Things are just now starting to smooth out a little again here in Oregon.  It is a little tough to get stuff back under control after having made a big move.  Add that to the fact that we moved in the middle of tax season, the kids had to take the Stanford Achievement Test (three days), we are doing a major remodel, and I had to travel to Toronto for a week and it has made for a relatively chaotic April.  We are starting to get caught up on a few things, but we have more coming up–guests at the house for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, Kelly’s delayed birthday sleepover with eight girls, the need to communicate better with our friends in Texas after their incredible hospitality during our too short, three month stay in Texas, etc. etc.

That all being said, Kelly and Christian are making great progress on their annual research reports, blasting away at their math and Spanish, back into swimming and music lessons, and, very importantly, integrated back into the neighborhood kid society.