We did not met our goal to finish the cat tower last weekend, but we did make some good progress. We have the carpet on all the platforms,* but we have a little more finish work and quite a bit more assembly to do. We are getting close, so are excited to see it complete. I will put pictures up as soon as we are done.
Kelly has finished the drawing for the great Betty Blonde t-shirt give-away. It is a super drawing. I scanned it in for them last night and got it to Christian for addition of color and touch-up. Kelly will reveal the plan for all this on Friday.
We receive two big boxes from Sonlight yesterday. This year it was only science programs because we have all the literature, history, and math stuff we need for awhile. Still, they are magnificent science programs–Apologia Chemistry and a reload kit and new microscope for Apologia Biology; the microscope was a particularly good deal–so we are very excited to get started and we are a month and a half away!
Christian got loaded up with guitar practice for the next six weeks because he had his last lesson yesterday before his new teacher goes on tour. Kelly and her piano teacher had what appeared to be quite a good discussion about Korean soap operas. The kids music teachers have turned into one of the major blessings of our time here in North Carolina.
Vacation visits and visiting are rapidly coming up. Lorena’s brother, Jorge and his family are coming at the end of next week. The kids are excited to see their cousins Jorgito (age 7), the glamourous and talkative Valeria (age 4), and the new toddler Brandon (age 1). After that, everyone heads out to Oregon to see Grandpa Milo, Grandma Sarah, and our many other friends there. They will also be going to a convention.
Yesterday I started working out again after having pulled a muscle two weeks ago. I am up over two pounds, but am back on track.
*Note to Deanne: We ended up using both glue and staples. It all came out great, but was something that for people like us, requires practice. I am sure the next one we do will be even better!
Happy Box Day!
~Luke
Anonymous
Ken,
I can’t wait to see the finished cat tower. The weather here has been reaching the 100’s so we are aren’t particularly anxious to get to a big project. I’m not sure how the cats will do while the cat tower is “in process”. Perhaps we will work on it indoors.