Thompson Family: Graduation Bandwagon

The Thompson family is doing great!  Our three kids are wonderful but we often wonder why they are so disobedient when we tell them to stop growing and they continue to do it.  Kaley is now 13 and in 8^th grade. She loves to play the violin and piano.  Rachel is nearly 11 and loves, and I mean loves, her 5^th grade class – between us we are pretty sure she has a secret crush on her teacher. She is confident she will be the first astronaut lawyer doctor ever.  

 Katon is 7 and I can’t believe our baby will be baptized next summer. Where did all the years go?   He loves to read and finds humor in the Captain Underpants books.  We also have 2 dogs, basset hounds--the saddest looking dogs you have ever seen--and the devil cat, Hobbs. Hobbs frequently finds joy in tormenting the snakes and mice that live along the ditch bank in the back yard.  We are happy when he gets them but not happy when he sneaks them into the house. 

           

As for Rich and I, well it only took 20 years but I finally did it. I graduated!!!!!!!  I got my degree in Special Education this summer and, oh, the joy it brought.  I have been teaching since September and LOVE it! I only have 14 students (grades 3-5) and they bring laughter and tears.  Since I graduated we decided Rich better get on the graduation bandwagon before Kaley is in college.  He is getting his degree in Secondary Education in Math.  I see summers off as a family and many, many family fun vacations. We are on the two year count down until that day.

I think that about wraps it up. I dream of Hob Nobs, Yorkie bars, Tate Museum, and castles. I love it when I watch movies and TV and say to my kids “I’ve been there!” They just look at me like I’m crazy.  Wish you all joy and happiness and I think of you all fondly.  Thanks for all the memories.