Well, another couple of weeks has flown by!  We are slowly putting out bedroom back together.  Cameron says it feels like a "new" house when he walks into our bedroom!  I'm trying to be very picky about what goes back into that room, so the decluttering process has been slow but thorough.  Next will be the living room floor.....

Schoolwork is progressing at a slow pace.  Slow and steady I guess.  The housework has fallen way behind, but that is a combination of having remodeling work done, a 20 year old back in the house, and a very very active 4 year old.  I just close my eyes and take a deep breath and think happy thoughts......  Cameron is doing better with his writing and illustrating.  He doesn't fight it as much.  Key words...as much.
Math is still torture but little steps.  He is loving tennis and is doing fairly well at it.  We have been trying to stay close to home so we don't get off track as much this year.  This seems to be working well.  Isaac is just loving life as usual.  He is really enjoying learning his alphabet, especially the sign language part.  He is also learning Beatles songs.  Not exactly part of the curriculum, but he's definitely working on his memorization skills!  We bought the Beatles Rockband and it has been a great family game.  Cameron saved money to by MarioKart and he and Isaac have been racing up a storm!  Isaac is also working on riding his bike without training wheels!

Alex is holding down his job and keeping grades up.  Great accomplishment!  Senior year goes by too fast!  Zach is working hard on losing weight the right way.  He's running regularly now.  Big accomplishments for him!


The boys are really enjoying their new CCE classes.  I am amazed at the volunteers that are there every single week!  This past Sunday, Isaac had 4!!! adults helping with his class!  They are both enjoying children's choir...something never offered at our previous parish.  With this group, too, there are always many adults helping out.  The directors really love the kids and every child...from Isaac (who isn't even officially a member yet) to the oldest kids are treated as precious gifts from God.  This past Saturday evening, they got to sing at Mass for the first time.  While Cameron has done this before at a First Friday Mass, this was the first time in this parish (which is really big!).  they will sing at a Saturday Mass every month, and in December they will sing for a Christmas Eve Mass, and then again on the Feast of the Holy Family.Their children's choir has about 40 participants ranging in age from 5 to 5th grade.  This has been so good for him. 

We have plans this month to go to the Rennaissance Festival again.  This is a field trip our family looks forward to every year. So far, we've avoided the H1N1 virus although friends of ours have been sick with it.  We are trying to keep everyone healthy!

Hopefully your schooling, whether at home or school, is going well this Fall!