Let's hear it for the boys

Hello to you! How in the world are you doing? I am super fine. Thanks for tuning in. So I don't know if you saw the good news attached to my last post, but our friend Jen Duval is having a baby boy! Whoowee!! Is that good news or what?! We are so happy for her and we know she is going to be the world's best mom! (Except for mine of course : ) Lots of news here...we hope aunt Libby had a nice bday on Tuesday, same for our friend Ben Dunnet on Thursday. Friday was a big day for our family. Uncle Bart has left for a 6 month trip and we sure will miss him. We called him to wish him luck and we hope he catches lots and lots of fish. Please join us in keeping him close in thought and prayer. We are so thankful for heroes like him. Speaking of heroes...yesterday was my great Papaw Hively's birthday. He would have been 84 years old. Mom says he would have loved me; we were thinking of Nanny H and Grammy J and the fam all day. Still more news...Ethan Smell had his big surgery on Tuesday, he is such a brave boy! We are waiting anxiously to hear from him and praying that all went well. We also said bon voyage this past week to cousin Kirk and Ryan High. Those guys are college men now and we know they are going to have so much fun. Keep the moms Amber and Michele in your thoughts as well as aunt Deb, Cody, and Connor we know they will all be missing their main man. And now a word for the ladies...our cousin, Hannah King made the varsity volleyball team AS A 6th GRADER! How about that? It was her first time trying out as a new middle schooler and apparently she took that coach by storm! Congratulations to her, you know mom says her mommy, aunt Dawn, was quite an athlete herself, I guess she comes by it honestly. Not much news on the homefront, I got a new DVD for the Honda. My last one broke after only 3 months, can you believe that?! Now listen, we sure know there are worse things in this world, and we aren't trite by any measure, but do you know those folks at Wal-mart won't take it back?! Can you imagine...so you know how mom and dad felt after driving to Hanover yesterday just for that reason when the clerk at customer service (some service) kindly informed mom the DVD player has to break within 15 days in order to get your money back. I have to hand it to mom, I think I learned my first lesson in restraint yesterday. She was pretty polite (you know how she gets when it comes to me) but I think I saw a blood vessel burst in her right eye! My goodness! Well, enough about that, just silly talk, we have so much to be thankful for, friends and family like you for starters. We found out yesterday we have a guest tuning in all the way from Port A, PA we don't even know! So hello to you mystery lady, and God bless your heart for checking in on me. Bless all your hearts. Now take care of yourselves and call or come and see how handsome and charming I am for yourself. Trust me, I am worth the trip! Hugs, kisses, and love to you all, Cooper B.