So much to catch up on... Summer 2010 *August

Aug. 7th - Boys will truly be boys, no matter what. Though Luke has not seen Iron Man (that I'm aware of), he sure has a similar character/imagination (minus the arrogance). I give him a bucket of lego-like toys and he now has laser fighting fingertips!

Aug. 9th - Feeling blessed today because the kids begged me to teach them how to do the dishes. They actually insisted that I stop everything and teach them this new skill so they could bless our home and family.Wow... they are quick learners, hard workers and a great team! :)

Aug. 10th - Emily's officially teaching piano... to her little brother. Word has it he has signed up for daily lessons. How cute!

Aug. 11th - Who would have anticipated having raspberries in our fruit medley dish on the dinner table would prompt Keith to grab the chocolate syrup and whipped cream! I thought bringing ketchup to the tabel for the kids and their roasted potatoes was pushing the sugar limit... guess I was wrong!

- Oh goodness me! I just finished reading Luke's book of choice at bedtime. He then begged me to read it again, but backwards. Seriously? It turns out Emily has introduced him to the art of reading a book backwards. They both find it quite entertaining. Guess I learned something new today. LOL

Aug. 18th - I have to say... I'm quite fond of the 10a-2p school day with a long leisure homemade lunch. :) It's not everyday that we keep this schedule, but it sure was a fabulous day! (Week 5, here we come!!!)

Aug. 19th - The kids are pretty excited about starting violin tomorrow. Their excitement is negatively impacting their concentration with school today. :)

- My favorite time of the day is when the kids are practicing their piano pieces. Beautiful, peaceful, pure serenity... bliss.

Aug. 20th - The school room is done!!! S-O E-X-C-I-T-E-D!!! I feel the urge to move in and attack the rest of the house while I'm at it. LOL. But first, time to take the kids to their violin lesson and then teach tennis.

Aug. 23rd - What a wonderful morning. Just sent hubby off to work... and am about to wake the kids so we can start out day. First full day in our new school room. Love it! Oh... and the house... it looks amazing. We all feel like we're living in a new home. The kids keep getting mixed up as to where things are now placed in the home.

Aug. 25th - Emily, Luke and Keith were in a disagreement tonight over which movie to watch. When Emily realized she wasn't going to get her pick she commented, "Well, I guess the ONLY THING for me to do then is stick my nose in a book!" We couldn't help but be a bit surprised and humored at the same time. Personally I'd vote for her to read... but of course we chose to address the comment (along with the way it was presented) and encourage her to be apart of the family versus a sore loser. Parenting... it keeps us on our toes. :)