I was perusing a blog that I follow the other day and noticed that the author hadn't updated in a while. As I really like this blog, I was disappointed and thought, "It's been almost two weeks since the last update." I then ventured over to my blog and realized that I had likewise not updated for a bit. Since I'm using this blog both to journal and to keep family and friends updated on the Wrights of Hyde Park and all our exploits, I thought I should make an effort to blog sometime this month. The problem - I couldn't think of anything to write.
Nothing exciting has been going on here lately. We are fully ensconced in school and that keeps everyone, including me, busy. The kids are all doing well. Henry is in Webelos now - his last year in Cub Scouts. He is doing well in 5th grade and is working towards completing the requirements to earn the Great American Award. There are several things that he needs to accomplish; right now he is working on memorizing the Gettysburg Address. He's plugging along and hopes to complete everything for the award by Parent/Teacher conferences in January. William is rocking 2nd grade. He is looking forward to starting Cub Scouts in a few months and getting baptized (December 3rd is the big day - mark your calendars!). Tessa is settling nicely into kindergarten. She is learning how to read and spell words and likes her teacher alot. She is continuing dance lessons this year and has started piano lessons as well. She doesn't seem interested in playing any sports yet, but we'll see what the summer brings.
All the kids are taking swim lessons on Saturday mornings this fall. I was so excited to see them offered since this past summer didn't work too well for us getting into swim lessons - between Tessa's broken arm, the stomach flu that hung around for several weeks, and our vacation we just couldn't fit it in. Unfortunately our kids are the ones who really need the lessons - William and Tessa hate getting their faces wet and just haven't taken to swimming too quickly. I'm a little worried that when William gets baptized it will literally be Jay dunking him forcefully so as to get his whole body covered. It could be ugly. Henry is a bit better - he isn't the best swimmer but he tries and can get himself around OK. We'll do fall lessons this year and hope that nobody has any limbs encased in plaster during the summer next year.
So, there you have it. An update. No funny stories. Nothing earth shattering to report. But we're still hanging in there up in Cache Valley.
I just wish that Schoolhouse Rock had done an episode on the Gettysburg Address. I loved Schoolhouse Rock as a kid and have some of them on VHS tape. Henry also has to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution, so I eagerly pulled up the "We the people..." episode on You Tube for him to watch. He was more interested in the musical version of the Gettysburg Address set to Katy Perry's "Firework". And no, I'm not joking. If only I were.
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