Well, it has been longer than I planned since my last blog. I am truly sorry about so much time passing. The summer has been full. Most weekends we have been very busy with our new ministry, Kids Against Hunger. The kids seem to enjoy working at the packaging of the food that will feed a hungry child once shipped. Our focus has been on Haiti for this shipment and with good reason!! They have suffered thru two terrible hurricanes this season which have left them with no power on the island! Larry and Aimee are there right now and things there are very bleak. I look forward to hearing more and seeing the photos that Aimee has taken. She is a very talented photographer.
I think our kids enjoyed this long summer and were ready for some directed activities! I know that N was for sure!!! She told me herself!! N is a child who loves to have something to do, now I don't mean just hanging with a friend, she likes to have a specific thing to do. She is a reader and often I have to pry the books out of her hands and force her to rest her eyes! N loves to wrtie on the computer and would sit in front of a television for hours is allowed. She is loving her 6th grade class with all the different teachers and lockers this year. I have a good feeling that she will continue to enjoy this change. I think B is antsy to school to just be over completely!! She is just not a lover of disciplined learning although she is an excellent student!! This year she has two classes she attends 2x a week and works on her math at home. Not too bad for someone who really doesn't like school. She has signed on to the PEP choir and drama group and that should give her some fun things to do. B is also very involved in her friends which is normal for a girl of 17. She also has a "boyfriend" that is a great friend to her. S is a nice youngman with some amazing talents! I will post a painting he did of B from a photograph!! Amazing!! Anyway, they have enjoyed each others company for over 2 years now and will hopefully continue to do so. A is going into her junior year at UC with a major in International Affairs. Perhaps she will be a candidate for VP one day!! LOL!! A continues to love traveling and is Haiti with her day now. She is working at a coffee shop as is Bekki, so we don't lack for good coffee!!! Well, that is the family catch-up minus Emma. She is a story unto her own.
Emma is now 3 1/2 and is so amazing!! Looking back 18 months ago when she joined our family, she was a completely different child. She was actually at baby at 24 months and now is a little child. She is funny and full of energy. She loves to laugh and does so often! Her favorite thing is her stuffed dog she named Woof. He is with her constantly and is looking a little worn! I've purchased a replacement she has named Boo after her favorite guy S's dog. They don't look alike, but are similar so hopefully one day when Woof says his last woof Boo can step in. E also tells us she will not be going to school because she doesn't like it. She has never been to school . Yes, E will go to school for a bit to give mommy a little down time soon. :) E is also feeling her wild oats and will talk-back to me frequently! I've had some pretty grown-up conversations with my 3 year old lately!!
Well, Larry and I have enjoyed another summer here with our beautiful backyard pool. It has been a blessing to our family and we hold losely to it. The fall is fast approaching and we are ready for the change.
