Updates from our house

October has whizzed by and here's what has been happening.

Marian has had her first Fall rowing race and placed 7th of out 10 in her first race and 2nd out of 3 in her next race.  Gabriel is also racing and doing well.  They have 2 more races for the fall season and then it's over, a much shorter season than the spring.

Anna continues to love marching band and color guard, Bogdan was finally able to see her perform in a marching band competition last week and loved it.  (I was busy with the rowers.)

Our fall production of Harvey comes up soon and we will begin Tech week and long hours at the theatre.

Gabriel is sending in his last early application (for Stanford) in this weekend.  That's his first choice so far for colleges.

Marian (I think) might be on her last days of trick or treating.  She has 2 Halloween parties, one tonight and one tomorrow.  I think if the weather agrees the kids might do trick or treating tonight, but it might rain.

She just returned from backpacking trip to Big South Fork, which she enjoyed.  Although, she said it was more hiking and less camping.  She's determined she likes camping better.

Fall break

Things we've done and are going to do...

--Camping trip to Edgar Evins State Park (only one night in the rain)
--cliff diving at the park
--final college visit trip to NC (UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke)
--making meals for the next month (beef stew, cheesy chicken, teriyaki chicken, minestrone soup, to name a few of the items on the menu)
--going to the Haunted Hollow Orchard, getting tons of Stayman Winesap apples, made 3 apple pies and canned 12 jars of applesauce
--praying in front of Planned Parenthood for an end to abortion
--working on costumes for the upcoming production of Harvey
--first race of the rowing season
--visiting Darlene, who is home now, and doing well
--dentist appointments
--Fall Festival, complete with games, booths and a spaghetti dinner

Fall break begins

The new balanced schedule and extended Fall break begins today.  2 weeks of fall vacation.  We'll attempt to go camping and then to NC to see 2 more colleges.  (the last of the college visits)

There are some normal doctor's appointments and things on my to do list (well, actually for Bogdan to do...power wash the house) and then our fall break ends with the parish Fall Festival.

Keeping many people in our prayers, lots of sickness in the world, and praying for a relief to that for many.