Back to School!

well - we are back to school - ugh. coming back from a break is always hard. and the kids seemed to be feeling just as much as i was. i think that the break between thanksgiving and christmas is such a punishment for students and teachers alike. no one wants to be there which just makes life difficult. there were a couple of nice things about thanksgiving, for instance, charlie was completely worn out from playing with my parents dog. (a wonderful peace!!) we also got to see some friends and family (specifically steph, betsy, and the infamous sister stealer jonathon.) and of course i forgot my camera so i didn't get any pictures although my mom is supposed to be getting some copies for me. oh and mark's sister christy was home so the whole family on both sides was there. it was really nice - not very relaxing but nice. (we got up early two days in a row so that we could go to shady maple with both families. i never thought that i would be tired of that place - but i actually think that i am.) :)

and here is a picture of mark and me at northland. we took our basketball teams up there for their high school tournament. we thought that the boys would do better, but they definitely improved as the weekend went on. they ended up with 4th place out of 8 teams. the girls did okay - they ended up in 8th place (out of 8 teams - they are pretty young, so we'll cut them a break.) they had us staying in camp rooms - gross! i got to stay with a couple of 8th grade girls who were much calmer than i thought that they would be. it was kinda weird to be back and not be a student. i did take every opportunity that i could to wear pants and to hold mark's hand. anyway - it was fun. there weren't many people there that i knew - even teachers. a lot of them have left. anyway - the last couple of weeks have been good. we are looking forward to christmas - only 15 school days left!!! :)