Where does the time go?

I was really going to try and update this at least once a week and almost three weeks have passed since I last updated.

We are staying very busy this fall. I really thought things would be simpler with only three schedules to keep track of. But I think that with Jeff working three part-time jobs on top of Icebox radio theater, Rachel not driving yet and things at the library really hopping that it isn't going to happen any time soon.

Rachel is now 15 and has completed the classroom portion of driver's education. We will be paying for the driving portion of the training. She will study for the written test and then we will have another driver in the family (albeit in training). She is swimming again this fall and doing very well. She has been to invitational meets every Saturday for the last 5 weeks and is glad that she has her Saturday's back. She is celebrating by having a friend come spend the night for her birthday this Friday and they are having a Serenity/Firefly marathon session. Saturday night she will attend her first semi-formal dance. The harvest ball is Saturday evening and she is getting together with a group of friends for dinner at one of the girl's home and then attending the ball together. I will make sure we get photos and post them here.

Jeff is continuing to work on IBRT projects. He is doing the tech end of Bronco radio for at least football/volleyball season, and an occasional sports story for the paper, hours at the Christian radio station, as has been getting jobs from Gene Gee. (Thank you Gene.) He wrote a series of radio ads for Union Gospel Mission of Seattle and at least one other job with potential for some big jobs to come.

I have been training a new employee, between doing storytimes, library lessons with 2 classes from the parochial school, ordering and processing materials,keeping things running, and planning, executing programs. I have also been working around the house to put the garden to bed. Prepare apples we were given (YEAH!), knit, and read and play on the computer with Rachel. I am also in charge of the concession stand for all home swim meets and that involves setup along with assigning parents food to bring to meets. And this year we jumped from 3 home meets with one invitational to 7 home meets and one invitational. It has been a lot more work and we are in transition with new coaches who haven't helped set up the concessions as in previous years.

So we are staying busy and out of trouble. At least for now.
Diane