Morning, all!
Debbie - I surely hope this surgery does the trick for you! You've been in pain for far too long!!!
Elin - How fun to have an impromptu trip! Can't wait to hear all about it!
Tammi - I hear ya on the trip thing. It's so hard to take kids out of school once they hit middle school/junior high! Sometimes I think I can't wait for the kids to be gone so Alan and I can travel without worrying about making up any homework! Of course, then I will miss the kids terribly! Sigh!
Things here are going ok. 4 of my 5 kids are sick with something. Not sure what. Strep tests were negative, but they all have red throats, and are coughing up a storm. Leslie and Mary are on antibiotics now, and Katie finished a round last week. Still the cough is getting worse. I'm taking Katie back to the doctor today, as she has to audition for Musical Theater class next week, and would really like not to cough through it. We'll see how the other kids do in a couple of days! We thought we were doing so well, not having any serious illness all through winter, but once Spring showed signs of appearing, here came the sickies! Grrr!
Other than that, we are all fine! Alan is working hard trying to finish up this semester of school. He will "graduate" in May, but will still have 4 independent study hours he has to complete during the summer. His advisors thought it would be stupid to hold up his walking in the graduation an entire year for only 4 hours, so this is the solution they came up with. His thesis project is coming along well, and he's also keeping busy in his "spare time" with a couple of freelance projects.
School seems to be going well for all the kids. Leslie has had some trouble remembering that school is for learning, and not for chattering. However, after an intervention with a concerned teacher, and a grumpy mom, she seems to have her priorities back in place!
Did I mention we got a dog?!? An 8 year old Yorkshire Terrier named Tinkerbell. She's a love, and the kids are over the moon about her! She belonged to a friend of mine who had to move into housing where animals were not welcome. So, we've taken her in, and she's become an integral part of the family in just one week!
Plans are going forward for our
Disneyland trip in June! My niece is designing a shirt for the entire group to wear, and my sister and I are doing some applique shirts for the kids to wear in our annual picture for Grandpa's Christmas. They also want to to another tie dye shirt, as they loved them last time. We are not going to do the Mickey head this year, as each kid wants to try something different. Well, it's a project that should keep them busy during spring break!
Hope you are all doing well, and that the Daylight Savings didn't screw anyone up too badly!