School started for Grace Monday and Luke starts high school Thursday so summer is over for us already! We set a new record for consecutive days of rain, beating a 1951 record of 27 days. We're at 31 and counting. So it's just as well school is starting because everyone is going stir crazy. Last week we managed to pick 10 cups of blueberries at Hatcher Pass. It was pouring rain but we were high in the mountains and had a gorgeous, if watery, view. We got home soaked to the skin but very happy. (Or Luke and I were. We're the only ones who really like blueberries.)
We bought two four-wheelers and a trailer last weekend. It was a pretty good deal on Craigslist and I think the kids will have fun. They'll ride them around the yard til the snow flies and I plan to invest in helmets next spring. We'll also need another 4-wheeler because we can't all fit on two.
Roger left this morning for South Korea, then Malaysia, then Belgium and either Miami or CT. He'll be back in three weeks or so. We have tickets to see Bill Cosby Sept. 13 and I hope he's back by then.
Luke started cross country two weeks ago and made the varsity team. He now calls himself the "Varsity Hard Body" and his goal is to letter in the sport. His first meet was last night; the next one is this weekend in Anchorage. Grace's first piano lesson is next week. She's also keeping up with Girl Scouts and church. She plans on doing basketball at school later this fall...that should be interesting. And Nate starts preschool next month.
I'm taking this year to finish my master's degree. I had two interviews last month but didn't get offered either position - both went to experienced teachers. Some years are good for beginners, some years aren't, or so I'm told. I was concerned about putting Nate in full-time care, while working full-time and finishing school anyway, (not to mention being a single parent most of the time) so it's probably for the best. I'm treating this year as a gift. Hopefully next year something will happen. In the meantime, I'm already plotting a trip for next summer.
