What a weekend!!!

BIG DAY here yesterday - but a great day - Marcus is now an official Red Raider!! Jamie had a volleyball tournament in Hull at Western yesterday - so she and I took off at 7:15 this morning for that - Mike came around 11 and it was running quite a bit behind, so we had Marcus come to Hull as well since we didn't have time to go back home and get to Orange City by 3. Well Jamie's tournament didn't get over till 2:45 - Mike and Marcus took off at 2:30 (we didn't want to show up late) Coach was visiting with someone else when they arrived so it gave Jamie and myself time to get there as well (thanks coach)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcus signing and getting the low down on the schedules and times when he is required to be there and moving in date!! August 14

A parent also had to sign - GO Mike - this is head coach with him Kyle Achterhoff

The three football coaches that were there for the event and of course Marcus

and a very proud little sister(and quite a tired one too)

From Norhtwestern in Orange City we went with two vehicles to Sioux Center to go to Dordt's basketball game - Mike and I had some of the players in youth group and have been trying hard to get to a game - we saw a very good game they played Doane and beat them 101 to 71. Well, from there Marcus took Jamie home to shower and Mike took me to Walmart to get a few things and then we had to go back to Hull and get Marcus' car. On the way home from Hull, I made reservations at Cedar Rock Grill in Rock Valley, picked up Marcus and Jamie and went to celebrate Marcus' day with a nice supper - YEAH!

Home by 8 and Brad and Kerri brought Sawyer around 9 to stay with us for a week while they go to Cancun Mexico.

And this is now Sunday..........

We are in the middle of an ice storm - churches are all cancelled for the morning for sure and the storm warning is until 6am tomorrow - so we might be home for the day. Here Mike is trying to save his Swamp Oak - it was really bending lots - he shook the ice off it and put a pole under it to hold it up - hope it works!

and our other trees have branches falling like crazy - this one is a big one and Mike just came and told me we lost another big one too :( As of now he is hoping the wind doesn't come up cuz that would cause a big mess.

Brad and Kerri were suppose to fly out of Sioux Falls at 6 - all planes were grounded - they drove to Omaha - which took them a LONG time cuz the roads were horrible till they got passed Sioux City and then they were in just rain - she just called and they have tickets in their hands to fly out at 11 to Dallas and then from there on to Cancun - so glad all worked out for them and hope they enjoy the sunshine for awhile!!