Thomas Is Promoted

Congratulations Thomas!!!

Yesterday we got a phone call from Thomas, our son who is a Marine. He called to tell us he got promoted to Lance Corporal. To say that made our day is an understatement. We were thrilled to hear about his promotion. It feels our heart with joy to see our children succeed. We are so proud of him. He just got back from spending a month in the field in Northern California and was happy to be back at Camp Pendleton. His Battalion is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in February. As much as it scares us that he’s deploying we are still proud of him and his service to our Great Country.

We had a relaxing morning by sleeping in until 6:30. We didn’t have any plans for today since the drywall contractor didn’t show up on Thursday. He did show up today and finally around four o’clock he finished spraying the texture. It looks fantastic. Now we just need to let it dry and Gina can begin her painting magic. Here are some pictures of the finished look.

Looking into the Kitchen


Looking into the Living room


Looking into the Bedroom

Being that it was our social hour time we all grabbed our chairs and sat outside enjoying the beautiful weather. There were storm clouds moving in over the horizon. That’s a daily occurrence around here at four o’clock everyday. We have just come to expect it. Some days it rains and some days it passes on by us. However, today it rained on us for about an hour. I can handle all of the rain it’s the hail that I don’t like. We finally called it a night and watched a movie.

Now for a very important item. I need to ask a favor from anyone who is in Houston or might be near there. As you all know Mom and Pop’s are downsizing and are looking to move from a fifth wheel to a motorhome. Well, they found one at the PPL consignment lot located on the southwest side of Houston. Specifically, it’s on the corner of Hwy 59 and the Beltway. They called them yesterday and the salesman wasn’t very helpful in providing information. So my favor, can anyone go by there today or early next week to take some pictures and provide a little more specific information. It would be greatly appreciated and thank you. Please email us at rolliethurston@yahoo.com and I'll provide you with the specific details they would like to know.


Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.