Sorry all. I haven't been good at my duty of ranting and raving, and putting it all on-line for you to enjoy. Beth and I drove by the house today. Wow. The framing has begun and the house is starting to take shape. Check it out by linking to it from our links page. We also got up bright and early this morning to go check out the garage sales. The sales just aren't too good during the summer. It's just too damn hot for anybody to do anything. So, they should start to pick up again in mid-September. We also checked out the new Super K that opened near us! What a zoo, but 12-packs of Diet Coke for $1.67 is a good deal!

Beth spent all of last week getting ready for school to start. The kids don't come back until Thursday, August 30, but Beth has trainings all next week. Then, the following Monday, all teachers return for even more meetings and trainings! Beth's new classroom is starting to take shape nicely, and we hope to include some pictures of it on her personal page soon. We'll let you know when they're there.

Otherwise, things around here are the same old same old. We had a real nice, but quiet birthday dinner for Beth on Wednesday night at P.F. Chang's (our favorite) with her grandma. Beth and I, for both of our birthday's, are going to see Les Miserables at the Aladdin in September. We're both very anxious for that. Beth has never seen it, and I have seen it twice. But I couldn't see it enough! It's wonderful!