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The Bunch Are Cruising Through Summer

Well, I didn't take any pictures again 😔 No worries though. Next week we have a lot planned so there should be lots of new pictures. Here's a flashback from Google to enjoy!

 We have been so busy getting ready for T's graduation parties, getting him ready for school in August (which he was very upset to learn he has to go to school on his birthday 😂), dealing with the cars issue, and now Axl surprised us by breaking the couch. It's a lot, but hopefully we can enjoy the slower pace of summer soon. We haven't even had time to get our fun jar ideas together! That's a big deal for us. We love the fun jar! I figure we're so busy right now anyways that we won't be able to start for a couple of weeks anyways. 

The most pressing issue is our lack of a cars. We are so grateful for the loaner from D's friend. I really don't know what we will decide to do. The little mirage commuter car is definitely not coming back. That was actually a great car for commuting. We might buy another one. I have absolutely no complaints about that car. It did exactly what we needed it to do for 7 years with virtually no issues. In fact, if we hadn't done preventative maintenance and flushed the transmission 2 months ago, I think it would still probably be fine. I probably will never flush another transmission again until it starts overheating and requires it.  The SUV is still not back yet and they keep finding more things that need to be fixed so that bill keeps going up. It better last like 4 more years after all this! 

T took his firefighter entrance exams this week. They only accept 20 students into the program each semester and there is about 200 applying for the fall semester. The exam determines the top 20. We thought we would have to wait until July to see if he made it, but he scored so high on the exams that they accepted him on the spot! So he is definitely in the program and was able to secure a spot at the campus in Gainesville so he is only 15 minutes from school! We were really worried he would have to go to the Corinth campus which would be a nightmare with traffic. We have been so busy doing school stuff that I don't think it's really set in that I am done. This fall will be interesting!

H had to go do a glucose test this week and because of the gastric sleeve it's really hard on her. It didn't go well so she has to finger prick every day this week to monitor her glucose levels. We are so excited to find out Grandbaby Blob's gender next week!

A has had two dates (two times each, lol) this week and it's good to see her being active. One of her dates even took her rock climbing. She appears to really like one guy and has decided to only be friends with the other one. Her summer of working Tuesdays has started. She normally works Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and her turn for Saturday. This week she started with a bang. Not only does she have to work on Tuesday, but it's her weekend to work Saturday and be on call all weekend. She is really looking forward to her co-worker getting back from Germany in 8 weeks! She likes her work life balance and she's such a saver! She has almost 3 years of her salary saved/invested. She can put down a really nice down payment on a house in a couple of years. I don't really worry about her financial future. 

D has a little break from training for a couple of weeks which is nice. He gets to be present for all our family stuff for the next couple of weeks! 

My Dad's progress has been phenomenal! We even went out to lunch this week and he only used his cane AND walked all the way from the parking lot including stepping over a curb! He has two treatments left on this round and then gets a 6 month break. We hope to go visit my in laws soon.  It's harder to visit them when D works so much because they live so far from us, but we miss them and want to see them very soon.


Aj going on her first hike at Glen Rose.❤️

Lots of fun memories 🥲

Traveling with family is always fun...Branson is always fun too!



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