Here's how we're all doing:
Brett is a happy man!
He has replacement transportation after the recent demise of our 13 year-old Protege.
He went goose hunting on a weekday! I tease him that he's working on his inner redneck.
Martha Who?
I'm on a beautify my home kick. It is a rare and fleeting mood (like maybe once a year), so I try to take advantage of it while it lasts. Here are a couple of my projects.
- We are putting the finishing touches on our master bathroom, thanks to Mom's help with the curtains. Thanks again for the great tile job, Ken! Still not done with the decorating and some of the finish work, but here's where we are so far.
- I actually did some craft-like projects at Super Saturday that may yet appear on my wall.
- I'd been looking for used dressers for a long time to replace the too small, broken down ones that were in Cam and Natalie's closet. While dropping off some clothes to donate at Goodwill, I noticed a guy unloading a big chest of drawers from the back of his van. When I went to ask the Goodwill attendant if I could get a price on the dresser, the man said "Can I just give it to her instead of donating it?" What a deal. It looks brand new, is really cute in the kids' bedroom, frees up tons of closet space and is big enough to hold both Natalie and Cameron's clothes.
Back to School!
Camille loves middle school. (Is it possible to love middle school? I guess so.) Once she figured out how to open the lock on her locker, everything was good. She is babysitting some for us now, which is a wonderful stage of life to be in. :>)
Max is in 4th Grade. He's doing well out of his casts. It was a little scary at first as he struggled to learn to use his new feet, but we continue to see lots of improvement. His feet are narrower now and his legs are straighter as he runs. He's very happy to be relieved of PE restrictions.
Elise feels very mature now that she's in Kindergarten and is reading. She loves to do the dishes. (That was not a typo.) She loves to watch the Star Wars movies. Her favorite character is Jabba the Hut---go figure.
The Cam-man Can
Cameron has made so much progress in the last months. Yesterday he walked quietly beside my shopping cart as I wandered through LinensNThings looking for towels. He stayed right by me, didn't touch anything and waited patiently while I finished my shopping. Wow! I was so proud of him and gave him lots of praise. He has started speech therapy to help with articulation and some language acquisition. Much to our surprise, we have discovered that he has somehow learned more than half his alphabet and even knows some of the accompanying sounds. This photo is of Cam engaged in a rare activity. Some things don't change!
'Cindy-Lou Who, Who was No More than Two'
Natalie is the sunshine in the household. She loves big people food and drink and can get REALLY loud and demanding if we don't share. She has three teeth on top, two on the bottom and is in the process of breaking through three more. She is also standing and cruising along the window seat, so I would imagine that our peaceful existence will be coming to a close soon!
Thanks for taking a look. We sure love you all. Feel free to post a comment and let us know what you think.
Love,
Kim, Brett and Kids
