Back in the school routine!

The past week has kept us busy with school, kid and other activities!

Drew is doing really well at college ... getting into the groove with classes and his music activities. He auditioned for and made the Carthage Choir, which is the group traveling to Europe in January. And he was happy with his performance in music theory and piano proficiency testing ... scoring well in the categories he needs to complete his music education major requirements. He also auditioned for and got a spot in the pep band ... so that will mean playing for all home football games, as well as men's and women's basketball games ... and since pep band is an "on campus job" he will actually be paid for all time spent in practicies and playing at games. So that will help give him a little spending money!

Beverly is really enjoying her time at Tremont High School and settling in very well. I have been posting to her blog, Ten Months in Tremont, and she had several exciting things going on the past few days that you can read about there!

TJ is enjoying middle school and the challenges that come with changing classes and getting to know what is expected from you with 7 different teachers. In addition to regular middle school academic classes, he also has Spanish this year ... so that will be a nice diversion from just math, science and social studies!

Abby absolutely LOVES kindergarten! She has done so well in getting up and moving every morning. She has always been a bit of a "sleeping in" kind of gal, and now she wakes up very easily at 6:45 am for mom. Other than showing a bit of being tired at night, she has not had much adjusting to do with the new kindergarten routine. She goes full day, getting on the bus at 7:30 am ... with school from 7:50 am to 2:50 pm. She really thinks it is neat to eat lunch at school and carry a tray!