Well, we all made it back home and are in the swing of things. While the family was gone, we had a neighbor checking in on the cats and feeding them. One of the cats, Tiger, must not have liked her because we still have not seen him. Other than that, all is well. The garden is growing. We have tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. We have a couple of melons out there as well, but they are not growing very fast. I hit the biggest on with the weedwhacker, so it is no more.
Hailey would be able to crawl, if she wanted to. She gets into the position and then just rocks back and forth. When she gets bored with that, she goes back to sitting. She scoots around pretty good and cleans up all the little particles on the floor that the other three leave lying around. She really is quite the joy. Emily is going to go to a new dance and gymnastics location this year. It is only 10 miles from home and a straight shot down 62. They offer better facilities and better equipment, so we will see how that goes. She is starting 2nd grade and is excited to get back to school next week.
Tyler is playing soccer, his all-time favorite sport. He loves being on the field with the other kids. The age group for him is 9-11, so he is one of the youngest, but not the shortest. He is going into 3rd grade next week. He is a little upset that his best friend does not have the same teacher, so we'll keep our eye on that situation with him.
Michael is in the 8th grade. His school time was moved to 7:20 am this year. The district says they have to consolidate bus schedules because of budget constraints. Of course, when a child can ride a bus 6 blocks to school, I think there is some over-busing that happens. He is excited by the prospect of 8th grade, because that means that next year, he is in high school. He will get to go to DC with his 8th grade class this year. They spend a week there in March. That should be exciting.
Amy is back into the swing of running the house and keeping the RS women active with her enrichment committee. She had a fun activity at a member's home last night and over 30 sisters participated. That was the best turnout they have had.
I am going to do a little traveling in the next couple of months as well as being the scoutmaster. I will be in Seattle the week of September 10th and in Las Vegas the week of November 5th. Work is going well and busy as ever. The kids are looking forward to going to Melanie's for Thanksgiving this year. I don't know if Melanie is ready for that.
That's us. Have a great month and know that we love you. Remember, no matter how difficult your struggles may be, you can always find someone who is a little worse off than you and if you can find some time to help them, you will be blessed for that. Sometimes, all you have time to do is fast and pray and to share of your oblations with the poor and the needy.
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