As we go into a long weekend ... what's going on ...

A few updates about family stuff.

Tom's mother came through surgery with flying colors. Tom went to see her last night and she's busy pushing for someone to take her home. So that means she's feeling good and we're glad to hear it!

Rose got home from Chicago yesterday! YAY!

Today, she and I will pick up some flowers and head up to the hospital to keep Tom's mom company for a while.

Eventually, she'll begin job hunting in Los Angeles, but not until she's had a nice, long vacation of a couple of months (or gets bored ... whichever comes first).

We're still in a drought, with temperatures over 100. However, hopeful weather forecasters keep promising that we'll dip down into the upper 90s over the weekend. I've got my fingers crossed!

Hannah is loving her new job as an arborist. She turned in her resignation for her part-time job as an assistant vet tech so that she can have extra time to study for the arborist test. We think this is a great idea as it will allow her to really focus and also be available to possible clients every weekday.

Tom and I ... we're happy. Happy at work, happy with our family, happy with our lives. You can't ask for better than that.

And, we're grateful, of course. God is good.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll be back on Tuesday! (Although I have a weekend joke that will pop up tomorrow.)