More Good News!

It is so nice to get more good news...Carli's chest x-ray was clear!!! And the amazing thing for her is that Dr. Stallings says that she can have an x-ray instead of a CT scan in 3 months. No "the nasty" for maybe 6 months!!

Carli and Jeremy are trying to figure out when and where to get married...so many choices...some here and some in Michigan. Will be interesting to see what they decide. If money and time were no option...it would probably be on a beach somewhere!

Carli's Engaged!!

What a whirlwind weekend we had...I have known for some time that Jeremy was going to propose...I had seen the ring, etc...I'm surprised that he kept it a secret!! He planned a romantic day at the Dunes in Michigan (they were up there all week helping at Camp and doing fun things and visiting his family)and then came back to a picnic dinner on his parent's pontoon boat and candles lighting the way on the Camp pier...which is where they met...and where he got down on his knee to propose...

She was surprised, and was surprised when Ted and I showed up to greet them when they returned to the Braun home. We had a great weekend there relaxing and enjoying the Braun family.

The ring is very beautiful, simple, just what she wanted. They are both still grinning from ear to ear! No date for the wedding as of yet...maybe next August...which will be Ted and my 30th anniversary!

What a difference a year makes...continue to pray...she had a chest x-ray on Monday, and will see Dr. Stallings tomorrow. She is feeling good, and will return to Grove City College on Sunday. Kelsie returns on Saturday. It will be hard to finally be empty nesters.

Thought some photos would be nice!

Carli and Jeremy are in Michigan this week. Helped in the kitchen at Camp Friendenswald and now Carli is looking at a PT program at Andrews University. Today they were doing some canoeing. Sounds like fun before she has to hit the books again!

Our family guests left last evening. Is always sad to see them go, especially since they live in Hawaii and coming to visit is no easy feat! We had a great time with 60 members of the extended family here on Saturday. The weather was beautiful, the visiting very nice and we saw some relatives that we hadn't seen in a long time! It is always so great to get together and such a nice time. We are so fortunate to have wonderful families.

Work started yesterday for me...I don't know where the summer went...

Carli has a chest x-ray and appointment with Dr. Stallings next week. Keep her in your prayers.

We're back!! Had a wonderful time in Santa Rosa de Copan. Carli had told us that she wasn't coming to the airport, but she surprised us!! Not hard to spot her in the midst of Honduran faces! She looked great, very tan, her hair has grown, and she seemed to have boundless energy! I think that she forgot that we are not used to walking miles upon hilly miles-she sure made sure we got our exercise~

We saw the painting that our church youth group completed at the hospital...quite a task...it looks great. We went with them to the town of Gracias and Saturday to the Myan ruins. Very interesting and very hot and humid. On Sunday we travelled to Tela, a quaint little town on the coast. It is absolutely beautiful, and was a nice place to relax. On Tuesday we took a small boat to Punta Sal, walked through the rain forest, and spent time on a little secluded beach. The ride back in the boat was a killer...the ocean really churns up by afternoon and it was scary! I think that I was the only one that was afraid...the kids loved it!

The week flew by, and it was hard for Carli to say her good-byes. WE were very impressed by how much Spanish she really knew. She hopes to go back some day and see her new friends. She was detained at the airport and they made her pay $120 to exit the country...quite a scam as we only had to pay $34. She is mad, and hopefully can contact the embassy to see if they can return some of her money as this is not the usual way it happens. We'll see...

Ted's family will all be here this weekend...very nice as one brother is from Hawaii, the other from NJ and we don't all get together very often.