Midweek Update

Just on the off chance you thought I had a lot of free time over here, I thought I’d let you know: I’ve been busy.  Really busy.  Which is why I don’t get to blog or take photos as often as I’d like.  If it’s any consolation, I think my posts way more often than I type them.

What I’ve been busy at is mostly planning for our first quarter or two of school.  I’ve never planned for such a long period with such thoroughness before.  This is Brenna’s first high school year, though, and I thought I’d better get myself in gear.  Finally.  We’re already a whopping two days into school and Megan has declared that this is “the best school year ever!”  It really is.  All that hard work in the planning stages was really worth it.  But you probably already know that because you are much more organized than I am.  No, really.  You are.

While I was busy planning, David got us a piano.  You see, some months ago, a friend gave us an organ.  It was very nice, but we are very new at playing the piano and the keys on two levels was just more than our poor dexterity could handle, so it mostly just took up space in the school room, space I very much wanted back.  So I listed the organ on Craig’s List, offering it for free.  In twenty minutes, I had an email from a fellow who wondered if we might want to trade it for a piano.  Can you believe that?  God works in mysterious and wonderful ways.  So, Davey drove out there with the organ and came back with a (very heavy) piano.  There it was, in the driveway, and I was wondering how we were going to move it with just one big strong man and mostly not-so-strong women and children.  At that very moment, the neighbors got home from work.  Three more strong men!  God is good, no?  (So are the neighbors.)  We’ve all been happily practicing our piano in whatever spare moments we have.  I’ve been able to play for about an hour a day in ten to twenty minute snatches of time here and there.  Even Davey is learning.

One last thing before I go:  We’re giving Latin a go this year, and we’re using a copy of Latina Christiana that I purchased – with most excellent intentions – FIVE YEARS AGO.  Day One of Latin lessons, Jonny shrugged and sat down and said, “I already know Latin.  I can say ‘bus’ in Latin.  Usbay.  See?”  I guess he’s good to go, then.