Life is moving along at such a fast pace it seems. How is it already Thanksgiving time? Holy cow!! I'm hosting Thanksgiving next week for lots of intown and out-of-town relatives and then I've GOT to get on to Christmas shopping. I have a few things for the girls...but I've barely even started. I need more ideas for Sarah Katherine...anyone got a great gift idea of a 4-year old. Her list is SHORT and Beth's is LONG....
Not too much to report on since Halloween. Bob's been hunting a lot. I'm trying to get a jump start on cleaning the house to get it ready for the holidays...doing a little bit every day. Yesterday I finally got around to hanging the girls' portraits (this is Sarah's....I have yet to take a picture of Beth's! oops)...
...and finally got all the hairbow-making junk out of my dining room! Carpets in the entire house get cleaned Monday...thank goodness!! I desperately need my upholstery cleaned too...but that will have to wait, along with all the other things like new shutters, new back door, new windows....oh the joys of home ownership. I'd really just like a NEW HOUSE....
We've made the decision to move Sarah to a new school for Kindergarten next year. While I've loved the program at our Church (3's, 4's and Kindergarten) and while Beth DID go to Kindy here, I feel its time to move on. I need both girls at the same place for logistics sake and my own sanity. I desperately need a separation of my Church and my kid's school, because sometimes those waters get very muddy. And I see no reason paying full-price for aftercare (daycare) when she'll only be in daycare from 12-3 each day, which is basically to eat and nap, which is no fun. We've told Sarah she is moving next year to be with Beth and she is excited. I feel better now that I've made my decision and honestly, a little relieved. I am trying to tell myself that although SK won't get to experience what Beth did in Kindergarten, that she will get to experience NEW things at her new school and that is great. They don't each have to do the same thing. Church is a 1/2 day Kindy program....new school is a full day Kindy program, which I think Sarah needs. Church daycare requires of all their 3's, 4's and Kindy kids and Sarah Katherine already doesn't need that 2 hours. Its playing havoc with our bedtime routine. She was up till after 9:00 last night (and her bedtime is 7:30!). I think I'll be a happier person, too....
Beth continues to do great in 2nd grade and got straight A's the first 9 weeks grading period. At mid-term of this 2nd 9 week grading period, she continues to maintain straight A's! yeah! She is an AVID reader and can read books so fast. She loves science...isn't a huge fan of math though, but she is doing well. (I wasn't a math fan either...still not!) She is an "elf" in her upcoming Christmas show and has sung me many of the songs and is quite proud of herself! :-)
That's about it folks...not much going on here other than regular life!
