Hi everybody.

I just thought I'd write a little as I was gone and didn't even have a chance to check in lately. I went to see Aleisa in Texas March 10 thru sixteen, I had to leave early Sunday morning which was her birthday. We had a good time celebrating the night before as I and Aleisa, Amy (her roommate), Jordan, and six friends of theirs, all went to a Mexican restaurant called "Jo T's." They only had two items on the menu, fajitas and burritos. However, they were good and the restaurant was set in a walled in patio with fountains and open sky overhead and lots of flowers. We all enjoyed ourselves and everyone was invited over to Aleisa and Amy's for cake afterwards. Aleisa and I went to buy the cake and trimmings and just before we got back to her apartment Jordan called and said the dog had had a major accident and the place reeked and needed cleaning up. Not up to snuff for company.:( (I had made the mistake of feeding it ham bones when I was making pea soup the day before and it wasn't used to anything but dog food.) Anyway, being the normal Mom (and it was really my fault) I went with Aleisa and had cake at Jordan's apartment and then went and cleaned up the mess. Most of it was contained in the kennel so that was a good thing. No more ham bones for Geoffry! Other news, Robben"s team got to the final four at the NAIA bball tournaments at Branson. Robben played only a couple of minutes due to his still screwed up foot. He's got one more year at this college basketball and we are praying for an injury free one. Believe me, he can play well when he's in his zone and it's a lot more fun than nursing an injured body part. Robben is also trying to make up for missing 25 days of school with Basketball tournaments, Easter and spring breaks. I talked to him this morning and his voice was weary. He is looking ahead to the end of May when he"s scheduled to go on a Summer of service project which Luke Society sponsors. He'll be working with a Dr Martin Luther, a black man who grew up in the area and is now a Dr. to seven villages in Benin, Africa. I bought him a sleeping bag with a pad built in while in Texas as the last guy Robben knows who went on a service project like this only slept in a bed three nights of the six weeks he was gone. That's hard on the bones! If everyone could keep him in their prayers while he's there I'd appreciate it. Well, I think I've written enough. Who else is out there? I hope you're well in every way. Love Laura