A note of thanks:

Thanks to all of you who have been praying for my dad through his most recent surgery.  The procedure was successful & he is at home recovering.  We thank the Lord for His blessings on our lives.

Good Friends , Good Times

Last Friday, school got out & we took a long weekend to Cincinnati which is the half-way point between us & our good friends, the Wisers.  We have been close friends since college & have been careful to keep in touch through the years.  Over the years, we have grown from just the 4 of us to 10 of us!  Last year, we got to see Scott & Jenny on our "no kids" trip to Disney, but we had not seen Audra in a few years & had never met Alex!  Many of you helped us pray for little Alex thru his adoption & then while he was battling Leukemia, and we were so happy to finally get to meet him  & see how healthy & sweet he is.  His life is a testimony of answered prayers.

We had a great time together while we were there.  One of the highlights was the Creation Museum.  The kids especially loved that. Here's a little slideshow!

Last night was Lily's little graduation from her preschool.  The same preschool that I spent hours contemplating whether to enroll her in.  The same one that would cause me to have to share her with others for two days out of the week for the entire past school year.  But I made the choice to let her go after my mother advised me to stop thinking only of myself & think of how much Lily would enjoy it.  And she did.  

But last night, when the dreaded Pomp & Circumstance began to play, and the short row of pint-sized graduation caps lined up for the processional, I tried as hard as I could to fight the feelings of panic that started to well up inside me.  A year from now, she'll be in the Kindergarten graduation at the academy & I will be a wreck.  

I really never have liked Pomp & Circumstance.  I think I've cried almost every time I've heard it played.  I can't explain this phenomenon because I couldn't wait to graduate from both high school & college & get on with life.  Yet, in the PCC graduation video (yes, video-not DVD) you'll see that they zoom in on me as the tears stream down my face.  Maybe I'm just not good at closing chapters in life.  

So a year from now, when I'm crying at the Kindergarten graduation, you'll know it's the Pomp & Circumstance.  It gets me every time.

Our Little Mozart

Abby's piano recital was this past Thursday night.  This was her 5th year of taking lessons & we are proud of her & her accomplishments.  Here is a little clip from the recital.  (You may want to scroll down & pause the playlist in order to hear the clip.) 

And that's about all I can think of to say right now :)