Ann Tucker had a stint put in today to help keep her lung open. It went very well and they let her travel from Shands in Gainesville back down here this evening. She is staying with Aunt Joanna right now so that she can better take care of her. Please keep them in prayer.

Brother Charles Carlton is doing really well. Several members from the church plan to go down to see him Sunday afternoon and sing for him. He's been unable to attend for over 6 months now, and sure misses it. We hope to cheer him up and get to visit with him a little bit.

Dad came through his surgery really well today. They seem to think that they were able to get all the cancer, since they saw no signs of cancer on the outside of the colon or on the tissue surrounding it. To be safe they took some biopsies of his lymph nodes, and expect to get the results back early to mid next week. But if they come back clean he shouldn't need any follow up chemo or radiation. Dad was still a little groggy and tired when we saw him, but he still thinks he will be home in time to see the game and go fishing on Monday. The doctors however expect him to be there 3 or 4 days, until he can eat some solids and they can be sure that everything is working the way it should be again.

Finally we have some good news on the job front. Gary had an interview today with Sunny Ridge Farms, and felt like it was a really good position. When he talks about it you can see dream job written all over his face. He would be working in a position mostly with farmers and growers to help out in any way he can and to be sure that the quality of berries is up to standard. This would be a position where he could utilize his degree in that he would also be looking for new growers to bring on to the company, and the nearly 7 years of experience in chemicals and fertilizers would be an asset in helping farmers keep a high quality crop. He wants to be able to help people and work in agriculture and this seems to be a good fit. He's most excited about the idea of getting to travel alot. They have blueberry and blackberry growers all the way up in Michigan, they have strawberries in South America, and they also do business in Europe. You know me, I like Gary here all the time, so I'm a little nervous about all the possible traveling but Gary is so very excited, and it seems to be such a good job, with good people, and good benefits, that we are really hoping something good comes from this interview. Please continue to keep us in prayer as well.