This Week at Our House # 14

1. We still have no bites on jobs, but a group of my close friends had a fast for our family and a couple other families that are experiencing extreme difficulties. Already, I can feel the power of their faith.
2. I filed our terrible taxes. It was terrible and I am glad it is almost over. I still need to go through the state taxes but all the information is in, so it will just be matter of paying for it to be sent, etc. 
3. Ruth had school and seminary and everything ordinary. 
4. Kate had the ACT on Saturday. She is sure she did not do very well, so we need to get her signed for it again in June.
5. Johnny slacked on school while Kate did ACT practices. Me, John, and Kate all have to keep on top of Johnny or he will goof off with his schooling. However, he did finish an entire pre-calculus text book in 3 months time and is now full on to study calculus, which if he had stayed in school, he would not have been allowed to do and would not get to calculus until his senior year. 
6. Adam has been a big board game advocate in the family. He gets a game going with someone most days.
7. I am making Rachel do dance and singing lessons through youtube. She is very unhappy about this as she wants the real thing, but since we have no idea if/when we will ever be able to pay for those things again, I've decided it is time for her to work on her talents.
8. Anya is doing the dance and singing lessons with Rachel and she loves it. 
9. Joseph is still being terrible about doing his school work, so I have changed from a mom to a nag. He has to do school whether he likes it or not.
10. Joshua comes and asks me to give him a big squishy hug a few times everyday. Josh is picking up his alphabet and sounds. Hopefully teaching him to read next year won't be too hard.
11. Have I already said that Arwen changes her clothes several times a day???!!
12. Little Suzy sure knows what she wants, and determinedly tries to get it. She wanted a bath, so she took off all of her clothes and laid down naked in the bathtub until John came in and gave her a bath.