Abby (and Frank) update - May 5

Sorry for the missing posts--there's plenty of news--just no time to post it!

After I spent one more evening out with the frogs on Thursday, we shifted gears on Friday and got prepared to take Frank to the state academic meet in Fort Worth. However, Abby came up with an alternate plan. She was looking forward to several things going on in Wimberley and New Braunfels this weekend, so we arranged for our friend Amber to hang with Abby. Amber has been a great baby-sitter, sister, and friend to our kids ever since they were born (we've know her since she was a precociously talkative five-year-old), and both kids really like spending time with her. She's always seen Abby as a baby sister and has shared tears and joy with us over the last seven months. Anyway, the new plan left Abby with a large smile on her face as we pulled out on Friday afternoon. They had a great time together. I think. Gordon, Frank, and I actually arrived home from Fort Worth to discover that Abby and Amber were still out enjoying themselves. Okay, so I guess I'll have to make Abby write tomorrow's post so she can tell you how her weekend was...

As for the rest of us, we had a good trip to TCU in Fort Worth. Frank did a great job on his math and geography tests, but, as I've told others, there are a lot of extremely smart-looking kids wandering around TCU on this particular weekend, so he fell just short of bringing home any medals. He's had a great attitude about just qualifying to compete at state, however, and we grasped further consolation by noting that not many of those kids looked like they were also starting pitchers for their town's best Little League minors team. Okay, so maybe looks aren't everything, but we're proud of our all-around kids. And, definitely, competition isn't everything...

We did miss Abby at TCU this weekend. We of course missed having her with us, but we also had some moments of sadness that she wasn't there competing. Abby actually has competed at state in three different events in the past, and we hope that she's able to compete there again one day, simply for what that would represent. But, God certainly knows that competitions aren't everything, so mostly we hope and trust that she will be where He wants her to be...in all the fullness that her life should have...

But, right now, she should be in bed, so I better close and see what's up with those two blond lifelong friends...!
Mom, Dad, Frank (and hopefully soon Abby) Linam