Four weeks and a week off already....now we're back at it on day 22!

School itself is going very well.  E is working on multiplication and K is working on addition facts.  FIAR is awesome as always.  Everything else academic is falling into place.  Their soccer season starts soon.  We are hoping to get K into piano lessons as our church is opening an academy of music....but getting a nice keyboard/piano hasn't worked out.  We may have to wait a year and spend this next year looking for something we can afford.

Our little guy has finished the crazy summer schedule and is on 2 weeks break.  He went back to the ENT yesterday and (again) has an ear infection.  He will be having tubes (again) and his adenoids removed ASAP.   The adenoid removal surprised me, but I've been wanting him to have tubes again since about March and I'm relieved with that decision.  He just doesn't complain with an ear infection--and I hate to risk his delicate hearing.  We haven't quite figured out how all of this is going to fall into place, but I hope we have a surgery date soon.

The surgery date is holding up several things including a short vacation we had planned.  Since N isn't a good traveler (understatement) we hoped to go someplace close for a weekend.....but I have a feeling it will be cancelled.  Sigh.....I feel badly for our older boys who have been so excited.  They were already sad that our trip to visit Tom's family didn't work out.  I know it is just for a season....but they are growing up so quickly as it is.....

Tom's job is crazy too--he really just has too much to do.  That can be good, but he would be pleased if it were spread out a little more.  

We did have a very nice weekend. The boys went swimming at the neighbor's house twice and it was very relaxed and we had a great time.

I'll post again when I have a surgery date.