The Nitty Gritty

Hello there! It has been a busy, busy month! I was sick last weekend with a cold. I felt better on Monday and Tuesday and by Wednesday the congestion moved down into my lungs giving me a cough. It's not too bad though. Some of my students have been coughing and sneezing so it's definitely going around. We've done some fun things. Last weekend we saw Pete's Dragon. We loved it! Friday night we went swimming at a fancy pool about 3 miles away. I love swimming under the stars. It was a salt water pool so the boys were shocked when they jumped in and the water tasted salty on their lips. Isaac started school on Friday. He is teaching Digital Hybrid Lab on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Dean of the Fine Arts asked Isaac to teach a course with him--Arts and the Economy--on Tuesday nights. He is going to defend his dissertation proposal at the end of September. His robot team won another $5,000 from the Edson family. He's been discussing with his team about ...

Hi Family! We survived our first week of school. Thank goodness! Van wet his pants and got poked with a pencil by his classmate so I'd say his first week of Kindergarten was a success. William had a few meltdowns after school over friend issues, but had them resolved by Thursday. The issues were that his best friend, Isaac, wouldn't play with him at recess the first few days, but then they played together. Isaac came over on Friday and played at our house for 4 hours.  So Van and William ended the week on a happy note. Isaac, our dad and husband, was a champ writing everyday and getting chores done around the house. The boys started swimming lessons this past week, so he would help me cut things out while the boys were swimming. He also brought me a six pack of Cokes to help me get through the first few weeks. His robot group was awarded the Edson Grant again. They'll find out this week how much money they will get. I'm doing okay. This has been a rough start...