Well. Life just keeps rolling on by. I have first day of school pics are finally here. Things to note – all the kids are taller than the year before. No one was really too excited to go back to school. We have a new bus company this year and the first few days of school were TOUGH. They were working out the kinks. The kids were left waiting for their busses to pick them up, sometimes more than an hour. Thankfully, it’s all running smoothly now.
Other developments in life…
Archer’s a Sophomore. I continue to be bewildered at the way schools are run now. Choose your Pathway (think – College Major) when you’re a Freshman in high school and spend the next 3 years on that path. Seems kinda young to make that kind of big decision, but he handled it like a pro and made a good choice. He’s a School Ambassador, in charge of representing his school to the community at various events. They have a uniform! He’s so handsome!! (I’m being an embarrassing Mom, I know.) He’s cruising along with High School and Scouts and all the stuff. Camping, cookouts, more camping, so much camping.
Shelly’s in Seventh Grade. She’s in Swing Choir, Band, Judo (yay judo!!), and Piano. She was signed up for Student Council as well but I haven’t heard much about that lately, not sure if that’s still going on? She signed up for a computer programming thing called Girls Who Code. There was a rumor that she did the coding thing so she could get out of a different class that she didn’t like much, but in the end I think she did enjoy it. Or enjoyed the extra time with her friends every week. After school, she’s getting tougher every week as she learns new holds and throws in Judo. She doesn’t let ANYONE push her around! There’s a new, tougher dynamic in the home wrestling matches between the 3 kids. Look out world!
(I feel like I’m writing an annual Christmas letter that I’m going to stuff into 100 envelopes and mail to everyone I know. Lucky for all of us, I’m not committed enough to do that AT ALL.)
Eli’s in Third Grade. When Shelly found out what teacher he was going to have, she seemed extremely jealous. Apparently he’s the best of the 3rd Grade teachers, according to EVERYONE. I’m on board with the positive review – he’s got Eli pushing to higher and higher achievements with math and reading. Eli has a few close friends in his class, they compete to see who’s going to finish the next math challenge first, and help each other out when one of them is stuck on something. This month Eli is in Dodgeball on Sunday afternoons and WOW! That kid can PLAY! He runs, dodges, throws balls for 2 hours straight and is still going strong when it’s time to go home. I never knew that old Gym Class game could be so much fun! P.S. Did I mention that he’s started reading Harry Potter? That’s a competition with his friends too – who’s going to finish the next book first?
David is working from home, with occasional trips down to Chicagoland for a day or two. He built an AMAZING butcher block style desk for his home office and he’s got plans for more furniture in the not too distant future. Also – Scouting. He’s a leader again this year for Cub Scouts and it’s going well – he started with a pretty small group at the beginning of the year but over the last few months, more kids have trickled in. Even Eli decided he would get back into the group when it was time to start building things and learning how to use pocket knives. How could he resist all that fun??
And me. (Seriously getting the Xmas letter vibe.) I did a triathlon over the summer, maybe next time I’ll prepare a little more. J Anyway, I crossed the finish line and earned my medal, so that was fun. In bigger news - I joined a Roller Derby Team in May and haven’t looked back. It is the most wonderful group of women, I look forward to practice every single week. We work hard, play hard, laugh, cry, and come back again a week later for more.
Now. I’m going to try to stay more on top of this, I really miss writing about everything we’re up to, and this quick update thing doesn’t come close to keeping up with what’s going on!
And now, as if I’m wrapping up my Christmas Letter, I’m sending well wishes to you and yours for the upcoming year.
Stay awake people, life’s flying past, you don’t want to miss a thing!!
So it is, life is not short but we make it so. Nor is there any lack of it, but are wasteful of it.
~Seneca
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