Flowers and Bacteria Infections

That's what we've been doing this week. I've been trying to get our yard and flower beds in shape and our dog Sammy has a bacteria infection that had him pooping diarrhea and vomiting all over our carpet for the last two days. Thankfully, the vet put him on an antibiotic and after one day of the medicine, he's almost back to normal, and my carpet is breathing a sigh of relief.

Life continues on for the Horns - Cliff is on a mission in another location than his regular one and is enjoying the change of pace. Though I don't know what they're doing (of course), I do know it's different from what they were doing before. He also seems to be able to call a little more, every couple of days, for free, which has been nice. He said at this location they're allowed to work out for an hour during their workday and he has enjoyed getting back to the gym, though he admits that there isn't a lot to do after their work hours are over other than work out or watch tv, both of which I think he's getting a little tired of.

The heat is averaging 110 degrees or so each day, and Cliff and his buddies have gotten used to it, I think. He said that when they go inside to their rooms where the thermostats are set to 80, they start complaining it's too cold. He is drinking about 6 liters a day of water and has the greatest farmer's tan in the world. It will probably take years to even out. :)

I have stayed busy the last few weeks with writing assignments and projects and Caleb is winding up his first year of school. Three more school days and he will be done! We are all excited I think. I'm glad they haven't sent any more school work home to do - the weather has been so beautiful the last couple of weeks, it's been hard to keep Caleb focused. He just wants to play outside with his friends.

I am planning to keep him going with his reading and writing this summer so he'll be ready for first grade. He will be going to a new school, Longview Elementary. The town where we live is growing VERY fast, and his current school has run out of room in only four years, so they built a new elementary school and our neighborhood has been rezoned for that one. They will start back in the first half of August which feels really early to me, but maybe the summer will go by fast.

That's what I'm hoping anyway - once Caleb is back in school, it won't be long at all before we'll be counting down for Cliff to be home.

Well, I wanted to update everyone on how things are going. Please remember that Cliff does have email and does like getting mail, though he doesn't always (most often) get to write back. Sometimes he literally just has time to read an email, but he does like hearing from his friends and family. Email me if you need an address.

Please continue to pray for Cliff's safety and his health and that things will stay relatively calm here at home. We appreciate your support!