I can't believe that it's been over a month since we last posted anything, but we'll chalk it up to the craziness of a new school year.
Vince is off and running at Shorecrest. The commute in the morning takes him about 35 minutes (not too shabby!) but the drive home lasts anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours (YUCK!). He has three football games down and two to go. And, for the first time in 9 years, will probably not have to take the band to football playoffs. The students, families, and staff have all been very welcoming. Overall, it's been a good change and he's enjoying himself.
My teaching assignment changed a little this year too. I now have two extra preps and am teaching 8th grade again for the first time in 10 years. The trade-off is that four of my 5 classes are gifted students. They are highly motivated and bright and definitely keep me on my toes. I'm enjoying the challenge a lot!
Miles is going to preschool 5 days a week. His teacher is Mrs. Garl. They work on a new letter of the alphabet each week and show and tell has to start with that letter. So far he's taken an alligator, Bepo (his stuffed dog), his Cars computer, and a Diego memory game. He can't wait until "S" week so he can bring his spider and starship. He's also very excited about turning 5 early next month. Cool!
Jillian (aka Godjilla) "wreck things" according to Miles. "And she also likes to chew on bath toys." She's working on climbing up and down stairs and she never, ever sits still for too long.
Basie is hanging in there. A year ago he was diagnosed with mouth cancer and they gave him about 2 months to live. Here we are a year later, glad to have had the extra time with him but secretly wondering if this was all a ploy to keep our vet in business with prescriptions for pain pills and antibiotics every 3 weeks. He still seems happy, but has definitely slowed down. We'll keep you posted when his status changes.
