A quick update along the trail...

Jeremiah and Sean have completed standardized testing today.  This will be a foundational step for both of them, as Jeremiah looks to High School and Sean's education will undoubtedly be re-focused to areas he will need to improve.  Anyway, they are done for the day and thus ends the anxiety for all of us.

We are all very excited about our new grandson.  I look forward to getting to know him better in the days to come.  I am very proud of Jon and April as they build and lead their own family.  I know that Eva will be an incredible Big Sister.

One last comment, I am disconcerted by the heavy-handed police tactics employed these days by law enforcement.  They are quick to wave individual rights in favor of "societal" interests.  Almost as disconcerting is the quickness that a large part of the public quickly acquiesces to these obvious violations of personal liberty.  Rather than a default to consideration of the general populace as not being involved in criminal activity, the default is that you are a criminal and thus can be treated as if you have no rights.  Of course, this is not practice held by all police, but a posture being quickly assumed by many.  This is evidenced by the high instance of homes being forcefully entered and completely innocent residents being shot by police as suspects simply because they do not react the "right" way.  Our combat soldiers have reacted more civilly in combat zones that many of our police today.