Gabby's School in the News

Here are a couple of news stories from the school's Freedom Walk. One is from the Leavenworth paper and one from the Kansas City paper.

I added some pics of Gabby, her class, and Torres - the most popular person in her school. Sam loved on him but I couldn't get their pic together.

http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/lifestyle/celebrations/x272612147/Students-celebrate-Freedom-Walk

http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=2172512

Update

Wow - how did two weeks pass and I have not added anything. Oh, yeah, school, soccer, Daisy Scouts, PWOC, Bible Study, Sunday School, sick kids, selling a car, football,...
Yes, we've been busy as usual. Gabby finally started up soccer this week. It was cancelled last week due to rain and it rained on both of their practices this week. I have a few pictures I took Wed that I will have to post. She has also started Daisy Scouts. She loved the idea of "no boys allowed" and has a great time. Her investiture ceremony is in two weeks so we'll have pictures then. School is, well, school. We drop off and pick up. Yesterday she participated in the Freedom Walk and the National Anthem Project. Sam and I walked with her class and had a picnic lunch with them. It was good to meet her friends and see the class.
I have started teaching Sunday School. Teaching is a loose word since I have the older two-year-olds. They didn't much listen to the story but we had fun playing with play-doh, hopping to music and eating crackers. I told them the story anyway - maybe some of it will stick.
Gabby and Sam both had a little virus this week. Gabby was ok after the first day but it stuck with Sam a little longer so we were stuck at home this week. Mommy is wearing out from being at home but he's feeling better.
And we sold our Subaru yesterday. Very sad to see it go. I get emotionally attached to my cars since I drive them so long. I brought my babies home from the hospital in that car. It was a great car for us while starting a family. I do love my van, though. It is much easier to get Sam in and out of so I don't mind running errands as much. And there is room for all five of us, plus our stuff.
So that kind of sums up the last two weeks. I will get some pics up when I can remember it.

It's Soccer Time! (Part One)

We went to Lawrence, Kansas yesterday to see the Auburn Soccer Team play the Kansas Jayhawks. The Tigers lost a tough one on some questionable calls at the end of the game, including a goal that was taken away from them. Despite the disappointment and the hot day, the girls came out to the tailgate area the KC Auburn Club set up and were very gracious and kind to all the kids, taking pictures and signing autographs. Gabby got to see a good game and some great role models right before her first try at soccer starts on Wednesday. Stay tuned for Soccer Time, Part Two.

I'm finally there

I've made it to minivan Mom! Soccer practice starts next week, you know. I couldn't be arriving in the car. No, really, we've been planning on getting one for a while. Actually, I've always said I would have one after the Subaru. I have loved my Subaru. It is a great car and we have had great fun in it. I am sorry to see it go. It's not gone yet, but we're trying to sell it now.

We didn't really mean to buy a van this week. We were going to wait a few months but we found a great van for a great deal and just couldn't pass it up. A local dealer had the color we wanted, with more features than we were aiming for, for a price less than what we expected to pay, with financing less than our bank offers, and a military discount (including three years of oil changes) to boot. We felt like God was granting us a gift and we needed to take it. Just another example of how we have been provided for while our money has been tight.

Did I mention it's nice? It is! I already love it and haven't even had it for 24 hours. The kids think it's great and Jordan has better space now - the whole backseat to herself again! Now I just have to figure out all those buttons....

Parent Teacher Conference

Gabby has her first Parent/Teacher Conference today. Or maybe I should say WE had our first conference today. They do an early one so you have a chance to tell the teacher about your child and know how things are going early. Her teacher is wonderful and is so excited about getting the kids to read. She's sad we'll be leaving in December but said she'd do everything she could until we leave to get Gabby ready for first grade. They actually have reading and math testing coming up in September. On the computer, no less. Boy, these kids are on top of it! I have never even taken a test on computer, except for the little bit of programming I did in college. But Gabby is doing well and her teacher is great and we're just going to get all we can out of school here and pray for a good school for the second half of the year.

Finally!

I have finally finished the last day of the last week of Beth Moore's The Patriarchs! Yes, it took me almost a year. I started it last fall with ladies from the church in North Carolina. When we left in Jan, I had about half of it to go. So it has taken me 8 more months to finish it up. But I did and am so glad I did. I really wanted to do this study to learn all about our fathers of the faith and I learned a tremendous amount about them, our heritage and about myself. It was worth the time and effort! So next Tuesday we start her study on the Fruit of the Spirit here....

Our weekend

The end of Gabby's first week of school was good. We took her to T-Rex on Friday night to celebrate her first week of school. Saturday I went to quilt with my scrapbooking group (yes, I know, scrapbooking - I had quilting to get done, though!) Robert took the kids out to Powell Gardens for a butterfly exhibit. They all had a great time and so did I! Sunday we went to church and then all came home and went to sleep! We were pooped out from our busy week!