Thank You, President Bush

We received our rebate check (direct deposit) a couple of weeks ago. That rebate gave us the funds to complete a project we had put off for a long time.

We tore out the carpet in our great room almost a year ago and then debated on what we would do next. We tried cleaning it and getting it ready to stain. But we decided that would not look right. We decided to tile. But we didn't have the funds. Then along came the rebate check. We put that money to work, and now we finally have a finished great room. We did our civic and patriotic duty by putting the money back into the economy - helping out our neighbor (the materials supplier, the contractor, his workers) by giving them a job that put food on their table. And they used their talents and skills to give us a new floor. Everybody wins!

Preschool Graduation

Last night, Abby and Emma had the opportunity to "walk the platform" at their preschool graduation. Our church, Hope Lutheran in Friendswood, TX, has a preschool program through Pre-K. They still have a week of school left. But graduation is conducted the week before.

The graduates sang, rang handbells, performed the story of Jonah, and were presented with their pre-kindergarten certificates.

Another milestone past, and, God willing, many more to come.

Kindergarten Registration

Yesterday, Sheri and I went to register Abby and Emma for kindergarten. It was one of those parent moments. You know, one of those moments when the reality and burden of the vocation of parent hits you hard. It was also the first time I have been involved with public education. I went to grade school, high school, and seminary at private institutions of education. My only public experience being my undergrad years at Mizzou. So this is all new stuff for me.

The process went smoothly. We brought all the required documents along with copies of those documents per Friendswood School District instructions. But we filled out a ton of paperwork on each girl. What got me was that they had us fill out the same information again and again on multiple forms - bureaucracy at its finest. An integrated, systems approach utilizing the full potential of computers would streamline the process quite a bit. But, it would probably cause a good number of bureaucrats to lose their jobs.

And now, the girls have their Cline Elementary t-shirts!

School starts in about four months.