The Results Are In...

It has been a crazy weekend for us! We celebrated my parents 25th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday night, but not without a small celebration on Friday night. I got off of work on Friday early to begin the decorating for the party. Derek was already off of work, but had to run to the bank and meet me at the house before going up to mom and dad's to eat dinner with all of the family. Derek was acting normal when he walked in the door and handed me his phone that had the following email on it:

Derek Bates
6170 Tuscany Place
Hixson, TN 37343

Dear Derek:
You scored 86.25 % on the Chattanooga Firefighter written exam which was administered on 06/17/2009.
A score of at least 65% must be attained to be considered for further processing. If you scored at least 65%, you will be scheduled for the physical agility test at a later date.
If you wish to retake the written test, contact our office.

Sincerely,
Janice Suttles Personnel Technician423-757-0900

So as you can see, Derek made an 86.25% on his written test for the fire department. I was so happy for him that I started crying. He worked so hard to study and prepare for that test. It was probably harder than I have ever seen him work for something before and it completely paid off for him! So mom went and got him a cookie cake and we celebrated Derek's high score on his test Friday night. He still has a long way to go, but this was the most nerve wracking part for all of us. Next is the Agility Test which we should be getting in the mail in a couple of days letting us know when that starts. So please continue to send your prayers our way as we continue this journey and thank you for the prayers that have already been sent for the first part.