With the summer nearing the end, and school about to resume, I thought I would take a break from vegetarianism, scary legislation, recipes, healthy living, and overall preaching from my soapbox, take a step down for a moment and post a quick update on my family news.
My oldest son got home from the summer session at Stanford on Sunday, and will be here for 3 weeks before returning. As a junior, he has been preliminarily approved for the post graduate law program they offer, which is pretty exciting. We probably need a good lawyer in the family! The next 3 or 4 years are going to pretty intense for him, but he seems ready for it. Right now, he is resting and piecing his brain back together after taking a grueling 15 hours over the summer.
My other two children are getting ready for the start of school, which begins on Monday, the 24th. Cheerleading practice has already begun for my daughter, and they started 2 a day training this week. They had a Back to School kick off pep rally last week. Its pretty exciting for her this year because this is the first year that she is on varsity, and the school's football team (5A school) won state last year and is expected to do well again this year. Down South, football is a huge deal, and alot of fun, so this should be a exciting season. She is a junior this year, and doing the International Baccalaureate diploma, so she will be BUSY. But, she thrives on busy-ness, so I am not worried about whether or not she can handle it. This is just "her".
My youngest is starting his first year of high school, and he is SO EXCITED! It's really cute. he has decided to follow his sister's footsteps into the advanced programs, and is pretty gung-ho about it. He is capable of the work, as he is a smart kid, but never developed very strong study habits.... so we will see. I know boys develop more slowly than girls, so this might be the year that it all comes together for him. If not, that's fine too. As long as he is happy, well balanced, and all of that, I am not overly concerned about academia. I subscribe to the theory that it is is meant to be, it will, but there is more to being a well rounded person than grades and school (Blasphemy, I know!).
Hubby and I recently decided to add another canine to the household. We had been thinking about another pet for awhile, so when the opportunity for a precious, 10 week old Shih Tzu came up, we jumped on it. So now, in addition to our tabby cat, Beans, and our Shih Tzu, Bella, we have Lola. She is absolutely adorable, and such a sweetie.
Lola meeting her new "sister":
My semester begins on Monday, as well. I am taking 3 classes, and 2 of them are online, so this should be a pretty light semester for me. I also have decided to go back into the salon and do hair 3 days a week, and will start that next week, as well. I am pretty excited about it. I am ready to do something I enjoy and is creative, if only for a few days a week. I still maintain my insurance business, but it doesn't require anything close to full time- thankfully.
The gardens are all doing very well. We have already harvested quite a bit, and there will be much more to come in the next few weeks. I am beginning to think about fall plantings, getting the beds ready, and all of that fun stuff.
My husband is getting his team ready for the compulsory gymnstics season. USAG recently had it's yearly Congress in Dallas, so we were able to attend that without going very far. They always have the Visa National Gymnastics competition in conjunction with Congress, and we were lucky enough to have access to a suite at the American Airlines Center! It was a great night, and the gymnastics was amazing!
Greg and I are also actively looking at having a child, and hope to be pregnant by the end of the year. I will keep you posted on that front;)
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