I like it! Well, we've had a great start to the new school year. Erin, Sam and Sarah started 3 weeks ago and are all loving their new teachers and classmates. Erin and Sarah have started soccer practices. Their first games will be this coming Saturday.

We had a new roof put on this past week. It went rather quickly, in about a day and a half, the workers had stripped the old roof, replaced a few damaged boards and put on the new shingles. We like the work they did. We have a new color, it's a dark evergreen color that is what they call architectural shingles. It has a nice textured/3-D look to it.

Last week was a great one for the McKee's in middle Tennessee. Mom/Grandma/Nana came home on Wednesday. She is doing wonderfully at home and loving the new digs. Thanks to Aunt Mona, Nana's room is very tidy and maneuverable. Last night we had a celebratory dinner. We wanted to celebrate mom coming home and show our thanks to Heavenly Father for the miracle that we witnessed.

On a sad note, our long time friend Jessie passed away last week. Jessie was our Black Lab mix of almost 16 years of age. This is a long time for a dog of her breed. She led a full life out here on the farm. A dog couldn't ask for a better life than to be able to freely roam around on a combined 30+ acres. She was truly the queen of Jake Branch Road. Jenny got her when she was just a few months old so Jessie pre-dates me. It was very difficult for Jenny and the kids. We buried her here on the farm.

We really enjoyed Aunt Mona's visit. I once again succeeded in not having my kids officially photographed by Aunt Mona :-). It honestly is not intentional.

Big time congrats to James and Shawnee. We can't wait to meet you next year in Colorado. On that note, Jenny's mom just got back from Colorado on a visit with her brothers and sisters. She brought back with her some brochures on things to do like white water rafting, train excursions, gold mining, etc. Start thinking about things like this that we can do.

We love you all. Have a wonderful August!

Shaun, Jenny, Erin, Sam and Sarah