Just a quick post!

This kid and his imagination.  He can sit for hours and play with Rescue Heroes.  The things he finds for swords.  This is probably why I can never find a pen when I need one.

I recently asked Joseph's therapist, who he has seen for over 4 years, how many times he had seen her.  He has been to her 330 times.  He has also seen another therapist for probably 100 sessions. This kid has worked hard.  Now I sit here and listen to him play with his toys.  He has an ongoing, constant dialogue with complete sentences!

The other day I was helping with some stuff at church and got to talking to a lady I did not know.  Turns out she has taught for 16 years in a one room school house - yes, the one room school house still exists.  The school is actually about 20 miles from us, so I hope one day when the snow melts to drive up that way.  She has 8 students that are in 6 grades, between K-8.  Just so cool to talk with her.  You know you are rural when there is a one room school house about 20 min away!

We have started back up with the schooling with Benjamin.  Sure is hard for all of us to get going!  I think Jacob enjoys his friends at school but misses some of great perks of homeschooling.  On more than one occasion he has told me how it is not fair that they get to do more 'stuff' than he does.  I still feel that at some point all of the boys will home school, just happens to be Benjamin right now.  Although Joseph is getting in some work too.

JR is staying busy.  The snow seems to come in waves, which is good.  Gives the ol' body a break from day in and day out snow shoveling.  The used snow blower that we recently bought broke and we have not been able to find another carburetor.  Lesson learned on the upside of buying new.  He has managed to do all the snow blowing with his other, smaller machine.  He is already getting things lined up for the summer.

Off for a day of 1 doctor appt, 1 speech therapy, 1 trumpet lesson, 1 dentist appt and 1 basketball practice.  One busy day in store for us.  But that is how I would prefer it - everything on one day.