Gardner was the last one reunited with us - he and mommy sure missed each other and were glad to see each other again.
Laura turned 12 yesterday. She was sick and stayed home from school, but we still celebrated her birthday. She requested "chicken soup" since she didn't feel well. Carol made a chicken soup with black beans, chili's, and tomatoes - very, very good!
Carol and Laura just returned from grocery shopping to restock after our trip to NC.
School:
Our children are doing exceptionally well in school - all of them are "A" students. It is hard to believe that they have less than 3 weeks remaining. It will be interesting having them all home again all day long for the summer - although Joel and Grant are going in baseball again and will busy a couple of times a week with practice or games through the first week of July.
Kara will start school in the fall; she has already been evaluated there by the teachers and seems to be pretty well prepared (thanks to Carol's diligence) - she is "reading" Dick and Jane and other little books that have words where she can sound out the letters.
Gardner will become our solitary side-kick. He can talk a mile a minute, so the house will not necessarily be quiet.
Well, just a quick update - it is easy to skip the blog when doing more frequent posts on facebook.
