Wii at home 7/22

Well, in case you all get your power problem solved, I will let you know what is going on here. It is weird to think of y'all running around Israel while we are sleeping and y'all sleeping while we are up and about. I guess jet lag will be pretty bad when you get back!! Anyway, Aaron is going to V.B.S. with Erin girl, they are in the same big group but in different little groups. They seem to be enjoying it. When they get home they stay here for a while then either both or just Erin goes to her house for a while. Ben rode his bike yesterday but stayed up way to late ( 4) playing Wii so he didn't get up until late. He did get the lawn mowed though :) We have a hurricane coming to Texas but probably not near us. We do hope to get some rain out of the outer bands though.
AJ is doing great. . She finally got a paycheck. -----$41.76 for 46 hours!!!! She was really mad!!It turns out they took out $200 for the lifeguard class, and $25 for a lifeguard T-shirt and whistle that she did not get. She told them that she never got one and they said they would get her one even though she is quitting in a week. They had a meeting at the pool today and the pool people were setting down new rules and guidelines because they are getting a lot of complaints from employees and pool members. ( of course they should have done that before they started!!) but anyway, they are looking into whether AJ has to pay for the class or not. Robin said that Jeff might be able to write them a letter. So AJ is a bit upset about the work for barely any pay but at least she wasn't the specifically in trouble at the meeting.
The Wii is a lot of fun. The kids are trying to beat each other's scores in the different areas. AJ is really good in many areas especially the balance, yoga and strength areas. We can not wait for you all to get home to try it out. John, you will love the tennis. Aaron loves the baseball, ski jumping and tightrope walking and boxing.. AJ doesn't know her favorites because she is so good at all of them. Ben loves the Tennis and the balance games like soccer header. I love all of them but I am pretty good at downhill skiing and hula hooping- well compared to Aaron ( ha ha) and I like Tennis and golf and bowling. It makes me want to go out and play tennis!
John, the house is not a total wreck , we are trying to keep it looking OK!
You should never have told Aaron that he was in charge- the Man of the house because he keeps saying I don't have to do that because I am in charge- dad said so. So now I just say OK, if you are in charge, there is a pile of kitty poop in the laundry room that the person in charge needs to clean up!! ha ha.
Joy called yesterday and asked AJ if she wanted to do a little modeling thing at Finish Strong- athletic wear. she does a fitting on Thursday and then something on Saturday. She excited. It is the place that they get a lot of their track stuff from.
The animals are doing good. Mitzi has gotten several baths courtesy of the Aarons/Erins. Moab eats everything not in the fridge. The big girls seem to be doing good too. So anyway we are doing pretty good. We will be watching to see if you get anything posted. If not, we will get your full report when you get home!
Everyone sends their love to you!
Aaron says "I love you!"
Continue to have fun.