At the moment I'm studying for the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) that I start submitting stuff for next month. That is in addition to the tests that I'm taking regularly. The PLA differs from all of the other stuff I've been working on in that you have to document how you learned the material, there's no test or course to take. The whole process is frying the little gray cells to the point of no return.
But it's all fun.
Anyway, I've reached the 90 credit mark and am still on schedule to graduate in the spring. After that...... No Idea.

Thankfully God knows and He will direct me in the best path to take.

Just got back from a wonderful action packed weekend down south... The festival went well, and even though I still wasn't able to keep up with the orchestra pieces most of the time I still had a blast playing Russian symphony music:) We camped in the dorms this year, which contributed to the >five hours of sleep/night. Played Kemps with some random people, and some not so random people. (No, it's not the cows, it's a card game apparently)
Maybe I'll post some pictures later...
Thanks to Johnson's for letting us stay at your place, we all enjoyed the time immensely. Not to mention I learned how to play Boggle and Taboo....

Now back to "normal."

Good night and God Bless.

My life has just been flying by. But as I start journaling more (thanks Mr. Lang for the encouragement), I might find more to write about. The major thing that happened was Journey to the Heart. For those who don't know, it is a 10 day "Journey" put on by IBLP that focuses on Heart conditions, and having a closer walk with God. The week was eventful. We got to meet some Romanian police officials, go to the Pacific Garden Mission, take two 8 hour bus rides, go street witnessing, experience one accord with 14 other guys (really neat), and most importantly, deepen our relationships with God. God showed me a lot during that time, how I had placed more value on a lot of different things than I was placing on Him. We experienced true fellowship with God and each other. It is definitely worth the money...I would encourage everybody I know who can to take a Journey to the Heart and see what God does. I guess the verses that stood out to me were mostly in Psalm 119. I'm thinking of memorizing it once I get done with the stuff I'm working on. We also did a lot of blessing, a lot of confessing our faults to God and each other, and praying as a group.

This was a pumpkin we saw on the way down...


The on the air light at the Old Light House.

The View out our window. With four inches of snow on the ground and more coming every day; it was fun:)
 

Ben hiding behind Caleb.

Marty and Thomas playing; Ethan laughing at something. Must have been really funny...


....because Ethan was still laughing from the same thing in this picture.


Steven "Tucker" Tucker...


Brock and I just before we left. Great times.


We've been moving a bit of dirt recently. A dump truck came and dropped off 10 or 12 yards and it only looks a little smaller after a couple of weeks.



Stormy decided to help out. She was actually cruising for a little while.



Here I am on top of the pile.

Everybody had to try on  my new hat...






French style...



Fascinating...



At the Korean War Memorial I just had to pose. ..

The whole group...



Stormy trying on shades on my birthday.









night lights...



We've been working on a little screen porch for Mom, and keeping it as a surprise.
So today we finally showed it to her...
that's all folks.
God Bless

#EDIT- Happy Anniversary to Mom and Dad, they just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary August 27th. #

A good number of things have happened since my last update. Ethan and I are back home, and have been for quite some time. I had my upper braces put in about a month ago, and Wednesday I had all four wisdom teeth out. So the last couple of days have been filled with ice cream (until I couldn't take anymore, which actually wasn't long) lots of water, and lying in bed all day. If it weren't for the aching jaw, it would be perfect. And maybe if it would warm up by 30 or so degrees.

We started school a couple of weeks ago, and it has been going well. This year we are starting out in the morning with the hardest subjects and moving to the easier ones. So I start with math, and end with Chinese. And how is that coming? Well, "Wo hui shou yidiandian hanyu." This site is becoming one I use a lot, it isn't perfect, but at least it's better than bablefish... http://labs.chinesepod.com/dictionary 

Tuesday Ethan took a practice SAT, and Sarah and I took practice ACT's this week. I finished with a 26 over all, those things never give you enough time... By the end of the test I was so brain dead that I think I got a 20 on the science... I did get a 32 on the grammar, the one score that showed some promise:)

Anyway, Nate and Andrea are living in Watertown, Joel's at Maranatha, and Zack's in Taiwan teaching. So it's just the Remnant left at home. hmm. Maybe we should start a band, does anyone know if that name has been used?

Goodnight and God bless .