The rest of the story....

The prodigal dog DID return...on his own...loudly at 4:20 am! They have both been pretty well behaved but we have kept them on a "short leash"

We DO have orders for Ft Rucker but are working on dates...lots of "Army" issues. But we will be there in some form for the boys to start school in early August.

We NEED to sell this house. It is a GREAT house. If you know anyone who is moving this way, let them know about our wonderful house.

I am now the mother of a teenager! Preston turned 13!! Hard to believe. Dennis did get home in time for the last half of his bowling party. They all had a great time. It is a small bowling alley so we were the only ones there. I put the younger kids on one lane and all of Preston's friends on two lanes. They played music and had disco lights flashing. It was really cool but you can't tell in all the pictures. Preston wanted a cell phone so we got him 13 presents instead!! he seemed to like it (and Grant has already mentioned about his 13 gifts when he turns 13 so I may have started another tradition). Some were small things like Snicker bars, pop tarts, socks....some were better things like a Braves hat and Capitals hockey shirt etc. We also got him a nice Teen study Bible to get him through these tough teenage years.

So far, except for a warped sense of humor sometimes and a cracking voice, he is weathering 13 well. We will keep you updated.
ALL 3 boys made STRAIGHT A's last quarter so we have some really good kids. We will keep them for the time being.
More updates soon.