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We have had a busy couple of weeks. Last weekend we participated in a garage sale with several others families. It was a lot of work but worth the effort to clean out things we don't need anymore.

Emily is playing softball and Avritt is playing baseball this season. Most nights they each have two games. Mike is helping coach Emily's team this year. Avritt's coach told us that of all the boys on the team, Avritt has the most natural stance and has a beautiful swing. A parent of one of Emily's teammates complimented Emily on her increased confidence and ability this year.

Last week we received some startling news from Iowa from Ginger's parents. Her dad, Jay, has a brain tumor that was discovered when he went in to check on rapid hearing loss in one of his ears. According to the specialist, 99% of the tumors of the kind Jay has are benign. We don't have all the details yet, but he will be having surgery to remove the tumor on June 2. He will lose all the hearing in his right ear as a result of the surgery. We have confidence in the doctor performing the operation, Dr. Bruce Gantz, who is in Iowa City. He has done over 1000 of these types of surgeries.

Isaac graduates from preschool on Wednesday morning, May 25th. He has had a great year making friends, learning to write his name and the alphabet, and developing into a kind, considerate four-year-old. The elementary school that our kids go to has a mandatory kindergarten assessment that Isaac went through yesterday. They have a program at the school called "Young Fives" that we would like Isaac to get into. His birthday is August 27, and we think he would benefit from an extra year to develop. The Young Fives program is at the same school and runs the same schedule as kindergarten. Hopefully we will find out soon about his placement. There are two classes with 15 spots each.

Hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend!