1st Grade, 4th Grade and Middle School! Oh, My!

I love September!

Cooler temperatures,

falling leaves,

new tennis shoes,

and six uninterrupted hours of quiet!

Ahhh! So refreshing!

The kids seem to be enjoying it as well! The girls are happily sporting their new outfits and N is ear-to-ear grins with his new middle school I.D. card around his neck! Middle school?

How did that happen?

N starts his day very early and is at the bus stop around 6:30 am. He metamorphosed into a responsible, independent young man before my very eyes! I have never felt more proud and sad at the same time! He likes changing classes, having extensive lunch options and meeting new friends. Not so crazy about the homework, though! I can't say that I blame him there - the other night we spent over two hours together working on math!

This is G, my young Nancy Drew wanna-be! (This summer, she read every Nancy Drew novel that she could find on the shelves of our local library!) She is loving life as a 4th grader and wishes she could do N's math homework for him! She loves a challenge! G has enjoyed reacquainting with old friends and making new ones.

Our little A is also very fond of school! She is proud, spirited and independent. She has "the best teachers, in the best class, in the best school in the whole world!"

Jon and I are so blessed with our three happy, brilliant, amazing children!

"We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us - one gracious blessing after another."

John 1:16 NLT

Employment Update!

Jon was laid off of work a week or so before Labor Day which meant that we were able to spend the kids' last week of summer break and the holiday weekend together as a family! What a blessing!

Earlier, I shared the possibility of Jon going to Texas. It was a "no-go"! We had prepared for the worst, but were graced with the best! Thursday before the holiday, Jon received a call to return to the welding work on Tuesday! It could not have worked out better!

I am looking forward to returning to "the best job ever" this coming week! And I am so thankful for God's provision during my hiatus this summer and for the gift of being able to be home with my kids!

A Run Well Done!

This morning, G and her Aunt Suzanne competed in the Grape Lake 5k. G took 1st place in the "Under 10 - Girls" catagory! Way to go, girl!