Linam Family Update - September 30

It's been another busy week at 200 Hoots Holler. Well, actually, if we had only been at Hoots Holler a little more, then maybe it wouldn't have seemed so busy!! But, then what news would there be for the blog?

Maybe I'll work my way backwards from the weekend. Yesterday was the annual Pet Fest in San Marcos. We set up a booth for the 4-H dog project and had lots of fun in general. Abby and Arby performed their musical drill routine and did a great job despite some scheduling and technical difficulties on the part of the hosts. The kids also had fun entering some of the light-hearted contests with the dogs, and Amigo actually won the "best smile" category for his Charlie Chaplin imitation. We missed Pet Fest last year when it was held in October, so we were very glad to be there once again, rain and shine. Frank also squeezed a baseball game into the day, where he did some good pitching again.

The week was full of sports and schoolwork (and some music practice), but Frank and I also sneaked a trip in to San Antonio for a show at the Aztec Theater and a lunch with a dear college friend of mine. Frank and I decided it was a social studies field trip since we saw a movie on the Mayan Indians, and Marilyn is the author of a book on San Antonio history called It Happened in San Antonio, so maybe it wasn't too sneaky. (Although I guess it would have trouble passing for TPWD work, but that's why I work part-time!)

I do have a couple of prayer requests for you this week. The first is that, just in general, Abby would feel encouragement about her schoolwork. She's feeling discouraged about the ground she's lost and about things taking longer now. I know she will continue to improve, but right now she just needs to feel okay about things. The second is that this Wednesday is the anniversary of the girls' accident. We are not going to make a big deal about it in respect of Abby's feelings, but please keep Abby, Taylor, and the driver of the car in your prayers.

Thanks for praying with us all this year--you have shown the devotion of true friends and have taught us much.

Love,
-the Linams

Sunset in San Marcos this week (photo by Abby)