A and I have had a busy week learning about James Watt and Scotland and trains and such, but I think that I started a bit fast for him ... he seems a little burned out. So we're taking a play day today (yesterday, Thursday, was our social day), we may do more school on Monday or Tuesday if he's up for it.
The older children are setlling in well in their classroom settings. W's teacher always has seemed a bit on the gruff side to me, but he loves her and keeps saying how nice she is, so it seems to be a good fit. I already know T's teacher, since she was W's teacher last year. She called to set up conferences (routine ... naturally, they're the week DH is out of town), and to dicuss carpool options for one of T's classmates. They're a one car family, and so are we ... both dads can take the dc to school, but can't pick them up. I'm thankful to live within walking distance of the school bus stop. On days when I can't get there, they can walk home together (it helps that there are 2 of them, as well!)
We had a good visit with my parents ... they were here for their annual convention.
Dh's sister had her first baby, my first niece, and my dc's first cousin (their FIRST first cousin 
) ... we had a side bet going on how long it would take for our dc to get a cousin. I was 10 1/2 when my oldest cousin was born ... W is still only 9. Erin Leah was born on 8/22, 8 lb, 9 oz ... she was a few days late and her cousin Logan was a few days early, so he ended up being 3 days older.