The last few weeks have been a ton of busyness.  This past weekend, Josh had extra PCYO practice on Friday night from 4:30-6:30.  My brother-in-law picked him up and dropped him off at the Olympus spaghetti dinner fundraiser, so he could hang out with and watch and support friends ( Read more... )

Josh was working on his Health and Wellness homework ( Read more... )

Kate is taking AP Econ.  She interupted my parental lecture to say, "As the length of your lecture increases, demand for it goes down ( Read more... )

I called out, "I need my favorite child to take the trash out!"

Josh immediately replied, "He isn't here, he's at college," and continued on his iPad game.

This has been an incredible semester for us, musically.  Today was the last day of school.  Done ( Read more... )

We've been trying to talk Josh into trying out for high school jazz band.  He said he wasn't going to do it because he knew he wouldn't get in.  The teacher takes returning jazz band students and makes new ones audition.  She has three returning jazz trombones, one returning but switching from piano to trombone, and one senior auditioning.  That's ( Read more... )

I stopped at home between things today.  Kate is home sick.  Al said that Kate had News, so I should talk to her ( Read more... )

That was the subject line on an email from Kate ( Read more... )

Kate did not want me to watch her at the Talent Show because it would make her too nervous, and she has stage fright, and she was only doing it as a favor for a friend who really wanted to sing this song but needed someone for the back up part.  But before she left the house tonight, she pulled Josh aside for a secret conference ( Read more... )

Poor Kate.  Somebody took her parking space ( Read more... )