While writing a note to Nath, I gave her a family update. Decided to post for everyone - since I'm too lazy to blog! Here goes:
We are doing well, but crazy busy. We finally finshed the addition to the house - it turned out great. A couple weeks ago Mike had us hauling brick across our SOAKING wet lawn (HARD work)! Then we pulled the liner out of the pool, power-washed and painted with epoxy ship paint. We used mortar to patch the pool concrete - twice because it rained once. I was so exhausted that week that I was relieved when he left the country for a week. Then I tended the pool liner guys (careless) and the brick layers (true artistic craftsmen) while he was gone. This week we cleaned up after all of them, mowed, put in landscaping around the addition and planted the garden and annuals - WHEW!
The kids are doing well. Angela is wrapping up homeschool a little early except for American History - we'll be doing the civil war over the summer. She's all registered for High School next year - and we're both a little nervous about that, I think. We're forever trying to manage her head of hair! We found her an excellent piano teacher and she is really progressing. Piano is great for a teenage girl. Angela takes care of her horse and our 15 chickens.
Keith is getting ready to start Jr. High. We went to band night there (he chose the trombone) and it was all I could do not to yank him out of the building for good! I think he'll hold his own, though. I'm hoping he will be in the honors program. He's running cross country with the elementary team for a few weeks. It's non-competitive (yea, right, with Keith) and has optional practices - just my style. I'm hoping to put everyone in tennis lessons this summer. Keith will have piano lessons from Angie's teacher this summer to see if we can get him motivated. He is loving Boy Scouts - going camping overnight this weekend. He's also going on an overnight field trip to Chicago this month. Mike's going with him.
Katie is a very bubbly 2nd grader. She does extremely well in school. Wish I knew her teacher's trick for getting her to hold still and pay attention. She's bouncing with joy over warm weather - she loves the outdoors and is a great garden helper. I am still teaching her piano and she is doing very well. Katie handles all the eggs. Sometimes she gets to sell them and she labels all the cartons "Searcy Fresh" (her brand creation) and decorates and delivers them.
