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Crazy, Busy, and Hectic Day!

Today was an absolute crazy busy day!  Where to start…  Sarah had the ACT today and was very nervous about taking it.  She has been studying and feels ready but still hates taking tests!  She got up early and Angela drove her down to a high school in Plainfield to take the test.  She was gone for about 4 hours.  Meanwhile, I got up early and went down to Joliet for some church training.  When I got back home, I finished up the laundry room cabinets!  Yea!!!  Right in the middle of it, we had a blow-up at work and that took a chunk of the afternoon (because of which, I missed another 2 1/2 hour church training that I was supposed to be at).

Sarah went straight from the ACT (which she said she feels good about) right up to the high school, for a band performance.  As usual, she did a GREAT job and had to hurry and run home after that to finish up her list of chores.  By this point, we were all tired but weren’t done yet!

Tonight, the girls had a fireside they went to at the Naperville Stake Center where the daughter of President Monson spoke to them.  They said it was very good.  Kirstyn came home after that and Sarah and Brittany stayed for a youth dance with multiple stakes.  When it was over, I went and picked them and other friends up and brought them back home.

Whew!  I am emotionally and physically exhausted!  The laundry room is done, however, and looks GREAT!

By |2011-03-17T04:41:21-07:00February 12th, 2011|Church, Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Open House at Gombert!

Tonight was the Gombert Elementary School Open House.  We have been at that school so many years now, I think we now have the record!  This is our 12th consecutive open house there!  We figured we had 8 more to go before we didn’t have any more kids in elementary school.  I think that we have been at Gombert longer than any other family ever!

Zach had a great time and he showed us everything he was working on.  We were able to spend more time with him because we only have 1 kid at the school!  🙂

We were able to do some timed math practice with him (Angela did great, I hate those things)!  🙂 and have him show us all his artwork.  We are struggling with him a bit in school with some respect issues and talking problems so we had a little chat with his teacher.  He’s not trying hard to be bad, he’s just a boy with a lot of energy.  We are concerned, however and are trying to work with him on his attention skills.  We’re sure he’s going to do better!  We love you Zach!

By |2011-03-17T04:35:38-07:00February 10th, 2011|School|0 Comments
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Kirstyn Chorus and Band Concert

Tonight Kirstyn had her band and chorus concert at Still.  They did a GREAT job!  It seems as though every year, the kids get better and better for their grade level.

That is what we really like about this school district.  They really value the Arts and work hard to provide this to the kids.   That’s the reason why one of the high schools in the district has received grammy gold status every year for the past few years.  They really are that good!  🙂

Way to go Kirstyn!  Keep up the GREAT work!

By |2011-03-17T04:28:29-07:00February 9th, 2011|School|0 Comments
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End of Semester!

Whew!  What a long awaited time!  The semester finally came to an end.  All of us were extremely worried after every quiz was taken, every test completed, and every assignment turned in for the past 2 weeks.  Sarah and Brittany were teetering on the edge of grade levels in many of their classes, and fortunately, most tipped on the side of the higher grade.  Great job girls!

By |2011-02-16T10:41:00-07:00January 13th, 2011|School|0 Comments
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Mystery Reader!

Today, Angela surprised Zachary at  school!  She signed up to be the “Mystery Reader” today for Zachary’s class.  She submitted questions for the teacher to read to the class so the kids could guess who was coming in.  They really liked that and when it came to the point that she had 5 kids, Zach knew it was him!  He has more siblings than any other student in his class (and probably in the entire 1st grade)!  🙂

Angela chose the book “A Bad Case of Stripes” to read to the class and the class really liked it!

Most of the kids had seen the book and many had read it before and loved it when Angela read to them.  Zach sat on her lap and helped and that made him feel REALLY important!

By |2011-02-16T10:37:32-07:00January 7th, 2011|School|0 Comments
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School Out!

The kids are really excited!  Today was the last day of school before Christmas Break (or should I say Winter Break to be politically correct)!  🙂

Brittany and Sarah finished up their finals and were VERY relieved to be done with them!  This semester has been a tough one for them, but they have worked hard and their grades are pretty good.  They have some improvement to do, but they’re working harder than at the first of the year.  Kirstyn will probably miss school over the break the most!  Ben will get really anxious having all those kids home for that long.  He really likes being at home with mom all by himself!  🙂

By |2011-01-25T14:07:40-07:00December 22nd, 2010|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Academic Planning Night – YIKES!

Angela went up to the high school tonight for the Academic Planning event the school was holding.  It never ceases to amaze us at how fast time is flying!  In less than 18 months, Sarah could be starting college (if she gets in on a summer track).  If not, only 21 months!  Yikes!  The whole time they were talking about college financing, scholarship options, etc., Angela couldn’t help thinking about how we used to give Sarah baths in the kitchen sink (clean of course) when we were back in Provo at school!  🙁

By |2011-01-25T10:21:14-07:00December 14th, 2010|School|0 Comments
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Metea Valley Collage Concert!

Tonight, Sarah and Brittany participated in the 2nd Annual Metea Valley High School Collage Concert!  They did a great job!  Unfortunately, I was out of town and was really bummed that I missed it.  Angela took Kirstyn and the boys and went and it was quite the experience for her.  I think that Ben kicked the back of the chair of the guy in front of them at least 3000 times.  🙂

Sarah played with the band and Brittany played with the orchestra.  Unfortunately we didn’t get any pictures due to Angela’s hands being completely full with little boys!  🙂

Great job Sarah and Brittany!

By |2011-01-25T09:41:18-07:00December 8th, 2010|School|0 Comments
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Kirstyn EEP!

As we mentioned in an earlier post, Kirstyn applied for and was accepted to a girls engineering program at Northern Illinois University (Naperville Campus).  It’s called NIU EEP (Northern Illinois University Enhancing Engineering Pathways) and is designed to get middle school girls interested in engineering fields of study.  Today was her first day and she had a blast!  There are about 75 or so girls involved and she knows a couple.  This will help for carpooling!  She will be doing this every other Saturday through February or March (I think)!

By |2010-12-22T07:10:56-07:00November 20th, 2010|Home Life, School|0 Comments
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Kirstyn Chorus Concert!

Tonight, Kirstyn had her first middle school chorus concert and did a GREAT job!  Zach and Ben came too and we were floored that they also did a great job sitting still and quiet.

Right after Kirstyn sang, I took the boys and we walked home while the rest stayed and enjoyed the singing of the older groups.  We knew the boys couldn’t last much longer!  🙂

By |2010-12-22T06:58:23-07:00November 17th, 2010|School|0 Comments
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