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Jerry continues to work at USGS editing reports and publications. However, a change is coming down the pike. Since the structure of the publications staff has changed to a centralized national organization, one change seems to lead to another. Management decided to reduce the network by another 40 positions, and Jerry's position is one possibly to be cut. We know God has gotten us through these struggles before and we have no doubt he will carry us through again. We hope to be able to stay in the area for awhile longer. Stay tuned! We lost Chuck this year. Chuck was the third of the seven Cox boys. After suffering from dementia for several years, Chuck passed away in April. |
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Jerry had a great time in September as he got to "kid sit" for 2 weeks while Kara and Raymond went on a mission trip to El Salvador. School had started so that meant Jerry was destined to cook, clean, and be taxi all alone. He did great and Alex and Cassidy had a good time as well. They went to see some of the sites in the area including the George Washington Carver birthplace and a Civil War battlefield. Of course, all this counted for their school time as I am sure Jerry filled them in on all the history around what they saw. Here is Alex and Cassidy are shown at the George Washington Carver Memorial near Neosho, Missouri. |
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During that week in September, he took Alex and Cassidy to Norman, Oklahoma, to let the cousins spend some time together. Here they are at a Wild Animal Park (rescue park for neglected or mistreated exotic animals. They really had a good time getting acquainted with each other. |
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| The work on the house goes on and on and on. This year, Jerry added hardwood floors to the dining area and replaced the flooring in the kitchen and utility rooms. The siding on the outside still needs a little more trim work to be finished. He added the cover on the deck. Our biggest project was to pave the driveway. We started with a Bobcat, but finished the leveling by hand. The gravel and recycled asphalt was packed down after years of driving on it and we took pick and shovel to it to break up into chunks to get it out. It will be nice this winter when we are snow blowing not to scatter gravel through the flower beds and lawn. | |||
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Sharayah Sikkema, our adopted granddaughter at church, is growing into a beautiful young lady. She went to the Dominican Republic this past year and will return this summer. Being in the 9th grade now, grandma sees her at school most days. |
Savannah, the younger sister, is in Middle School this year (6th grade). She is a little more rambunctious than her older sister but developing into a beautiful young Christian also. She plans to go to the Dominican when she is old enough.
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