Hope you all voted today .....

Been having a nice fall here. Almost 70 today and tomorrow,
but I guess the weekend going to make a change.


Kids went Trick or Treating last Thursday
and I have added some pictures.
They had a great time then all of them and Mom & Dad
came over for chili, cider and donuts. Nice evening all around.


Lilly broke her right wrist. Jess had raked up a big pile of leaves for her and Isaiah to play in Saturday all day. Then Sunday after church she went back out. Went to step up on the tractor tire and slipped and fell. He took her to ER and confirmed it and over to Wauseon on Monday afternoon to get a cast put on. Bright orange. She did go back to school today.


Mom and Dad are doing well. Dad's heart dr. appt. is Monday. Cate went to vet today. Molly is growing and doing quite well.


Hope you all are continuing to keep John in your prayers. If you are not getting his emails home let me know if you want to receive them. I know he has internet access now and I will send him an invite to the blog, and see if he can make that happen.


James is playing in Cooperstown July 25 thru the 31 next year and will be there over induction weekend. Diane and Kevin are making plans for a place to stay and us and some of Jeannes' are hoping to go for a few days when we can.


What's going on ????


Love Cheryl

Shame on Me.......

I said I was going to get back it and the last 2 posts were from Jeanne in the spring.

Did have good summer visits with all of you so it's not like you don't know anything. LOL


First of all a link from John.
http://picasaweb.google.com/maughan.john/Iraq?authkey=1Itja_rblRU#5259624591549729970


I have signed you all up for email subscriptions again. Everything is changing to thru Goggle all the time. You will get a notification to activate if you want to subscribe. I know, you love the new background right ?????


Had a good weekend visit from Jeanne and Rachel. We were there both afternoons and the kids played.


Mom and Dad are good.


Here are a couple more pictures of Molly, yes she has a name now.









Last weekend we had the annual trip top the Corn Maize. Went back to Kara's and had chili and munchies and then the adults went back for Scream Acres. I could not resist this picture of Logan and Kayla. I don't know if it is because of their closeness in age or what, but as you can see, they are not that into each other. She is mad and he would not look at me.

Well I will try to get back to you again soon. And you all too.

Later. Cheryl

Lots happening

Hi all,
We had a great weekend with Mom,Dad and Cheryl. The graduation was incredible. Not like any I've been too. When it was time for the parents to line up to hand out our students' diplomas I felt a real rush of emotion. Cheryl gave me a good hug. Stan and I both walked across the stage with 2500 people looking on and proudly gave Sarah her diploma. She graduated with Academic Honors and Distinction from Mason Dixon Homeschool Association. Sarah plans to work for a year and then attend nursing school to become an RN and then attend Lancaster Bible College. She works at Cherry Hill Orchards in the store right now, but in the fall she wants to begin working at Womens and Babies Hospital as a Patient Care Assistant.

Stan has this week as vacation and I am looking forward to RELAXING. With this heat wave here we have decided to go the beach on Tuesday and spend a night and come back Wednesday. A quick trip, but with David's work schedule we have to be back for Thursday. It is not so easy going away this year. We have to work around the kids schedule! I don't think Sarah is going with us due to working. She is enjoying her red Honda Civic. She had it detailed inside and out and it does look very nice.

John is doing well. Last week, he attended language school for Arabic and this week he is taking classes on Arab culture. Any emails received from you guys we will forward to John.

Cheryl, thanks for setting me up for easier access to the blog! She gave me a number of helps on computer use and I actually may start to enjoy it. Love, Jeanne

Lots happening

Hey all,
Just thought I'd drop a quick note. Lots going on here. We had a nice send off gathering for John on May 10th. Our backyard was full of people as we had a barbeque and campfire for John.
Today I've been busy getting Sarah ready for her 'formal'. The homeschoolers all around here have a nice meal etc. at a very nice hotel and then they will have an all night 'after formal'. I'm a chaperone for the whole thing along with other moms on the formal committee so I will be staying up all night too! Lots of memories here. Then tomorrow John begins five days of admin stuff at the Harrisburg offices of the Marines. That will end with a huge Family Day Picnic with the whole company on May 22. John comes home with us that day and has the weekend with us. On May 26 we will say our goodbyes and the next day they all fly to 29 Palms, CA. I am busy helping him do final packing also. Stan is trying to get emails together for group emails when John has a chance to send something you also can get it. Send me your emails so I can be sure you are on the list. jeannemaughan@comcast.net I better go get myself ready for this all nighter. Love, Jeanne

Happy Spring.......

Been out burning this evening.

BUSY at work, even worked Saturday and I don't usually have to do that. The farmers haven't been able to get anything done so they are at it now. So we are top dressing wheat, spreading fertilizer, doing preplant anhydrous and planting corn all at one time.

Kalli is growing, went there Sunday to visit. Logan had his second birthday and party April 5.
Ross is back to work so Amanda is on her own.

Diane sent a bunch of pictures from the Florida trip but I haven't got them up yet and Wayne sent some also last week of the boys and Hauks birthday. I will try soon to get a few of them on.

Diane will be here the last two weeks in July and the first two weeks of August. Wayne can make it either of the last two weeks of July. So Jeanne can you make either of the last two weeks of July work ? Going to try and plan some camping, maybe back to Michigan again. Maybe even just a long weekend.

Sarah will be graduating in June.

And Jeanne what is the word on John? Any idea when and where?

Later, Cheryl

Lilly's Birthday

Mom and Dad are having a great time. Jess came back last Friday night.

Today is Lilly's birthday. 7 already. Had cake and ice cream at Lisa's Sunday night. The photo on the top is Jess and Darren putting the finishing touches on the trampoline he got her. Yes it is dark and sleeting, but it needed to be done when she got off the bus after school. She screamed running up the driveway.

The bottom picture are the five new kitties at Mom and Dad's. Thought they would get a kick out of that.

Darla Kamm of Ken and Darla Kamm died yesterday. They found cancer after Christmas in her gall bladder and liver.

And the biggest news, we will have a baby by this time tomorrow night. Amanda went to the doctor today and if she hasn't went by morning they will induce at 8:00. They figure the baby is 8# and she is more than 2 dialated. Will let you know as soon as I know.

Well that was my day..............how was yours ?????

Cheryl

Florida, here they come.....

We got them packed up last night and will head out after Dad's appt at 11:30 this morning. Hopefully they can be on the road by 2:00 to get as far south as they can because of the storm moving in. Jess is driving down with them and flying back March 14. Rick will fly down March 26 and drive with them back.



Everyone here is doing well and we are patiently waiting on Amanda. Kayla is coming to stay with us while she is in the hospital.



Jeanne, I wanted to make a comment about John going out, but I cannot come up with anything. Our prayers will be with him and your family. I hope the translation thing works out and he enjoys that. Let us know what you can when you can. Great for you too to be able to be in the network.

Well that is all for now,
Love Cheryl