Where have we been????

No where, everywhere, mostly work for DAMOM.

Vern has really changed in the last few years. Here he is last year when he earned his Eagle Scout. Very proud mamma!

Here he is going to homecoming.

This photo is from and Mom and Vern day at an art/science exhibit. 

Would you believe Vern is now a junior in high school???? He loves his x-box and you-tube. He does not like school but manages good grades at my insistence. 

I hope some modeling agency reads this blog and picks him up for a gig or two as I think he is very handsome :-)

Vern does trap shooting. I'm hoping to get back to blogging and will be able to post some photos of his shoots and how that all works. We shall see how my work goes...

Third quarter Grades

You previously read about conferences and things not going to well. Conferences
I thought I would give you an update now that report cards have come out.

English -            1st quarter C                  3rd quarter B  YEAH!!!!!
World History - 1st Quarter A-               3rd quarter B- BOOOO
Science -           1st Quarter C+               3rd quarter B YEAH!!!!!
Math -               1st Quarter B                 3rd quarter A YEAH!!!!!
PE A+
Choir A
Art A+
Skills for Live Pass

Only one BOO. I think this is fantastic improvement!!!!!

Keep up the great work for one more quarter Vern.
 

Christmas time

There has been a lot going on in other areas of our life so Vern stories are short. It has been overshadowing almost everything else. This will hopefully be over soon and life can move forward. That aside, we have been preparing for Christmas. The kids were busy and put up two trees this year. We are hosting Christmas and the house will be full! We decided to put up two trees for the occasion. They look great. The kids did a wonderful job. It is not how I would decorate a tree but sometimes you just let things go and appreciate what the kids do for you. I still love it. Here is a picture of one of our trees.

 

Yesterday was package wrapping day. It took hubby and me ALL day to wrap. It was exhausting.  I am sure I could have gotten done an hour or so earlier but I kept having the four-legged children jump onto my lap and refuse to move.  Here is one photo taken by me. She is on my lap with a package partially wrapped on my knees. She would not leave. This went on all day.  The only way I could get her off me was to stand up. Yes, some packages were wrapped standing just to prevent the cling-on cat from depositing herself on me.

 

 

It was a good weekend and soon Santa will visit. I can't wait!!!!! I love Christmas.