Status: Computer is offically deceased

So... this means I wont be able to post pictures for a while - I can update some at night since dad is so nice to bring home his work laptop so I can try and keep up.
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Recap:
Rachel -- got report card - all A's and one B ! How awesome is that? Has been reading real books without pictures and several hundred pages long. Ok, we went and saw Twilight and when we got home I gave her 'New Moon' and she's hooked. I'm just found the 3rd book and apparently the publishing house didn't think that after all these millions of girls and mom's saw the movie they would go and get the books to find out what happened next. I read them all already at from the library and have had to scrounge and after looking in Ohio, Roanoke, Bristol ... I finally found in this weirdo- newwave book store in downtown Abingdon book #3 and #4. Whew...........
Emma -- got mid-term report doing great. I know i've told most everyone this story but this is for record in later years too ... Emma is doing very good in spelling and is now in the accelerated spelling fastlane for 1st graders... she takes her spelling test that is normally on friday on monday and if she gets all the words right she gets a new list to work on during the week. So the first week she got all the words right // ie. for, four, gone, good.... and her NEW set of words was // Pilgrim, Autumn, Mayflower, November, Indian, Score, Sport.... talk about getting screwed for being smart!!! She did get a 100% on her accelerated spelling test and we hung it up on the wall. It's well deserved.
Hope -- who knows what is going on in her head! She loves school and all the kids seem to love seeing her, they all yell, "Hope's here!! " when we get to school. She is just like Emma and rachel and when she counts to 20 she omit's the number 16 or 17. She is doing better writing her name as H-o-p-e instead of e-p-o-h. She loves to sing at the top of her lungs and playing the air guitar! She was sooo into it the other night, after going to bed she was doing her guitar moves on the bed and flipped off onto her head. Thank goodness it's Shockley brand and she is ok.
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November flew by in a flash. Lots of time at church - school - work ... I worked the christmas craft show and dad took care of all the girls for the whole weekend, what a man!!!
As usual, we got to the 9th hour before deciding what to do on thanksgiving so I called a family meeting at breakfast before church the sunday before and asked what everyone wanted to do and it was unamious to go to OHIO and see the Tolars!!! We struck out on Weds am - took a little longer as we were beind one accident and a really really really slow traffic light, it was wonderful to see them and they seemed very happy to have friends in to visit with. Paige and I attacked the turkey feast early thrusday am - we were quite a team , then we hit the park to let all the girls run around like maniacs - then checked out the new church in Grove City, then back to check on the 26lb bird!!!! it came out perfect, it took David and Robert both to get it out of the oven. David is always handy to have as he is the gravy master !!! oh yeah, and the greenbean king! We headed out on friday and got home safely in on shockley piece.
We went into Roanoke to wish memaw a happy birthday and brought Rachel back to b/burg.
Whew... 5 whirlwind days.
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I will do my best to stay current with the latest, it's just not as fun without the pictures!!!