Monsoon Season

Happy Birthday Renie! We love you more than you know.

Sorry for the long delay in postings. Our lives have been so very busy getting the kids ready for back to school. School starts this Monday. Gosh, it seems like just a few days ago, we were cleaning out the backpacks. Vail has a year a round school calendar, so it is time. Rene has been gone TDY to Florida this week. The poor guy hasn't even finished in-processing.

Tucson weather is still quite hot, but the monsoon season is picking up with heavy down pours and spectacular lighting. The storms tend to move in so fast, but we have yet to experience one right in our back yard.

On a different note, Renie finally received his driving permit, so he anxious to start practicing. This is a "yikes" moment for me. He will be sixteen years old tomorrow and is slowing slipping away. The little boy I was once able to protect 24/7 is all grown up. It is a hard thing for a mother to let go, but I realize it is time. Two more years under our roof, and he is gone. Gone to another chapter of a young mans life. Today, I wish my son Renie a very Happy Birthday. Sixteen years ago, he came into our lives, and we have been so blessed to have a son as great as Renie.