Some Things That are Looking Up

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Last week Thursday we had Parent Teacher Conferences. I spent over three hours talking with the boys' teachers - Josh's teacher, Peter's teacher, a speech therapist, John's Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Science and Engineering teachers, two art teachers, two media teachers, two music teachers, and two PE teachers. Later that day I went to Hannah's school and spent another hour talking with her Math, Language Arts and History Teachers, as well as her Great Books and Orchestra teacher. (Her Science teacher was out of town.)

In general my children are doing very well. They have all scored very well on assessments, some are showing very good leadership skills when working with other students. John's math teacher described him as being "a Ferrari of math brains", jumping from problem to solution so fast, that he is working on getting John to slow down a bit so he can explain what he is doing to get the solution. At the moment Hannah is getting straight As. Due to computer issues at the boys' school, I don't know what John's midterm grades are, but from his teachers glowing reports, I would be highly surprised if his weren't straight As as well. I've got smart kids!

In other good news, Steven received a job offer on Friday. This was for a company called ProBuild, and is located here in the Denver area. As I understand it, the company sells building materials to construction companies. It is located on the south end of town so it is a bit of a commute, but we wouldn't have to move immediately. This job will also require a good amount of travel, which we aren't thrilled about, but at this point we are willing to take whatever we can get. Steven is busy signing paperwork, etc. today, and he is supposed to begin work in two weeks. We are relieved and grateful - and still kind of wondering if this is actually going to happen. It still feels unreal, and I suppose it will continue to be unreal until he actually starts working and we get the first paycheck deposited in the bank.

We appreciate your prayers and support that have buoyed us up over the last couple years, and especially these last few months that have been so difficult for us. Thank you!!!

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  1. AprilOctober 15, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    Yay for the job! and we already knew you had smart kids :)

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