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It's time for a quick update.  School has been back in full swing for all of us.  And I mean ALL of us!  Mark took the plunge and signed up full time for EAC online, working towards first his General Eds, then perhaps to a Bachelors of Arts in the Classics.  He has always loved Greek and Roman history, and he wants something as far away from Law Enforcement as a degree as possible he said!  I guess it's good to diversify!

I tried to bite off more than I could chew, and signed up for 19 credits.  Seven days later I was down to 12, mostly because the two classes I really needed were so hard for me they were taking 5-6 hours a day, and so I cut the fluff.  Which was disappointing because the Philosophy class and the psychology class were so interesting! Instead I have to struggle through College Algebra and Intro to Biology.  Too bad college can't only be what you are interested in right?

Katrina joined up with Volleyball, and won the game point their first game. She just got her report cards (I guess if you start in July you get your first report card by September?).  All A's and B's.  And every teacher at conference mentioned how she is aceing all her tests, the only reason she got any B's was because (like her mother) she isn't so good at doing her homework and turning it in. If anyone has the cure for those of us who like to skip homework because we can do well on the tests, please let me know, I would love to see my kids develop better habits than I had.

Caroline is in the choir, and is the top of her school, in 5th grade.  She is an avid reader, and the teacher has a hard time trying to tell the child to please stop reading and do your classwork. It's like its against their grain to tell them to STOP reading. She is actually an overachiever, always adding to the class discussions with insights, and has a very sweet and loving disposition that is a rare find among 5th graders.  (All that came from her teacher at Parent/Teacher conferences, although I agree!)

Mason is so happy go lucky, he just goes through life with a skip and a smile. He joined the choir (a surprise to me that he wanted to) and is LOVING cub scouts. He struggles right now with writing and reading, and we've been trying to think of new ways to help him in classes.

Taylor is the class clown and loves to make his teacher laugh.  He is starting to get a bit fidgety for classes, especially now he is there all day long. His teacher asked him if he was thinking about the problems on a test, and his super honesty just answered, "Nope, I'm Guessing!"  Then he kept circling, and circling and kept saying, "Still Guessing!"  "I'm Still Guessing!"  Yes, the teacher had to be careful not to laugh on that one. He is still a good reader, and is really doing good in class.

I'll post pictures and videos when I can remember how, it's been so long :) Until then!