This Week at Our House # 6

1. I am very late in posting this. I am pleased to report that John's job is going very well and he is making his early deadlines with regular working hours.
2. I am currently on my last week of work. We will be getting a tax return and John will be getting paid sometime in March, so we will be covered. The kids keep praying for me to quit. So Friday will be my last day. I worked with really great people and in a peaceful environment, but I will be glad to have my time with the older kids again.
3. Ruth's so busy will school and working. She's learning that if she wants enough time for school work and ACT practice, she has to say no sometimes.
4. Kate helped a lot with the housework for another week. But she is a champ. She wrote a very sarcastic essay for the writing portion of her common core sage test. It was all about climate change and environmentalism. Kate said she was not going to let the government manipulate her into becoming an environmentalist, so instead of writing how to save coral reefs and help the environment she wrote instructions on, according to scientists, what people can do to destroy the coal reef.
5. Johnny's sure growing up. Right now life is pretty easy for Johnny. He works very quickly, so he hardly has homework and has lots of free time for reading, video games, and books. But I make him work a lot around the house.
6. Adam is a bit swamped with book reports and big projects for school right now. Adam's a bright little guy and does very well, but he thinks he is dumb because academics are so easy for school. He got 100% on a heart anatomy test, and I said, "see, you are smart enough to become a dentist or a doctor!" He another one more exam that he only got 93% on and thought he spoiled his chance for becoming a doctor-- silly boy.
7. Rachel has been arguing non-stop. I can't say anything to her without her yelling at me and telling me I am wrong, and she is only 8!
8. Anya has been lying a lot. We've dealt with this before and made it through. I hope we can convince her that being truthful is better.
9. I had a funny conversation with Joseph as I dropped him off at school. He pointed to a boy and said, "That's Mason. He is nice, He let me help him spell cough." I asked if that was for the spelling test and Joseph said that indeed it was and Mason was so nice to let him help. (Face palm)
10. Joshua LOVES legos and can look at the instructions and put the pieces together with little help. 
11. Arwen draws and draws all day long and you can tell by looking at our walls.
12. When I get Susan up in the morning, she just snuggles up close to me and rests her head against mine. I tool her to get her well check and vaccinations. She is 14 pounds and in the 3% and 26 inches and in the 23%. I guess she will be tall and thin. But she sure does eat a lot!!

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