Peter got another job offer in Washington D.C. while he was there this last week so we are hoping that it goes through. Yesterday was Peter’s promotion ceremony – as of Tuesday, Dec. 1st he will be Major Johnson, USAF. He is loving his new truck, a silver Ford F150, that I will post pictures of later (right now it is at work with Peter).
Home school is totally awesome; I think it is one of the best kept secrets around. Sydney and Isaac are completing school work and piano by 3:30 or 4:00 PM and then they are playing with friends nearly every afternoon.
Sydney continues to enjoy tennis lessons. A favorite historical person that she read about recently is Florence Nightingale; she made a lovely notebook page about “The Lady with the Lamp” complete with pop-up pictures! She has greatly improved her addition and multiplication facts being able to recall them much quicker.
Isaac LOVES basketball and has been spending HOURS dribbling on the back porch! He gave a talk in primary this last Sunday that he wrote himself (with a little direction from mom). Here is his talk: “Adam and Eve were the first family. Adam and Eve taught their children the gospel. Adam and Eve loved their children. I also have a family. We learn the gospel at home. My mom and dad love me. We can be together forever because of the temple.”
Liz finished reading The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle that Changed the World by W. Cleon Skousen (which she HIGHLY recommends) and is now reading Sarah Palin: Going Rogue. She has been busy calling and writing senators, her congressman, and President Obama and intends to single-handedly improve the war in Afghanistan and the United States economy (well, with a LOT of help from other common-sense folks).