General Updates

Here is what everyone is up to:

Jessie: Seems she has been very busy but that is a good thing for the old pocket book. Before we know it she will rule the design industry in Portland. She is seriously thinking of buying a house sometime soon which is exciting. She is anxiously awaiting the start of NFL.

Tasha: Like Jessie, Tasha has been very busy lately with some very large meetings. Although I can't feel too sorry for her as these meetings involved transformers, tricycles, and relay races. She and Jr recently celebrated their 6th anniversary and she thanks her lucky stars for marrying such a great guy.

Jr (Chris): Keeping busy with work. Wrapping up the current recruitment cycle and getting ready for the next. He leaves for 2 weeks in Montana in mid-September. Numbers for the current year are through the roof and the numbers of students who start on September 4th is at a level that PNCA hasn't been even close to. Total enrollment will increase by nearly 25%. He too can't wait for the NFL season to start...DA BEARS.

Emma: You get her updates all the time but she is doing pretty good. She seems to be mostly recovered from her illness this last weekend. She is talking more and more. She can say the following words:

Mama, Dada, Nana (grandma Jo), Baba (great-grandpa Forkner), Dadu (not sure what that is), another version of nana that means night-night, she has said Jessie a few times, Uh-oh, WO!, something like nanu which means thank you.

Emma continues with sign language but is becoming more and more verbal. She is spoiled by all, especially by Nana and Aunt Jessie. She is obsessed with large forms of transportation, particularly planes, trains, and buses.

Well, that is all for now.....