Chaos and the New School Year!

August 18th & 19th school began. On the 19th, the first day that Sheridan and Mommy had alone together, Amber stepped into a hole that Colby (the medium sized dog), dug for her. Thought it was a sprain, turned out to be a mild break. Tough luck. Week later she had her final wisdom tooth removed.

Ken continues to work his tail off to provide for his girls. He feels like his life is work, workout and fix things. He is amazed at how he can use less gas than Amber does, even when he drives to appointments throughout the week. He is in great health and nothing ever seems to affect him. His is still working the body of the Suburban. He did complete the 5 year long, project with the '67 Mustang. Yeah!

Everyday, we run the girls to early morning Seminary, then Season & Sariah to separate schools. On Wednesdays, Season has late start, so this works out to be an extra trip. Run errands between start and end of school. At 2:30pm, the running begins again. Since Lauren has a stress fracture in her foot, she gets picked up too. Pick up Sariah, come home for a few, pickup Season & Lauren. Mondays; Lee to and from soccer & Lauren to and from Marching band. Tuesdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder, stay with her for 1 1/2 hours. Wednesdays; Lauren to and from Marching Band, Season & Lee to YW. Thursdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder (another 1 1/2 hours hanging out). Fridays; my day off. Ha! Run girls to friends or Football games, Lauren plays with the band in these. Saturdays; soccer games all over the Denver area, then any other activities through the day (includes youth dances once a month). ALWAYS RUNNING!





Lee was recognized for making Honor Roll last spring with a 3.5 GPA. Great job Lee! Lauren was put into the position of Drum Major in Marching Band, this is because she cannot march with a cast. Season turned 12 and got her own cell phone. Sariah is thrilled to be in 1st grade. The homework has been surprisingly abundant. Sheridan enjoys time with Mommy but is always asking to go to her friends' house. She's so grown up.





We have had our bouts of illness. We are waiting for results on a Mono test for Lee. She's been a mess. Exhaustion is killing her. She has changed her schedule to accomodate release time Seminary in stead of early morning, hoping that the extra hour will help (this was before we suspected Mono). Season had strep a couple of weeks ago. She is much better now.

UPDATE: Lee's bloodwork came back positive for Mono. Yuck! She hopes to feel better soon!





Overall, we plug away everyday. This is the life of our 'larger' family by today's standards. We are truly blessed to have these sweet spirits.