Happy Thanksgiving

I can't believe it's the middle of November and Thanksgiving is actually next week! We're just staying home for the holiday, probably not even doing a big meal but enjoying some time with Brent during a well-earned break from school.

It still doesn't really feel like November here; maybe late September. The leaves have changed color, but the weather is warm, usually somewhere in the 60s or 70s.



We're not up to any too noteworthy for the time being. I'm writing a Christmas program to accompany a choir performance in December, and I'm nearly done. It's in the editing stages, and I'm hoping to complete it this week.



Drew is learning at an accelerated rate. He's understanding more, and listening to me more, which I'm thoroughly enjoying and don't expect to last. :) And as always, he never stops running.


This happened a while ago, but I haven't posted the pictures yet, and I thought it was so funny: We had some soda leftover from one of our various dinners/parties with our Okie friends, and we finished off the 2-liter at dinner. Drew really wanted the little bit of liquid you can't seem to get out of the bottle. It just reminded me how much he's like Brent; for those of you who know him, he has a reputation for compelling the waiter/waitress to bring him a pitcher of whatever he's drinking, they have to give him refills so often. And Drew is just like his daddy...


Brent is studying hard and taking several tests every week. He's doing well in his classes, but it takes a lot of hard work. We've completed an application for the Army; we're hoping to get on their Health Scholarship program. They'll pay for everything he needs for school -- tuition, books, equipment, health insurance, everything! They even give us a monthly stipend to live on, and although it won't quite be enough to cover our expenses, it's that much less we have to borrow -- a LOT less. That means we'll come out of dental school with minimal debt. We then repay the years they pay for in time working on a base somewhere. It also affords Brent the chance to specialize and get paid for it! We feel really good about doing the Army; we just have to get Brent past the physical. And next summer, he'll likely go to officer training for 45 days. We hope it will kick in for us next semester. We'll keep you posted.


Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!