Wednesday fly by

I hope everyone is having a great week.

I hear from a little birdy that Accidental Fate is almost ready for release. Yay!

More good news to share...My son, Airman Allen B. Jones graduated from Air Traffic Control School at Keesler AFB today! I'm so proud of my young man. *Lee beams*

I wish I could have been there. I had two final exams today.

So, Allen is on his way home right now. I just talked to him and he sounds so happy. His wife is with him, and they're stopping to see a friend in Nashville, then another friend in West Virginia... I might see him by the weekend, lol.

Oh--did I mention my oldest son got hitched?

Both my two older children are married now. Allen and Carrie actually tied the knot back over the summer, but I didn't find out until about a month later. He's such a brat, but I love him anyway. :) It's great to have a daughter-in-law as sweet as Carrie, and I know they're both happy so that makes this mom happy. :)

The "real" wedding is in June.

And I thought I was pretty good at keeping life interesting... :)

In all seriousness, I'm truly thankful my family is growing with additions of wonderful, good people. I love it. Here's a photo from when they were home at Thanksgiving. Can you see the wedding rings?

Allen and Carrie will spend their first Christmas as a married couple in ND. They will be heading out in two weeks and Allen will go through eight more months of further detailed training in Air Traffic Control. He will report for duty on Dec. 23.

I may have to tuck a little tree in their moving truck so they can have one to put their presents under when they get there.

Other tid bits...

My dear friend, Kathi, who lives in Colorado, sent my youngest son, Jesse, a beautiful advent calandar last year. We've begun the season with it again this year. My son loves opening the little doors and reading the Bible verses each day. Thanks Kathi, I love ya, Lady!

And speaking of friends. Another dear friend, Marilyn Puett, who is the "Playground Monitor" over at The Writing Playground, was featured in her local paper for the Red Hat Society. Here is the article. And here is her recipe for oatmeal cookies.

The term is coming to a close. I have one more final exam, a research paper, and an essay left and then I'm officially on break.

Btw, is anyone coming to Pittsburgh for the RT convention in the spring? I'm thankful this year's meeting will be right here in Pittsburgh and I'm looking forward to seeing many of my writing friends. I'm especially happy because I'm going to get to meet one of my good friends, Donna Michaels, in person for the very first time! We've been chatting for over three years now--my how time flies--and I'm so looking forward to the opportunity to meet with her.

If you're headed this way that weekend, be sure to let me know. I'd love to meet you.

Nineteen degrees here. Stay warm and safe.

Lee