Since we came back from Florida the first week of January, we've had a lot of fun- and a little bit of stress- doing LIFE in the Gaunch household. First of all, we got some exciting news right before we left for Florida that Garrett had been accepted as a student to Wheaton College in Chicago! But will he go there? That remains to be seen....
We had visited the college in the fall and he had applied. Getting the Welcome Packet in the mail was really cool! It made it seem so real. It's like one day we'll see the whole picture of where Garrett will attend college... and and it seems like every day since the new year, a piece has been added that makes it more clear. He applied for a full ride scholarship to Washington and Lee University but we were notified that didn't made the final cut. That's one piece. He visited WV Wesleyan College which has a good pre-med program. He was admitted and they offered his a scholarship... but it's his 3rd choice. Another piece. He visited another school called Grove City College in Pennsylvania that he really liked. They're similar to Wheaton in some ways but we don't know if he's accepted yet. Waiting on that piece. Found out a BIG piece this week- Garrett, who is a National Merit semi-finalist, was named a National Merit FINALIST. That will mean scholarship money at Wheaton. Another piece. And yesterday, I filled out a financial aid application for available Wheaton grant money. Waiting on that piece until mid-March to find out what his final tuition cost would be. AND he received notification from Marshall University that not only had he been accepted, but that he was being considered for the Yeager Scholarship. Big piece. He has a phone interview on the 19th and if he makes the cut, he will have a weekend of interviews in March on campus. (This is a full-ride scholarship with tons of perks) Are you dizzy yet? I have no idea what will happen NEXT week!!!
Meanwhile, life goes on. My sister and her husband came for a visit from Atlanta, which was nice. Here she is with Lou.
Rebecca is still playing middle school basketball, though the season wraps up at the end of the month. Also, she is memorizing the Gettysburg Address for school. During the 6th grade year at Covenant School, the emphasis is on the Civil War. There will be a big presentation for parents and there's a rumor floating around that Becca may portray Mary Todd Lincoln... This is a picture of Becca and one of her friends after a rough game- but they're still smiling!
Work is going well. Being in a Kindergarten class every day has its distinct advatages and disadvantages. Look how cute they are! We're teaching them to love maps- they are learning to identify the continents and the oceans. We have songs to help them remember the names. And they don't care if I can sing!
The disadvantages are, of course, that they are little germ carriers! Someone is always sick and I've pretty much kept a cold all winter. But we had a major celebration last week when we reached the 100th day of school!
We counted 100 steps into the classroom....
We had hid 100 pieces of candy that were numbered that the kids had to find and then place correctly on our number chart (there are still 2 pieces somewhere in the room).....
We let them jump on rolled out bubble wrap for 100 seconds (o.k., I jumped, too! Who could resist?)....
We also had 100 random objects that the kids got to put in water to see if they would sink or float. We worked 100 piece puzzles We used 100 marshmallows and toothpicks to create cool shapes. We decorated eye glasses with stickers that were in the shape of 100. And there were SO many more cool things. (Sometimes... other teachers just stop by our class because its such a fun place to be!)
Last weekend, Garrett and his friends who play in the band Torn in Two got together for a Battle of the Bands in the next county. They were one of 8 acts who were competing for the chance to participate in a concert/event on April 1st. They were allowed to sing 2 songs. They had a ton of fun and they WON! They were interviewed for a radio show and will get to sing again. I'm glad they won but I'm really glad they got an opportunity to sing and have fun together.
Tonight, Hannah was invited to go to a local high school Valentine Dance with her friend, Kramer. (Aren't they cute?) They both love to dance and even though they don't go to school together, we attend church together and they have tons of mutual friends- I know it'll be fun. And... Kramer is a senior like Garrett and just found out yesterday that he received a full scholarship to study marine biology in Florida. Go Kramer!
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