Happy Memorial Day!

We will probably just spend this holiday hanging around the house and hopefully get some flowers planted. We bought a new grill yesterday, so we'll break it in this afternoon and cook some yummy Jamaican Jerk chicken. We opened up our pool a couple of weeks ago, but it's still a little too chilly to swim in, 72*, brrrrrrr! We've always got the hot tub, though!

Since there is not much to report on the adoption front, I'll give a quick rundown of what all of our kiddos have been up to.

I'll start with Justin since he is the oldest, but only by 3 minutes, sorry Marie! Justin is on the very brink of graduating from Central Michigan University. He has to take two more summer classes in order to get his degree in Assembly Engineering. We are so proud of him for sticking it out and working so hard to graduate from college. Good job, Stone (his nickname since birth)!

Marie, twin to Justin, and teacher extraordinaire! Marie graduated from MSU in 2005, and now lives in Chicago and teaches 2nd grade on the south side at Carson Elementary School. She has done an incredible job with her class. Since many of her students are below poverty level and use Spanish as their first language, it has been a real challenge for her. We can't begin to express how proud we are of her and her desire to teach in the urban setting where she can reach out to high risk children. She is truly an amazing person and we love her more than words could ever express! Gary and I will be going to see her in June and we will also get to meet her class and watch her teach, we are really looking forward too it! We miss her so much!

Adam, "Mr. Independent", is currently living on his own, which he has been for 3 yrs now! He is working for Gary's company and doing very well. He comes home a lot, especially, when he is hungry and in search of food! Adam enjoys going up to his grandpa's (Gary's dad) cabin on the Au Sable River and fly fishing. He caught a beautiful trout on Saturday, then released it back to the river.

As I have previously posted, our daughter, Sarah, just recently graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Dietetics. She is currently a waitress in a nice Italian restaurant nearby in order to earn money for her move to Memphis. She will be moving to Memphis in August where she will begin her internship at U of Memphis and work at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. We are going to miss her so much!

Marcus, our youngest, just finished his second semester as a freshman at Oakland Community College. He is following a path in Criminal Justice, but he is also checking out other options and he is currently taking a summer course in Business. He is also a die hard Detroit Pistons Fan!

We wish we had something to report on Kaelin, but all we know right now is that she is in China, somewhere. We pray for her everyday that she is being well cared for. Hang on little one, daddy and mommy are coming to get you, soon!

Don't forget to say a prayer for all of the soldiers who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. Especially for all the soldiers fighting in Iraq.

Have a Great Memorial Day!