Thanksgiving

Well, we have just put another Thanksgiving in the books.  We had over 30 people at Thanksgiving yesterday, including a 4 week old baby- our newest member Nicholas David.  The boys were very good young men.  They ate what they were supposed to and said thank you at all the right times.  No outside play because of rain, but they wrestled on the floor  a bit with their big boy cousins.  Today we shipped Noah off to Wisconsin to a cross country race.  He just got GRCHS trophy for most improved runner 25 min. down to 19 min. for a 5K.  I am very proud of him, and of all the boys.  They are all holding their own in a very difficult school.  Their grades are not perfect, but well above normal and we are proud of them!  Just had parent teacher conferences and every single teacher told us that we have the nicest, most hard-working boys.  So I am immensely proud of them and happy to think that we may be doing something right.  So just sitting here now watching Batman cartoons and listening to Jacob slurp his hot choco!  It just started to snow a wee bit here...just in time for Christmas!

Weekend in November...

I am beginning to feel somewhat like an empty nester.  Noah on a bus trip to 3 Oakes for a cross country meet of his friends on the team.  Micah is at a weekend Rocket Launching event Three Oaks!  Jacob is sitting here eating waffles.  So not quite empty.  :)  The three of them are loving the social aspect of school and they are all keeping up academically.  :)  Whew!  Noah probably loves it best of all---go figure! 

I love my new job as a first grade teacher.  What a great gig I have going this year.  I am so nervous it will all end and I will get a little hellion in my room, but for now- I love it!  Yesterday we painted fish and it was great!  Of course it helps that I have an aide AND a student teacher and only 21 kids!  I love that part!  Don't know what I am going to do next year.  Don't know if I can truly leave my home of 12 years.  Sigh...I wish things could just stay the same.