Here I Am...

Here I am, wondering how August is over and we are well on our way into September.  The calendar is full, and I have yet to figure out just how it is that I have had sooooo many meetings lately, and more scheduled for this week.  What can there possibly be to talk about? But I digress. 

Rachel is super busy with volleyball, but she really does love it! I am excited for her games, starting on Sept. 23.  The season is going to go so fast and we'll be right on to basketball.  She is also on student council, and then of course her social life keeps her hopping too.

Amberlea has made the transition downstairs to 5th grade.  Actually this year I have Amberlea in the classroom on one side of me, and Rachel on the other side.  I love getting to see them different times throughout the day.  Rachel seems to visit me the most, and even my class gets a laugh out of her popping in.  Anyway, Amberlea is in band this year.  She started off playing alto sax like Rachel, and like me (I played tenor sax for 8 years).  I tried to talk both of them into something else.  I didn't really have a choice on what I was going to play as a kid, just that my mom had a tenor sax and that was mine to use.  Yet Rachel still went with the sax.  The Amberlea decided that she couldn't play any of the rest of them, although the few days that she played the sax I heard an awful lot of honking noises! She plays the piano and has decided to do percussion instead.  She is really excited about this, and I am hoping the two will go hand-in-hand.

Tye is loving 1st grade.  His teacher is very structured, and that is really good for him.  He is growing and changing so much, and loves to read.

We went on Friday night back to Unionville to watch our cousin Dallas play football.  He is a senior, so he was in the game the whole time, and that made it even more fun.  Tye loved it, and I hope we can get back to see him again.  I figured we better go now before things get really crazy!  The girls and I stayed until midday and then headed home so they could go to a BBQ with their dad.  Tye stayed for the weekend and spent the night in the camper with Uncle Todd and Aunt Jamie and Trace and Katie.  He spent all day today helping Papa work on the farm.  I will go to Bethany to get him sometime tomorrow afternoon.  He loves being there and spending time with them, and so do I.

I went to Dad and Martha's tonight for dinner, then I went to see Going the Distance with Karis.  I personally thought it was really funny and had some laugh-out-loud moments.  And it wasn't overly sad either, which I don't need.  Then Karis and I went and got Erin and Jacob and went to Applebee's for drinks and appetizers.  We really enjoyed our visit, and it felt good to spend time with them.

So there's the update.  Not much going on, just trying to settle in a routine and keep my head from spinning!