Update

We picked up our 5th wheel from the repair shop last week. It is now parked in my parents' backyard. My parents are leaving Monday to spend the summer in South Dakota and so we got our camper back just in time for them to start packing for their trip. After they leave, we will move ours in their spot where there is electric and water hookup. Right now we are only hooked to an extension cord and no water. Fortunately, the weather has been nice. It would have been bad if the weather had been hot and we couldn't use our AC.

Well, what are we doing next? We still don't know. After my parents leave, Patrick and I will start sleeping in the house with the kids. We will also close up the house for the summer for them when we leave.

Emilie started pre-school this year. I purchased "My Father's World" kindergarten for her. She is a little dynamo! She really loves to do her school work.

Daniel, my reluctant reader, has finally found reading to be fun. He got used to Sadie reading to him and Emilie at night after they were sent to bed. He has a room of his own while we stay at my parents' house. I found these little mystery books by CarolRhoda Publishing. Now, he really relishes his time alone at night reading ; )

Sadie has continued her quest to read all the Nancy Drew Mysteries. My mom has also gotten her hooked on Beverly Lewis books. So, each week she would get three Nancy Drew books and three Beverly Lewis books. Talk about diverse interests ; ) She has also discovered my dad's old German textbook from college and has decided she wants to learn German. Right now she is working on writing a letter to one of her good friends in German.

My mom is a fabulous cook and all of the children have been spending time in the kitchen cooking with her. They are learning a lot from her.

Last week, I gave Sadie and Daniel diagnostic tests in English and math through School of Tomorrow. I am happy to report that Daniel and Sadie have both passed their grade levels. Daniel also passed all the tests for the 4th grade and can now start the 5th grade. Because of all of our moving, he had just finished his last 3rd grade PACE and Sadie is just now finishing the 6th grade PACE's. Sadie has to do three PACE's in 7th grade English and then can move on to the 8th grade. I am very proud of them both. Emilie wanted to take a diagnostic too, so I set her up with a pre-school computer program. I had never set her up on the computer before. She loved it and proudly told everyone that she was taking her diagnostic ; )

Well, that is what we have been up to lately. Until next time...