Today we dropped one of our 1st Joe's Place residents off at college (about 2 hours away). After getting him settled and driving back to St. Louis... we spent an hour (round trip) driving to drop Ty're off at a cousin's house North of St. Louis (Ty're has been staying with Fred this summer). We made it back to the Trader Joe's in our neighborhood 30 seconds (not kidding!!) before it closed (I won't mention how many stop signs I ran). We just needed to be able to end this day with a bottle of our favorite wine. Anyway, a woman who works as a checker at Trader Joe's knows who we are and all about Joe's Place (that's been happening more and more... pretty cool) and asked if we were ready for the new year to start. Dan told her that we had just returned from dropping Fred off at college and how great it is to be able to start the school year on that note. I hadn't thought about it that way. We know now that Joe's Place really works. It's been a long time coming... but it really works. The smile on Fred's face today is the perfect picture of what this place means... and we are so excited for him... even though for us... it is a bit bittersweet. Good luck, Fred!!! We can't wait to see what you do next!
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Way to go, all of you. I have to say it is bittersweet for your readers too, for we've grown quite attached to the guys as we've cheered them on through your posts these past years. My prayer is that the guys will do well, keep making wise choices, and continue to have the courage to achieve their dreams. Have a great new year with new kiddos, even while you get to keep up on the happenings of the first residents of Joe's. What an incredible place.
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