My kids are doing great...and that makes Maggie very happy. Just this day Mia passed her Nurse Practitioner board exam. She's been studying hard for months, cancelling her Facebook account and giving up many activities that she loves. Mia's hard work paid off - the four hour exam is conquered and now she can accept that surprise job offer she was recently given by a prestigious Morristown surgical practice. One week later this month will be spent at a pharmacology course in Boston, then hospital privileges will be applied for, and she can go to work for the surgeons. I never thought she wouldn't pass, but I confess I am greatly relieved it's over.
AJ is doing fine at his Army Chaplain post in Nevada. He likes being driven around by his "Chaplain Assistant" who, were they in a combat setting, would protect him from the enemy. Chaplains are "non-combatants" and don't carry a weapon. AJ recently spent time in the desert playing war games, riding around in a convoy of Bradley fighting vehicles. He loves Army life, especially helping his troops and their families deal with the stresses of the military and multiple deployments. We won't even talk about the "notification" visits to loved ones. So sad...
Eric is climbing up and up the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America. He is head of Project Arrow, the building of the permanent Jamboree sight in West Virginia - the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve. Eric and his family are enjoying Texas life, where Hannah and Luke are learning to fly their Daddy's plane. When they decide they want to go skiing, they just fly to a ski area. Hannah is active in the Texas Civil Air Patrol, where I know she enjoys flying to encampments in her own plane. Annie is very active in Boy Scouts and is Pack Leader of Luke's troop. She works as a consultant for the BSA, and is a very successful grant writer for the organization.
When the kids are alright, Maggie is alright.
AJ is doing fine at his Army Chaplain post in Nevada. He likes being driven around by his "Chaplain Assistant" who, were they in a combat setting, would protect him from the enemy. Chaplains are "non-combatants" and don't carry a weapon. AJ recently spent time in the desert playing war games, riding around in a convoy of Bradley fighting vehicles. He loves Army life, especially helping his troops and their families deal with the stresses of the military and multiple deployments. We won't even talk about the "notification" visits to loved ones. So sad...
Eric is climbing up and up the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America. He is head of Project Arrow, the building of the permanent Jamboree sight in West Virginia - the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve. Eric and his family are enjoying Texas life, where Hannah and Luke are learning to fly their Daddy's plane. When they decide they want to go skiing, they just fly to a ski area. Hannah is active in the Texas Civil Air Patrol, where I know she enjoys flying to encampments in her own plane. Annie is very active in Boy Scouts and is Pack Leader of Luke's troop. She works as a consultant for the BSA, and is a very successful grant writer for the organization.
You're absolutely right - it's what's important in life.
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