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Hello All! Just a short note to let you know the latest news. Emily and Sarah have just a few short weeks left of school before summer vacation. They will be visiting Rossville Christian Academy on Tuesday to be tested and see where they are academically, in preparation for registering them for school. Our house is going up like hotcakes now. It's all framed and has walls and a roof. No shingles yet, though, or brick, and there was a problem with the roof on the back of the house, that will be resolved shortly, I think. Anyway it's going up quickly, so I'd better get started packing boxes! That's all for now, God Bless- Julie

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! At approximately 9:20 pm tonight, young Emily Garner, age 6, lost her first tooth! It's been wiggly for quite some time, but has been extremely stubborn about coming out. With a little help from Mommy and Daddy, it finally turned loose. We were all quite excited and the girls and I were squealing like banshees with excitement. Pictures and videos were taken of the momentous event, and the tooth is now tucked snugly beneath Emily's pillow in anticipation of the tooth fairy's arrival.

On another subject, our house in Somerville is finally taking shape. We have a temporary driveway for the equipment trucks, plumbing, and a newly poured slab. We have to wait a few days for the concrete to dry before anything else can be done. Anyway, it's exciting to watch it go up. Every week there's something new to see. Well, that's all from the Garner household for now. God bless- Julie

Hello all. March is here and it certainly came in with a bang! We had a snowstorm come in that dumped almost a foot of snow on us, nearly unheard of in our area. The snow delayed the work on the house, which still hasn't started yet, since the contractor has had problems finding someone to start work on putting in the driveway. Now we're going to have wet weather until probably the middle of next week. Our Thursday night unicycle practices have gotten more exciting lately. I am now able to ride the length of our practice room fairly easily, and am now working on turning so I can ride back. More exciting, though, is Sarah's riding skills. Two weeks ago, she started letting go of her daddy's hand and riding a bit on her own. Her daddy is thrilled!

Also on another exciting note, the Tooth Fairy is circling our house! Sarah has 2 more loose teeth and Emily now has 4 wigglers in her mouth! We are just waiting and watching to see who will lose a tooth first! Anyway, that's the latest from the Garner household. God bless- Julie

Hello all. It's been a month since my last post and several things have happened since then. It is with sadness that I must report that Hugh's mother passed away on Feb. 6th. The girls were very sad to lose their sweet Grandma, and I was sad to lose her too. She was such a sweet lady, and to have had as many problems as she had, she never complained. She went peacefully, and for that I am grateful. She will be sorely missed. Now, on to more exciting news. We will be closing on the loan for our new house on Wednesday, and construction will begin shortly thereafter. Today is my birthday and it is also president's day, so the girls are off from school. My birthday present to myself was not having to drag myself out of bed early to get the girls to school. Well, that's the latest news from the Garner household. Please continue to pray for us as we continue to adjust to life without Hugh's mother, and as we begin construction on our dream house. God bless- Julie

Hello All! Sorry it's been so long since our last update. Life just gets crazy around here sometimes. Happy belated holidays to all. Today is an exciting day. Today Emily and Sarah are 6 years old! Can you believe the girls are growing so fast? I remember the day they were born. We were all so scared because they were so tiny and we weren't sure they would make it. They turned out to be fighters and now look at them. God has definite plans for these little girls, and HE meant for them to be here. I just thank God every day for these little ones He has given us. Praise God for my beautiful little girls! BTW, Hugh took some pictures of the girls with the fireplace shovel last night so they should be turning up here soon. We're having a party today, and our house will be full of people. Wish us luck! God Bless- Julie