Mom....

Mom, do you see what she's wearing? Look at her feet! She wore those to the YMCA and now the library!

Yes, I see the glass slippers, Bryan...and when you were her age, you went everywhere as Batman for a whole year.

JT is home!

JT had a good time at camp. He got a "Spirit of Christian Camping" award. Dad and I are proud of you, JT!
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The brochure told parents to pick up kids between 10 and noon. I got there right at 10 and JT and Tyler were the only campers left! Tyler's mom got there a few minutes after I did. Thank goodness I wasn't the absolutely last parent there. Thanks for keeping me from having that distinction, Amanda! (but sorry you got that title!)
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Luci was more than ready to get JT. The whole trip down there, she kept saying, "I love JT. JT is my best brother." (No, Bryan was not in the car!) Such a happy girl!
I love the smiles in this photo.

JT even gave me a hug, but there's no picture of that. He was glad to see me, too, which was really nice. He said he was ready to come home on Wednesday. I'm so glad he finished camp. Thought you might like to know that I did NOT make a wrong turn on the way home. That trip yesterday was only 2.5 hours, not 3.5 hours like the return trip on Sunday.

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Later Friday we had a military family support group at our YMCA. I'm really thankful that they started this up last winter because this YMCA group is the only support group we've had for all of John's trips. The nature of his trips, being plucked from his group and attached to other units (the last 3 being the Corps of Engineers), there never was a near-by group for our family to associate with. Support groups are incredibly important and we've missed out every time. It is different when you have a whole group of families with one mission in common. Shoals YMCA, I am grateful for your help!

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Here is Luci after the meeting, finishing up her drink as the mamas talked outside on the porch.

My Favorite RedHead Turned 12 Today!

JT celebrated his birthday at the YMCA with a swim party. It was lots of fun! Hard to believe that he's already twelve. It's gone by so fast!!