TGIF! I am glad to have the school week come to an end and a weekend with family. K leaves for his trip on Sunday so we will make the most of these two days we have with him before he leaves.

Yesterday was an exciting day as we found out that both boys made the U-11 basketball team. They were excited and relieved. They have worked hard to get to this place. I look forward to seeing how the season goes. Savvy tries out for JV basketball on Tues/Thursday this week. She is nervous about trying out. She is still having some difficulty with her knee but the Dr. thinks it is scar tissue damage and needs to be strengthened. She does much better when she wears her knee bandage esp. when playing basketball.

This past week was spirit week at school. The girls wore different outfits daily to show their school spirit. The boys on Wed/Fri. Just to give an example of how different the girls are: On Thursday it was group day. They dressed up with a group of friends a certain way. Malia's group was rock stars so she left the house in black and with black eyeliner around her eyes. Savy's group was waitresses. She wore a skirt with an apron. Sage's group was break dancers and Noah's group was soccer players.

Kel, Noah and Savy are fighting off colds. Pray that they feel better quickly, esp. for K who travels on Sunday.

Blessings!

Brisinger

Kelly is finally reading to the children the long awaited sequel to Earagon and Eldest. The children have been waiting a long time. Sage is still a bit lost but he is trying to keep up.

Savy, Sage, Noah and Kelly practiced basketball after supper. The boys will have U-11 tryouts on Wed. I hope Noah makes the team. He will be disappointed if he does not.

We had a huge supper. I made chicken Parmesan, potatoe salad, green salad and broccoli. Sage was excited about the croutons. I let him eat the whole bag. We have only recently been able to buy them here. A very small pkg. I didn't realize he likes them so much.

Latte was acting spastic today. I hope it is not a vision of things to come. She acts a bit like she has something that is bothering her on her back hind leg. The vet said she is fine. She is showing puppy agression and I am trying to get everyone to agree to a specific way of dealing with it. She also seems to be getting fat. I am feeding her 4 times a day like the vet told me to. I've been up with her since 5:30. I am tired.

The rest of the day I spent organizing my bedroom, running errands and meeting a friend for tea. Nothing really exciting.

I've decided to include a picture of the girls with Kelly's mom. The picture was taken at the Z reunion back in July.

Latte and life

Latte is our new puppy. She is a toy poodle and we are blessed to have her.

The kids have been on fall break but will return to school tomorrow. We have enjoyed being together as a family.

K leaves next Sunday for a trip to the U.S. He will be gone almost 2 wks. Pray for us during his absence!