First Day of School

First day of school! First day of school! I feel like the fish, Nemo, swimming about all happy like. Till I hit the reef. Really? Only 4 kids left in school? What will we do with such a small group of kids? Hmm. Adopt a few more? Okay, so maybe not. But the school table looks so empty. Guess I'll just have to adjust. Too bad my excitement didn't spread over to the kids. Of course, leaving my textbooks behind 8 yrs ago when I graduated, or matriculated as is said here, may or may not have something to do with it. : ) We opted for an earlier start this year, as our next furlough is rapidly approaching. Probably not till the spring/summer of 2014, but traveling & school just don't get along together.

Joel's arm is doing well and recovering. He still loves grossing me out with it, but I'm working on the whole "not getting grossed out at disgusting things" bit...in the meantime, I've taken to calling him Frank. Short for Frankenstein, which is what my vivid imagination pictures when I see those staple marks. He just laughs and runs off. 

Chemisty. Proving to be Drew's least favorite subject, after only 1 day. 

Reading was always the favored past time in our household. We wake up and read our Bibles. We fall asleep with a mystery novel tucked under an arm. Dad reads to us in Family Bible time each morning, and every evening we gather around the fire or his bed for another adventure in the life of a missionary, game ranger or historical figure. 

 

 

After school hours, Dad took the 4 kids into town to run errands and find shoes. With the onset of a nasty flu season, it was high time to replace the kids' worn out tekkies. No sense trekking around the house barefoot and then trying to battle the sniffles. Perks being that Brianna now wears the same size shoe as I do. I can finally steal her cute shoes. Oh wait. That also means she can steal mine...not sure I want an 11 yr old climbing trees in my heels (trust me, she would!).