back to the grind

School is back in session and going full speed ahead. Today was the 5th day of school and I already feel behind with my "TO DO" list. I work hard all day long; I really do, but at the end of the day it seems I have even more to do than when the day started. At least it's never dull.

Caden is really enjoying preschool at Newton Medical. He's learning a lot. Last week he learned several nursery rhymes: Hey, Diddle Diddle; Little Jack Horner; and Hickory Dickory Dock. He was quite proud to recite them for both set of grandparents. This week the theme is ABCs and they've been working on name recognition. Caden can identify all the letters in his name (plus many more), though he still sometimes calls the "N" M. Today he brought home a baggie of milk jug lids each with a letter of his name is glitter on the top so we can practice "spelling" his name. His teachers say he's well-behaved, affectionate, and easy going, so so far so good!

Doug has been busy working and enjoying the Olympics. He's really into beach volleyball, but that's only because golf is not an Olympic sport. He lives tomorrow for Raleigh, North Carolina for 4 days of training. He's most excited about the fact that on one leg of his trip he got a free upgrade to first class. I told him not to get used to it.

That's what we've been up to. Nothing too exciting, but our school routine is definitely back in full swing now.