getting ready…
It is happening. This little girl of mine, my baby, is getting ready to start HIGH SCHOOL! I have all kinds of mixed emotions about that business. And all kinds…
the end of school
Does anyone else feel like things are going full-steam ahead right now? Today we are buckling down and getting to work on our “summer goals” and plans, but until then,…
the end of {another} chapter
All five of my babies have spent two years of the roller coaster of their adolescence roaming the halls of this junior high: Oh it hasn’t always looked like that….
growth and Dave’s new venture
At the end of the summer Dave surprised me with news that he thought he might go back to school to get a Masters degree in Global Management. It is…
some more firsts
I love new beginnings. And man alive, we sure have had a bunch of them around these parts lately! There have sure been a lot of first days of school…
back in the school business
Thanks for all the good missionary questions on the last post about our new missionary Grace. I answered them back in that comment section, but I think we’ll need to…
a new kind of first day of school
Goodness, gracious I have a lot to catch up on. We’ve been working on some good things around here, and I have so much to say. But for today I…
shadow-your-student
The day before Fall Break it was “shadow-your-student” day. Which might be one of my favorite days with my kids. You get to be “in” their day for a day…
first day
I personally think August first is a horrible day to start school. But since I have no control over those dates (gosh dang it!), we went ahead and took that…