Thanks for your good wishes! Hope you’re doing well too!

Looks like you’ve been away from your computer for awhile too, huh??

Glad to hear your daughter is doing better. And I can’ t believe you’re done with school already! Good for you.

Hope you are doing well!

Karen, the lady that checked my daughter out neglected to give her wax so she suffered when she really shouldn’t have. We did stop by and get her some today though. I told her I felt awful that we didn’t go sooner but when I had braces I had more trouble with my back braces than the front so I didn’t even think about wax helping at this point. When we got it and she put it on she said it was a difference of night and day! So, all that to say that she’s doing really well now.

Yes, I coach softball. This is my 3rd year and I coach (assistant coach that is) 16U girls. Thanks for your kind words. That’s so sweet of you. I do love it. I love the girls and I love the game. I played softball from age 10 through most of high school. I’d play it now if there was a team for me to play on. The strike zones… we don’t even want to get started on those!

Yes, this is our last week. We start in mid August and we usually don’t take as many breaks as the public schools do so we finish faster. We don’t really count days either. We go until we finish the book of each subject. If they finish it a month early then they’re done with that subject. I figure if they finish the whole book then they’ve learned a year’s worth of material. There’s no reason to keep going just to get in more “days.” It usually averages out to about 175 days for the year though – which is how many days the public schools go here. I can’t even imagine going until the middle of June!! I feel for you!

Thanks for commenting, girls!

And, you’re coaching softball? I missed that, somehow. I love softball! I love baseball, too, but I played softball for years. Love it. I’m proud of you for coaching!! Kids need coaches who care, and at least you care enough for your girls, and understand the game well enough that you advocate for them with the umps! I know with our umps, it’s only a wee step up from volunteer, and often times, the parents (and coaches) know more about the rules than the umps do! And those strike zones… Ugh!

And, golly, this is your last week of school??!!?? Wow. Since we take breaks over the course of the school year (and last fall, didn’t get started until the 2nd Monday in September), we won’t be done until June 14! It’s the time of year when I start feeling tempted to not fulfill our entire 35 weeks as mandated by our state, especially since no one is going to check in, and my kids are starting to complete their math books, etc….

Blessings,

Debbie