Look at me I'm doing a blog entry~! Nothing much new, except that I can wear a pair of shoes, and I can walk. Yay for that. Truman is exploding with words and sounds, it's so much fun. Cori is so grown up, going to pre- school. She is in school almost as long as Isaiah and Ali... well a couple hours less, but longer than kindergarten will be. She has a lot of fun there, and I hope it is really good for her. Isaiah and Ali are back in the groove of things at school. Ali had her first procrastination event last night... we were up until 10:30 finishing an animal pop-up book for science. She is so related to me. (but if she asks, I never put things off until the last minute, k?) I finally met the kids teachers this week. Their back to school night was the week before school, and we were out of town. And I just really didn't want to go into the school on crutches, so I put it off. They are both really nice. It's funny, because Isaiah's teacher is Ali's math teacher, and Isaiah last years teacher is Ali's science teacher- so I know almost all their teachers. I just have to meet a couple more. Their charter school moves them around for different subjects, which I like. In cases like math, it allows them to be grouped into skill levels so they can progress quicker, (or get the help they need if they are not up with their grade level) It makes it much better for kids like mine who get bored if they are not challenged. My kids complain a lot about the dress code, but I just really like certain things about the setup of it all. I feel they are learning a lot more about a larger variety of subjects. Anyway...
Isaiah is on a competition soccer team this year. It's his first year doing comp, so they put him on the "B" team. I think they got off to a rough start, with not enough kids, a coach that really only wanted to coach the "A" team, and a few other problems. They finally got some coaches that want the team, although Isaiah got off to a bad start with them (he was apparently goofing off at practice and leading the other kids to do the same. ) So he hasn't seen as much playing time in the games we are used to. But I think things are turning a corner. I hope. It's so hard to tell with Isaiah. He is very talented and fast, and when he tries- he's good. But when he is discouraged (because he's not playing the position he wants, or their team is losing...) he doesn't try. I keep hoping this is a phase he will outgrow. In any case, he is trying harder, and doing better. So I'm finally starting to feel like the cost and time comp soccer requires will be worth it. He almost scored a goal at the game Monday, and that was awesome!
Ali apparently had a play at school last week that I found out about the day after it happened. I don't think it was a big production meant for parents, but it was fun for her. They did Pocahontas , and Ali played the part of Pocahontas. I remember when she went through her Pocahontas phase. She is still probably more like her than any other disney gal.
Anyway, Truman is trying to destroy the printer while I type, so I better go distract him.
Ok, your turn, Christine.