RETURN TO HOMEPAGE NEWS AND BIRTHDAYS
JULY BIRTHDAYS
3 - Sean (9)
3 - Cousin Michael
5 - Dr. Sarah
7 - Kahan
7 - Cousin Jonathan (8)
8 - Tara (11)
8 - Bryan (9)
9 - Cousin Peter (18)
10 - Martha
13 - Carol
14 - Elizabeth
17 - Cousin Steven
19 - Cousin Crista
20 - Laura (LB)
21 - Nicola (5)
22 - Cousin Jacqueline (6)
23 - Ruth
24 - Cousin Bernie
26 - Ernie
27 - Cousin Grace (11)
27 - Cousin Kim
28 - Uncle John
29 - Cousin Derek
30 - Max
31 - Matthew (15)
Jake enjoys his first swim!
Jake's first time in the lake!
Jake was 16 months old before we took him for a swim in the lake.  Quite horrible on our part, considering he's a lab.  Of course, he's a natural in the water.  Our only problem was trying to pry the several sticks from his mouth that he proudly fetched from the water.  From now on we know to bring ONE tennis ball and have no trouble with him continually retrieving it.
Jake treasures each stick we throw and holds onto all five at once.

OUIMETTE NEWS BITS
Our big news from June is Jeffery's banner (check it out on the banner page).  Thomas actually has a decent sleep schedule now which allows Laura to get things done around the house (with lots of help from Bethan).  Laura realized that it may take some time to completely recover from her year of sleep deprivation the morning she continued to try calling a friend using the TV remote instead of the phone!  Ron's been investigating plans and contractors about garages...just maybe we'll be able to store his Chryslers ourselves this coming winter.  
CONGRATULATIONS PETER!
Aunt Laura continued to see Peter Fellenz's name in the newspaper.  Thank goodness it had to do with him graduating as HS Salutatorian and being an alltime Masterminds' tops player.
Peter is headed to Northwestern in Chicago come September.
PRAYERS
Because we know how powerful prayer can be we are going to start a prayer list.
Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

Gary Dievendorf is in Kandahar, Afghanastan doing police training.
Thanks for a healthy Ian Harvey, 11, who went into cardiac arrest at school.  He's fully recovered!.
Linda Granata, Alex (13), Eric (12), and Ellen (10), the family of Kevin Granata
who was killed at Virginia Tech.  Kevin and Linda rowed with Jay and Gail at Purdue.
The Woodard family to find a home near Uncle Jay's new job in Cincinnati.

If you have any requests to add, please let Laura know and she'll add them to the next month.
Mason celebrated his one year anniversary of the cord blood transfer!
Thank you for all of the prayers.
More about Mason:
CAREPAGE
Mason's Strenghth  Blog
Click here for the adoption story as told on Steve Curtis Chapman's website..
Laura's article, PICTURE THIS, was published in the September 2004 issue of Welcome Home.  It's  also been selected as an online featured article.  You may check it out at the Family and Home Network site:
www.familyandhome.org
or directly with this link:
PICTURE THIS
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