Overjoyed - Praiseworthy

It was a busy but productive week, I got another batch of work virtually finished, and helped at the Worship Dance Conference at our church on Friday plus helped out in the office a little bit. The boys thought the Reading part of the MEAP was a breeze and are all looking forward to the Math portion. They all LOVE math. Fox found out he can get onto a Stock Market site from school and has started researching some companies to invest in. I also started reading a book about online investing and may dabble in it along with him. Could be exciting.

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Saturday Ben had his last soccer game, they won 4-1, they tied last Tuesday 1-1 but Ben really stepped up his game and got in the action more, assisting with some goal attempts and turning the ball around to get it headed in the right direction. Grandpa Q and June stopped in at the game in Imlay City but left early to get up to Reese to see Fox run. I took Fox up to Reese High School, Ethan came up there too, hitching a ride with Grandpa. There were a ton of races, for all the Divisions A, B, C high school, plus an open race, boys & girls middle school, and a K-6 run. This course was a full 2 miles for middle school, Fox came through the shoot @ 17:45.

Rob came home Friday and did an emergency repair on the Neon exhaust. Saturday he was giving it some additional TLC and ended up with a situation while doing an oil change. Basically the plug was not the original and it didn't fit back in the pan. After wrestling with it all evening he finally gave up. The next morning he tried again and decided to see if he could purchase a replacement. Sunday afternoon after I returned from church (had another great rehearsal!) and grocery shopping we rode to Auto Zone together, along with Alex who we dropped off at Burger King for her Sunday shift, he bought two different plugs to try. We also went to check out a van that some friends had out for sale, a Ford Econo that seats 15! I had talked to them about making payments and was happy to know they were open to the idea which would have been a blessing in and of itself but I was even more blessed, floored, shocked, and extremely touched when the keys and title were handed over to me, no payment neccessary!! I have been believing for a van for some time, praying for a super deal on a van that is in great condition and will give us many miles with little to no repairs required. Praise the Lord, he does deliver! I am planning to help some friends out with after school care for their kids and was needing a vehicle that I could pick them up from school in, along with my own kids and go do things, like hang at the library, or go to the park, or a movie, whatever, even just give other kids a ride home when I have my own with me. Now, I can be a blessing to other moms that need help. Sweet. One of the replacement plugs did work, so oil is back in the Neon and it is ready to hit the road once again. Soon, our new addition, Rosie the Big Red Van, will be fit to roll as well.