't let your baby grow up to be a cowboy"...Let 'em grow up to be Dawgs!

What a day! Today had to be the most interesting Monday probably ever. It started off with getting the call that our TS had been broken into sometime over night. On top of that, we were having to deal with a much more serious matter. (One, I don't think it appropriate for me to discuss in this setting). The big deal with these two matters was employees who were releasing confidential information on some of our clients. After dealing with these two things all day, I had a "preacher" call me a moron. He was a little upset I wouldn't break the rules of our program for some people he wanted to help. So, I realize this post is kind of vague but, if you want to know I probably will be able to share some...

Other than that, things have been good here. We had our first Corps Council meeting here yesterday. Good meeting. Our Soldiers are very intersted in The Army and want to see it do well. The only issue is, some of them take too much liberty with their local officer positions. On Saturday we went with Corps Cadets tubing in Helen, GA. That was fun. B & K had a really good time. At first they didn't want to go, but changed their mind once we got there. It was a lot of fun. This week we have family camp coming up and we have 42 people going. A huge crowd, but we are blessed to be a part of this Corps.

There's probably more to share, but that's all I can think of for now. Later.

YYYEEESSSSS!!!! Someone posted a comment on my blog!!! Woooo-hoooo...

Back to School

Well, here we are at the beginning of another school year. It seems not so long ago, yet so far away that B first went to preschool. We are excited for B & K to get back to school to have some normalcy and to make some new friends. They both had good first days and like their teachers. B was excited because his class is down some stairs and then a little incline. He made some new friends today and K got pushed around on her first day. A little girl gave everyone some grief today K said. Sounds like a kid who's never spent time around other kids.








It's hard to believe we have been in G'vill for almost 7 weeks now. It has been a good seven weeks. The main thing is to get to know the Corps people we don't know. We have a good Corps with lots of personality. With the blending of the two Corps we really feel a big responsibility to make sure the Hispanic side of the Corps feels accepted and comfortable. We have seen the Lord at work in this to this point and are excited to see what happens. With the business of The Army, we are anxious to establish a higher level of accountability with our staff. It is a good staff, but they haven't been held with much accountability. We also are evaluating our programs to be sure we are getting the most for our people. So, pray for us and our programs

We have been in G'ville for almost a week now. Been a very interesting week. We arrived late on Sunday evening to find the Quarters, let's just say not as clean as we left the Quarters in Waycross. So, we have spent most of the week getting things cleaned which were not taken care of. This is a nice Quarters but definately needs some work. Spent some time in the office this week getting to know our staff and getting familiar with The Army here. We haven't met all of our staff yet, but eventually we will. The Army here seems to have some small projects to work on and things which need to be addressed. But, in all things have begun to settle in well. B&K have done well considering...with no new friends or much to do around the house, they have done well. On Monday one of our Soldiers came by with her grandson and let B&K come over to her house for a couple of hours. Now, we thought this would be some great time to get extra work done at the house but, it didn't go that way. In Waycross, we never had to use house keys because we always went in through the garage. Well, here it should work that way but, on Monday just after we went out for some lunch, a storm came through and the power went out. Now, I had one key in my pocket on my car keys but wouldn't you know it, it didn't work. So, needless to say, we didn't get in...in fact, didn't get in until about 6:00pm. Between this and the cleaning we had to get done, we have barely started to unpack and won't be at home much at all this month. So, we may never get done. Looking forward to the welcome and seeing some friends and meeting some new people. Until next time, later!

Well, I sit here in a hotel room, with B reading a book about Jonah to my right and K singing and dancing at the foot of the bed. We are only one more night away from our farewell Sunday. We are excited and nervous about tomorrow. We know a few people who say they are coming even though they haven't been there in a while or even never for a couple of them. We really think it will be a good day but, perhaps a little tougher than we realize. We are glad to get all this over because, the past few days have been pretty taxing emotionally. I am a little frustrated with some of our staff because they all seem to think we are already gone and have started doing some things they know aren't allowed. I realize we'll have frustrations in G'ville, but I hope we have adults working for us and not teenagers. Don't get me wrong, we have loved our staff here, but they have definately been a little immature at times. Well, we lived through 4 years here in Waycross with so much as an accident or anything like that and today, our last full day in Waycross, someone backs out into the passenger side door of the Bonneville. Of course when I asked her if she was ok, she said her back hurt. What! She was going 3 MPH!!! Anyway, then she didn't have proof of insurance...So, I don't know if the Officer was able to verify it through a tag check or not. Then, I locked the keys in the car! Thank goodness for AAA. So, today was definately an interesting day. Well, this time tomorrow we'll probably be unpacking like crazy to get some basic things in place for us and the kiddos. So, for now, later...

Your Star Wars Name And Title

Your Star Wars Name: Chawi Neath Your Star Wars Title: Smacho of Enyaw

What Is Your Star Wars Name and Title?

Well, we're only about a week away from moving and I think I'm finally ready for it. I don't necessarily look forward to leaving Waycross but, I am ready to go just to be done packing and cleaning. We are looking forward to different headaches, etc. But, we will miss some friends we have made, especially for friends B&K have made. We had a very nice Board meeting today and we will miss our board here. They are good people with good hearts. They are very compassionate and caring. We are excited about living in a city where there are "options." Places to choose from to eat, shop, etc. We are also looking forward to living near some family and of course The Dawgs! We are excited about some vacation in July. We have VBS the end of July and before long it's back to school for B&K. We feel we have been truly blessed by the Lord and Gainesville is evidence of that. This is a good Corps with good people and we look forward to being there for a long time. Well, that's all for now. Maybe after the move, I can more interesting stuff to write. By the way, how come none of my friends or family took the hillbilly name test? Are you embarrased? Later...