Brilliant!!!!

We have two amazingly smart boys...report cards for the midterm are in... Ty = straight A's. Zach = one B and the rest straight A's. Why the B? By his own admission, because he TALKS too much to other kids. Last term, it was reversed. Zach had all A's and Ty had one B. (but HE got the B because the teacher didn't put all of his grades in...every kids dream, a lower grade due to a teacher mistake!)

Although we did talk to Zach about his excessive chatter...really, I won't complain. These are boys who, when they stepped foot on American soil 5 years ago, didn't speak a WORD of English. Now they are pretty consistently honor roll students. They do their homework, they have great personalities, they are courteous(for the most part), they are athletic and they (for the most part) listen and obey us...wow. How blessed are we? VERY!

As I get used to this "being the mom" thing...

Less is blog worthy? Oh, I don't know...the kids still do plenty to amuse me. and FRUSTRATE me! Both boys are teens now. Tyler is 14 and Zach is 13. Tyler goes to HIGH SCHOOL next year...which is technically, physically...this year. And I don't even want to think about it cuz right after they go in to HS, then comes driving and well...I'm just not going to think about it! But it has been over 2 years since I blogged...and surely I need to keep a better record of my kids lives! I'm getting old, I won't remember! So, in the last 2 years, we have moved to Oregon, they are both in Junior High and on the honor roll, still love basketball and soccer and they are both amazing kids. They aren't perfect, but they have proven to be perfect for Tom and I. I love my kids - and I am very glad we got them!