What's up?

Poppa D did great with his bionic knee. Dr. L did a fantastic job. I guess it helps to have an orthopedic surgeon with mechanical engineering as his first degree before going to med school!! D did not run the Houston Marathon – as if he would have anyway –but he is walking to the mailbox and all around the neighborhood.

Both of our oldest grandsons accepted Christ in the last few months. Poppa D and I are so thankful that their tender hearts were open to Him. We were able to watch O being dedicated and C being baptized on video and thanks to YouTube. At least Poppa D and I will be able to see A’s via webcast. Both boys came out of the baptistery with huge angelic smiles on their faces.

All five grandsons are growing up too fast. The youngest one is out of control growing. He is the happiest little guy. He and his mom came to visit one weekend – just the two of them. Even after a long 5 ½ hour drive in horrible Houston traffic and cutting a tooth, O was grinning and cackling while jumping in his Johnny Jump up. He is an amazing child. He is just like his dad physically, “a tall glass of water.” He now is standing up on his own. Walking will be the next milestone. All of the other C boys are growing up equally as quickly. C boy will be in the 2nd grade. He loves science and Math. I guess he takes after his mom. He is going to a classical curriculum school. I was amazed at the types of assignments he has. I don't remember learning what a bar graph was in first grade. He has completed his first basketball season. I think he has found his sport. He loves it and seems to be quite good. D is the artistic one in the family. He loves to draw and create. His sense of humor is amazing. He loves to tell jokes. One that I thought was funny was”Where do pencils come from? Answer: Pennsylvania” He can make a dreary day fill with sunshine. In fact, one of his favorite songs is “You are my
Sunshine". The wheels in his head never stop. He is always thinking. He is convinced that he can do anything the "big boys" can.



The A boys are not letting their cousins be the only ones that are joys. A will be in the third grade. He loves to draw. He is fortunate to have a momma who is a talented artist. He has a live-in art instructor. He also loves rocks; he has quite a collection. A has joined Scouts. He participated in his first pinewood derby recently. J will be in first grade next year. He has been in a unique kindergarten program; he was taught in Spanish half of the day and English the remaining part of his day. He was at our house several weeks ago and decided that he would explore the mechanics of our scales. We were not aware of his experiment until A came in frantically exclaiming that he weighed 125 pounds! Poppa D proudly remarked that he was going to be an engineer. Will first grade be ready to challenge his inquisitive mind?