Starting School

Well, it was back to school time for Susan this week. I am teaching at a Year-round school this year....still 5th grade but this time I will be teaching Math, Science, and Soc. Studies instead of the Language Arts. It was hard work going in this week and setting the room up but I'm looking forward to meeting the children next week and getting started on a brand new year. My students last year did WONDERFUL on the Virginia SOL Tests at the end of the year! We had 97% passing in Writing and 96% passing in Reading which is what I taught! YAY! I was so proud of them and their accomplishments, I CRIED when I got the scores!
We also adopted a new kitten from Pet Smart in Burlington, NC on July 1st. Her name is Chelsea BitBit Appleton and she is what they call a "Hemingway Cat" because she has extra toes on her front paws which make her look like she as thumbs. They are also called "mitten kittens". She is adorable! The other two cats have adjusted to her and are also doing GREAT! (Pictured above are Savannah and Tabitha on the top and Chelsea on the bottom). We love our "girls".Doug made good grades in his classes at Averett this semester. He made an A in Ecology and a B in New Testament. He is still working at Averett in the Information Technology department. We can't believe that summer is almost over and Fall will soon be here! That is Susan's FAVORITE season! On August 5th we will have reached our 4 month anniversary of our Log-In date with China for our adoption. We hope and pray that things will speed up with the process so that we can bring our baby Rebekah home soon! So many people have sent in their quilt squares and "wishes" for our 100 Wishes Quilt. We have 54 now, so please help us out if you haven't sent yours yet. We want you to be a part of this memorable blanket that I'm sure will mean so much to our baby as she grows older and looks back at her Quilt Memory book to see just WHO sent her which piece of fabric and what they wished for her. Enjoy the rest of your summer and everyone: STAY COOL! Love you all!