It has been said that: "Time flies when you're having fun." That seemed to be our case during the month of August. Then when it came to the week before school started, the days seemed to drag.
We took a family camping trip to New Hampshire. We love it there. The days and nights are usually cool. This year, however, the days were warm and humid. We camped near a cool water river, where the children found relief from the heat. When they became bored with the river, they would get on their bikes and ride to the Lodge's swimming pool and take a dip there. We also went to a natural falls area, where people are allowed to climb and swim. We spent several hours there as well. At Attitash we spent the day sliding down water slides, going down the Alpine slides and taking the lift up to the top of the mountain for a scenic look of the Washington Mountain and the surrounding valleys. Then we went to Portland, Maine for a windy, rainy ferry ride through the bay. It was all over too quickly.
Siovhan left for Utah the following Tuesday. She had to leave her computer behind, as the fans were malfunctioning and needed to be repaired. She is still waiting for the repairs to be finalized. Life without a computer is horrible. She feels like a Pioneer without a home. Classes started for Siovhan on Monday, the 29th. She has all her classes and acquired her last book on Tuesday. She is searching for a job. She loves being back with her harem of boys and her other girlfriends. You can find her at #112 this year. (Same address as before: 1565 N. University Ave.)
Braden had his first day of ninth grade on Tuesday. He seemed to really enjoy it. He likes the fact that there are more than just boring ninth graders in his class. He had to change his counselor, as he had the same counselor that Siovhan had, and it wasn't going to work out for us. Other than that, his first day went off without any problems. We had gone to the school the week before and walked around to all of his classes. He ended up showing some of his friends where they needed to go. He is looking forward to his first day of band camp. They will be practicing from 5:30-8:00 every Wednesday, until the end of November, plus all there in school time. Braden will start seminary on Wednesday of next week. This will be a new challenge to our family. The drive time is a little further than it used to be for Siovhan.
Benjamin started seventh grade. This is his last year in the Stacy Middle School. The eighth graders have their own school. He really wants to make a good impression on his teachers and he has started off well with this goal. He has the advanced classes, which will be a challenge for him, but we feel if he tries and stays motivated he will do very well. Benjamin is motivating his troop to really work on their merit badges. He has a goal of beating Braden to his Eagle. He is working really hard at earning the required merit badges, which has made Braden work in his. We are now looking for some good Eagle project ideas. If any of you have ideas, let us know so that we can start making plans.
Mikaela is in her last year at Brookside Elementary. Next year she moves to Woodland. It feels weird to have our littlest one in second grade. She makes friends very easily. She is so different than the baby we used to have in this house. She is out going and friendly. She misses Siovhan and they have great telephone conversations. They talk almost every day. This is a good thing. It makes their friendship stronger and it helps Mikaela to feel like she is part of Siovhan's life still. Mikaela has a goal, that she will go to college wherever Siovhan ends up living. She would like that to be in Utah, because she wants to follow in Siovhan's footsteps.
I was going to spend the week at Girl's Camp while Todd and Amy watched my children. Then the Stake Young Women Presidency found out what was happening and called and told me that they didn't need me after all. I called my Bishop and we talked for quite some time. After praying and fasting, I decided to stay home with my family. It was a good thing; there were so many problems this year with last minute girl situations and then school schedules for my children. I wouldn't have been able to help out with any of it if I had been gone all week. I did spend two days at camp and was able to be there for the Testimony Meeting. It was wonderful!
Camp Joseph is a great place to be! It is like camping on a golf course. It is owned by the church and is well taken care of. If any of you would like information on it, call me or email me and I will give you information. Tent sites are $6 and cabins with two bunk beds (sleeps four) are $15. It has restrooms and showers and is just a hundred yards from the Joseph Smith birthplace memorial site, South Royalton, Vermont. Joseph Smith's family's cabin was on the border of two towns. The house was actually in South Royalton, and Sharon. Interesting tidbit.
Howard was in town most of the month and even took the full week off when we went camping. It was fun to have him around. He is scheduling his next few months all ready. It is going to be a very busy time for him. I told him I thought that it was amazing that he was always gone the first week of Seminary. Trial by fire for the rest of us. He is sad that the golf season has ended at work and isn't looking forward to hanging up the golf bag for another season. He was rained out of a golf game and hasn't been able to reschedule it, due to the fact that his partner contracted a bad case of poison ivy from someone else's laptop computer. Hopefully, before his birthday, he will get out for a round.
As you can see--never a dull moment at our house.
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