When the YMCA canceled yet another gymnastics class last week without telling me, I got fed up. I called all over and tried to find another gym for Andrew, only to learn that our options were: the YMCA in Hollister, Springfield Gymnastics (on the north side of Springfield), or a place called Monarch Gymnastics off Rinehart Road (a mere seven-and-a-half miles from home).
Since I knew the Y wasn’t having classes last Thursday - both the Monday and Thursday classes had been canceled due to Branson schools’ spring break - I took Andrew to Monarch on Thursday. I did that even though the Y called to say that there would be class on Thursday. We just skipped it.
Andrew was NOT impressed with Monarch, but I was. I liked the friendlier atmosphere. I liked that the owner remembered our names. I liked that the kids working out were, for the most part, smiling and seemed to be having a good time. I liked that the guy who worked with Andrew’s class (which, by the way was MUCH too remedial for Andrew) took time to work with Andrew personally on his trampoline back handspring, and I liked the fact that Andrew made more progress on his technique in those focused fifteen minutes than he’d made in two months at the Y.
Photo of the Week
A photo of a large black rat snake (4 ft+) that we found in the middle
of our yard. See a larger version here.
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Friends & Family Newsletter
Merry Christmas to you and yours! We hope this special season will bring
you great joy, and that your focus (and ours) will always be on why
we celebrate Christmas; not just on the many details of how we do it.
MUCH has happened since we last wrote in April; in this letter, I'll hit some of the highlights. However, if you really want to know what's going on in our family more frequently than every seven months (ha!), please check out our blogs.
AIM Presentation Videos
Katie, Jessica and Josiah are involved with ACTION
Impact Missions, a ministry that uses mime and drama to communicate
the gospel. They present their mime songs at events and locations throughout
the community. Videos from eleven of their presentations - a total of
over 40 different songs - are now available online! Click
here to view the videos.
What's New
Josiah is working on a new RCT (Rollercoaster Tycoon ) Page!
Check it out!
