One of the first things I thought about this morning was that Jim and JoAnn will be back from Saginaw this morning getting ready to start the new year. It was great to be able to start the new school year with a convention. We always tried to get a week or two of homeschool in before convention each year. Going to convention after the week or two always helped extend out the really fun, “getting started” weeks. And, with convention, it always helped us have the right motivation for our studies. I am really very happy for the timing of our conventions here in North Carolina, too. It is only a week or two later than in Oregon. This year, it looks like we will get the weekend of Shelby and all of Denton, so it should really work about the same way.
This morning, Lorena and the kids got up at 6:00am because it is the first day of school. We all sat down and read the bible together over breakfast. We are starting to settle into more of a routine, so I have dedicated myself to getting back on a diet. I started this morning. Bryan, if you read this in Texas, I want you to eat a LOT on the rest of this trip so that we are closer to even on the weight thing. I am back to exactly zero pounds lost. I am game to ramp this thing back up, even if you have a twelve pound lead. Let me know on Friday and I will start posting the weights again!