09/24/07 Letter to Johnny on his mission

Hi Jonny!

How are things on the other side of the world? It’s already tomorrow there too, huh. That is so weird! What season is it there now? Is that screwed up too?

Things are about the same here. Aj is working his tale off trying to pass all his classes and do football and work. It’s good for him I guess… He asked a girl to homecoming and we are anxiously awaiting a reply. He says he’s ok if she says no because she was “Plan B.” The girl he wanted to go with already had a date. This will be his “first date” if she says yes. Kind of scary to start SO BIG…I guess homecoming is an all day event now instead of just dinner and a dance…

Dallas has been camping and we had MAJOR rain – so he got to come home early and soaked. Yuck. That doesn’t even sound fun at all.

Bryce is anxiously awaiting his first camp out. He is trying to get first class before he turns 12…I think…he’s only got the camp out left I think is what he told me. He is obsessed with his game boy game and getting his camp out done. It’s all he can talk about.

Katie and Holly are doing dance and are as cute as ever. They miss having you for Monday night pizza!

Andy and AJ are of course battling it out this week in fantasy football. I think I heard AJ won…but Dallas Cowboys won so it didn’t seem like Andy was too upset…

Any way things are just as you left them here. Hope things are great there. We love you and miss you and are keeping you in our prayers. Good luck and work hard!

Love you lots. Aunt Shelly and the family.

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