Summer is almost over

Well it is true, summer is almost over for us at least. It sure has flown by what with all the band fundraising, practices, performances, and preparations for the trip to Washington, DC. The kids had to practice up until the day they left and I was very busy preparing uniforms for their departure on July 1.

We had four very busy days in DC and coming home to a clean house was so nice. We had worked hard the couple days before leaving to make sure we could come home to it.

Since we got back it has been work, work, work and sickness, sickness, sickness. I have been having some problems with my stomach and my migraines have been almost daily.

We have gotten some good news on the disability front. Most of you know that we have been trying to get an increase in David's VA disability since the surgeries to replace his hips last year. Yes, it has been a year as of August 7th. Wow this year has just flown by. Anyway back to the disability, the VA needs to do an examination to determine just how much he was affected by the surgeries. They have finally scheduled his exam for August 13th in Albuquerque. We have been told by the new representative David as acquired that after the exam it should only take about 30 days for an answer. We have been fighting for this for over a year and had even sent in a request for our Congressman to step in. He did and low and behold the exam was scheduled. We also learned that the VA claims they lost his first claim for disability and his military records. Luckily we have copies of all the missing documentation. We hand delivered 1500 pages to them last week and got a receipt showing they received them.

The kids have had about 3 weeks off from band practice but they started back to prepare for the State Fair parade on Aug 23rd. They are practicing 3 hours a day until the parade then will have to march in the Labor Day parade here and start school the day after. Here we go again into another marching season, Elizabeth's last. She is excited and sad that this is her senior year. I am worried about how to take care of all the senior year expenses along with ordering a letter jacket for Ben. I know God will provide he always has.

Well gonna close this out for now. When there is more news to report or photos to post, I will be back. As for now, May God Bless you all each and everyday as He does our family!!