All the kids have started school and we are kind of getting back into a rhythm again. I got to go to the Jr. High with Jarom on Wednesday morning to change him to Mrs. McBeth's for advisory so he can be in Jazz Band again and see why he didn't get into French 2, like he wanted. He got moved into Jazz Band, but French 2 didn't work. He would have had to trade it with either a Quest class or Geometry and he didn't want to do that. I guess he'll have to take French 2 next year.
It's a good thing we went on Wednesday morning, because he got really sick that night and threw up several times. He didn't go to school on Thursday or Friday. By Friday afternoon he was feeling better. He thinks it may have been something he ate, but I didn't ask him what he thought it was.
Cameron is taking 3-D animation and pottery at the High School and likes those. I guess he likes his other classes, too? David said Cameron came home from school the first day and told him, "I hate English. I'm going to have a TON of homework in that class." I don't doubt it. That's the class he had to read a book and write 3 essays for over the summer that were due the first day of school. The book he had to read wasn't too bad. It was "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. I finished reading it Saturday night. It was a classic that wasn't terribly depressing. And it even kind of sort of had a happy ending. Amazing. I'd hear of Willa Cather before, but never read anything by her before.
Amber gets to get a ride home with her friend Kyleen every Monday and Wednesday because Meagan has the car at school and I work both those days. I'm glad Kyleen's mom is willing to help out. I don't like the idea of Amber walking a mile and a half home all by herself. Amber hasn't had any homework that I've seen. I think I'm going to have to start checking grades online to make sure she's doing her work and turning it in.
We got a flyer from the Elementary School urging the kids to walk to school more safely. According to the flyer, Amber is half a block outside of the boundaries. David made a big deal about it, but I told him I'm not going to worry about it. If they really wanted Amber going to a different school, they wouldn't have assigned her a teacher at her current school. Besides that, she's in 6th Grade, so it's her last year there anyway! Meagan said, "But I had to change schools my last year of Elementary School!" I said, "That's true, but they told us about it long before school started." "That's true," she conceded.
Meagan's first day of college was last Wednesday. She came home from school and said, "It was long and boring." She did kind of spread her classes out, but she's got to go from the main campus to the airport campus and back again, so she needed a little extra time to do that. Plus, she was lucky to get the classes she needed, by the time she finally figured out what classes to take. I'm glad that's over with! I'm sure she is too.
September is going to be a busy month. We're in charge a Stake YM/YW Activity this Thursday, YW Volleyball starts next week and I'm in charge of Standards Night on September 20. I get to make invitations and flyers and such. At least Cindy will be helping with refreshments and I guess Jen will do decorations. I need to remember to ask Mary Ann if she'll do the music. Alot more stuff goes into these things than meets the eye, that's for sure!
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everything at church functions and etc. look so easy to outsiders, but they are tons of work to plan and put together. you are a very smart, busy lady. it is good to have good help. hope your kids all enjoy school this year. stake pres. hanks gave the closing prayer in our sacrament meeting yesterday and a main part of the prayer was for our school kids--that they will have good friends(and probably teachers) and be able to learn and have a successful year in every way. can't remember his exact words. where would amber go to school if she didn't go where she goes?
I hope my kids enjoy school this year, too. I don't know where Amber would go if she didn't go to her current school. There are a couple of elementary schools that are probably a tiny bit closer to us, so I guess one of those. I'm not going to worry about it, though.
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