Fall is one of the busiest times of the year around here. So rather than take a ton of info and try to make this blog post cute or creative, allow me to ramble a bit.
Volleyball season is nearing its end. I wish I calculated how many hours we spend in practice, games and travel each season! But, the girls have gotten better as time has gone on.
Becca is using an overhand serve now- and when she nails it, it's a beautiful thing. Hannah's overhand serve cracks me up because she grunts when she serves- hilarious! It's like she's mad at the ball and is spanking it! The middle school has been winning lately and that's always fun.
I've been working at my new job for a month now and I love it. The Luke Lee Listening, Language and Learning Lab is a happy place to work. To say its a preschool isn't really accurate...it's a combination of preschool and auditory/verbal therapy. The kids are all deaf but are able to hear artificially with hearing aids or cochlear implants. We don't use sign language, but instead teach them to listen well and make the most of their aid. At the same time... we have a lot of fun!
My job is a new one- there was no one doing my job before me, so there was no place for me in the classroom. A nice new desk has been ordered. Until then, my computer is sitting on a preschool-sized computer station with a preschool-sized desk. (sigh) Well, at least it makes me feel tall!
Since I'm on the MU campus four days a week, I decided to join the Rec Center. After all, I'm right there and I really want to stay in shape. (I hear that's really important when you get past a certain age) Plus I get a (small) employee discount! I've gone a few times and I like it a lot. What a gorgeous facility! There are so many ways to plug into the treadmill and elliptical, it was a little much. It had an HDTV, cable, an iPhone cable, and more. It was actually so distracting, I turned it off, and just listened to my little 'old school' ipod shuffle. The Rec even has an indoor track I had to try out. I think I'm going to love it- except that it takes 7 laps to equal a mile. So after I ran several laps, I realized I'd only gone 3/4 mile. Also, the track is on the 3rd floor and at some points, overlooks the 3 floors below. The first time I ran around it, my knees were a little weak to look down!
Last weekend, Hannah went to the Huntington High School Homecoming Dance with her boyfriend, William. Louie and I laughed because when WE each went to homecoming, it wasn't that big a deal. Now... it's a VERY big deal.
First of all, the day began with an "updo". Hannah is blessed with cool hair- it's thick and wavy and looks great styled. Becca and I hung out with her while her hair was being pinned up. Becca was quick to point out that I was "too old for an updo". Hmmm. The jury's still out on that one.
We met at his house which is next to the Ritter Park Rose Garden and his mom and I had to practically beg them to pose for pictures.
They were thrilled to meet up with their friends and head to the restaurant.
So, school is well underway and Hannah's senior year seems to be going very well. She loves her American Fiction class... except writing poetry, that is! Becca is doing fine. She's finally finding her way through the new experience of having 6 classes and different teachers- with different personalities and expectations. She's also having to find her own study style. She's a different student than Garrett or Hannah- and so we're having to find out how to help her be the best student she can be.
This assignment was a fun one- do you know what it is? The phases of the moon... via Oreo. That's a yummy project.
We talked to Garrett this week and he lived through his very first college mid-terms! His two hardest were on the same day- Biology and Chemistry. Becca and I will be traveling to Chicago for a long weekend soon to see him. She's never been on campus, so we'll have to do all the fun stuff- eat in the cafeteria, see a concert or game, stuff like that. It's really, really fall in Chicago right now. Actually, I've already ordered Garrett's winter coat because he'll need it before we know it. He's singing in the Wheaton Glee Club and they're awesome. I watched them online last night and saw him in a tux- so handsome! I hope I can see them sing live soon.
And it was a beautiful fall day here today. As a matter of fact, I glanced out the window earlier and saw Sasha, our 5 month old Boxer-Lab mix. A gust of wind blew a shower of leaves off a tree and she went into a puppy craze, running really fast around the tree, through the falling leaves. All of a sudden the wind died down and the leaves stopped falling. She stopped running and looked right and left as if she wondered who turned off her leaf toy. She cracks me up.
I'm planning on enjoying the rest of my fall just as much as Sasha- minus the craze!
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