One Week Left

School starts one week from tomorrow. This summer flew by on swift wings. I can't believe it is drawing to a close!

This year I will have:

• One 6th grader in private school (Hello middle school!)
• One 3rd grader in home school
• Two 2nd graders in public school
• One kindergartner in public school

This year I will have:

• My 6th grader swimming on her school's Varsity swim team. She goes to a smallish private school that allows middle schoolers on the swim team if they have qualifying times. She was very surprised to find out that her times qualify her for varsity!!!
• My 6th grader swimming USA club swimming on the days she doesn't have practice with the school swim team, which will be T, Th, Sat until the end of October
• My 6th grader swimming a regular club swim schedule--M,T, Th, F, Sat--once high school swimming ends, and my 3rd grader swimming club swim on M, T, Th starting August 12
• The 3rd grader and a 2nd grader taking karate on Wednesdays
• All five kids in AWANA on Wednesday nights
• Occupational therapy for the four younger kids every weekday except Wednesday
• I'm the assistant coach for the varsity swim team

This last week before school, there's so much on my plate! It's going to be a fun week, though, so I don't mind.

• Tomorrow: Snapper's sports physical and submitting sports paperwork to her school; my friend Allie coming over to help me/hang out with me; friends over for dinner; Snapper's first school swim team workout
• Tuesday: IEP pre-planning meeting for Piper and Sunny at their school; getting my fingerprints done for the school coaching job; submitting the last of my homeschool paperwork to the district; neighborhood block party
• Wednesday: Bubbles' doctor's appointment; finish school supplies shopping; Snapper's school swim team workout; AWANA directors' meeting
• Thursday: Snapper's middle school orientation, Sunny's kindergarten orientation
• Friday: Meet the Teacher for the three younger kiddos; water park with the kids; Snapper's school swim team workout

Safely Home!

After 7 weeks of travel, we are safely home.
I am happy to see my kitties and to sleep in my own bed tonight.
I am also happy that I did all the laundry at my cousin's house before we came home, which means no laundry to do!
It's good to be HOME!

Snapshots of Summer

For this family, summer usually means road trip. Because we're missionaries, and because our extended family lives in California, Oregon, and Washington, our summers are spent visiting family and supporters, and often raising more support. This summer is a big one for us because last summer our road trip was to pick up our new daughters. It has been three years since we visited our family. We've been in four states, seen every member of our extended family (minus a very few), done a lot of swimming, hiking, and boating with family, and spent time with some friends. Here are some favorite photos. I won't add captions because I don't have time. But enjoy!