How do you spell relief?

Kelly's geometry class continues to go well, and she even administered her first test to the kids this week. She also is teaching Sunday school again this session.

I'm in a stretch of evening shifts that ends Friday night, so it will be nice to have the weekend off this week, even if it will be wet. Too bad the boys and I won't be able to skate due to the loss of ice. Work is great, but very busy as we prepare to host the Director of the National Weather Service during his early October visit. He is coming out for our presentation to KOA campgrounds national headquarters as a StormReady Supporter Corporation. KOA will be the first nationwide corporation to be deemed StormReady in the country. I am proud to say that I've been involved in leading the team to work with KOA on this. I'm also involved in leading our involvement in an aviation and technology outreach event to around 11,000 school children in MT, northern WY, and western ND next May. And I've somehow turned into a producer of brochures, designing a new Billings NWS Office brochure and another for distribution with weather radios to local public schools.

Nolan and Barrett...
Barrett started Sunday School last Sunday and is still really excited about that! His teacher (and my co-worker) reported that he really likes glue and stickers!

With two ages in each Sunday School class, Nolan has graduated to being one of the "older" kids in his class and is liking that a lot too!

Barrett started his latest music class on Wednesday, "God's Children Sing," which is part of the MusikGarten program. He did great and is already enjoying this class. Nolan started his latest music class on Tuesday. Both boys enjoyed the week of nice hot weather playing with friends at Rose Park and elsewhere.

Barrett has grown enough to be able to wear the actual seat belt when in his booster in the cars.

Update on Nolan's Hockey starting: Maybe late next week if Centennial Arena can get the new compressors up and running by then.

Weather...
Thursday night finally brought rain to the Billings area and conditions are much cooler with much greater humidities for the wildfires to our southwest. This is the first instance of receiving more than 0.10" of precipitation since August 12th, MORE THAN A MONTH!!!!!!

After skies covered in smoke two days ago from an explosive Jungle Fire, it is great to see "real" clouds and rain falling instead of ash.

This storm system is so strong though, that we now already have a Winter Storm Watch in effect for parts of eastern MT and the Big Horn Mountains of north-central WY. Never a dull moment lately.