pieces of linda

I don’t remember having fall break, do you? Well, my kids just finished enjoying a week of relaxation, staying up late, and playing among fallen leaves while the rest of the world was at work.

This week marks my first real bout with college midterms. Until now, I’ve only had to write papers to amplify my understanding… not prove I’ve done my reading by taking tests. I am a little nervous because I don’t want my GPA to go down. Brian jokes with me about it since I have a high A average and he doesn’t think my “charmed existence” is in jeopardy of having that happen. The reality is, though, that school costs a lot of money and takes my time from the kids, so if I’m going to make that exchange, it’d better be worthwhile.

Jake has his 1st third grade book report to work on. They have to choose an animal, and his choice is a fox. This will be a lot of fun. Some of his past book reports include Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln, and Li Lun Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger.

Julianne is currently working hard to memorize poetry from I’m Still Here in the Bathtub by Alan Katz. She chose to do this on her own, mostly because the novelty of singing different words to familiar tunes is very exciting. Her favorite is I-T-C-H-Y to the tune of B-I-N-G-O. I wish you could hear her practice!