Time to brag!

That is a parent's rights, right? Report cards came home last week. All 3 kids did very well!
This is Joshua's first year getting letter grades & he did well. There are a few improvements that need made but nothing very major. (Most of it is even behavioral, not knowledge problems.)
Stephen was on the Honor Roll again this quarter. He also made a program called TCB which stands for Taking Care of Business. This focuses more on responsibilities and behavior. Each quarter that he makes this they have a party of some sort for the kids then if he makes it at least 3 of the 4 quarters, he could spend a school day at Cedar Point. So far this year, he has done it 2 quarters. I don't know if I posted it earlier but he is also doing 8th grade math this year like Rachel did. He should go on to algebra next year and stay a year ahead the rest of the way. He also did a paper at the end of last semester that was very impressive. It was graded in both history & English and he received excellent scores in both. It actually surprised his teachers and us at how well he did on it. He didn't even ask for much help which made us a bit nervous but he evidently didn't need it.
Rachel took her first finals that will be following her throughout the rest of her schooling. She ended up with a 3.74GPA. Not too shabby! She was a bit disappointed in a C+ that she received on one final but since it was in her college level history class, we can't hardly complain. The fact that 4 of those classes are all advanced for her grade level adds to the impressiveness to me. She will also know more of how and what to study next time. She was invited to an honors party at the school tomorrow. It is for everyone with a 3.0GPA or higher who also didn't receive any referrals (demerits). There were only 40 kids invited to it so that is pretty cool. They will even be giving away some gift cards.
OK...I guess that is enough bragging! Rachel says I embarrass her when I talk about her grades but then again, she is a teenager I always embarrass her!
On to other things: Mark's dad is being released from a hospital tomorrow. He had to be taken in due to a severe blood sugar drop almost 2 weeks ago. They have also now discovered the start of heart failure & dementia. As you can imagine, this has been a difficult situation for us. Mark has made 2 trips over to the Detroit area during this time which has been a bit overwhelming with our already busy schedule. For the time being, Bob is going to go stay with his sisters' "Up North". It is even more stressful as there was nothing discussed or put in place ahead of time and Mark & his sister are not necessarily in agreement with what Mark's aunts want to do. We are having to take this all one day at a time to see just how well he can get with new medications. It is also getting us busy making things are set up for Mark's mom as well as for ourselves.
Mark & I were a bit disappointed that Rachel didn't try out for the school musical this week. She just isn't confident in her singing ability. She is a lot better then she thinks. She did, however, contact last years science teacher and is making plans to help coach the 8th graders for the science olympiad this year. If you remember, she did well last year & helped her team go from the regionals to the state competition.
Rachel's Monday elective this semester is "Creative writing/Journalism". I think this should be good for her. At least, it will give her some creative outlet & she is such a reader, I'm sure she probably has lots of ideas.
We are still praying concerning a first shift opportunity for me. I have put in some applications/resumes but no nibbles yet. The one that I would most like to get that I have applied for is a school secretary position. They may be bringing another one on at Rachel's school which would be great but also they are starting another prep (charter) high school at the north end of town & they are going to need someone there too. I would be happy with either.
Well, time for bed checks & I have other things to do on the computer tonight. I need to make the best of the time I'm awake here so I better post this and move on.