Update

Quick update on life in Manassas. All the kids are in the full swing of school and activities. Nick is running on the Varsity squad for Cross Country and doing well. Madison tried out for the school play but didn't make it. Welcome to life at a huge school:( The student body population at the high school where Nick and Maddie attend is 2800. I can't even imagine that. Hannah tried out for the Volleyball team at the Junior High and made it. Isaiah is floating along just as a fourth grader should do. I am enrolled in an undergrad math course through a local community college. I do most of it online but take my mid-term and final exams on campus. It is one of the last steps I need to take to get my certification. I also need to take the Praxis and 2 Virginia required exams. The end is in sight for me. I'm also going to be volunteering in Isaiah's classroom every Thursday morning starting next week to help with reading groups. Looking forward to that.

The Army 10 miler is coming up October 9. Charles, Nick and I will all be running in that. I've been trying to squeeze my running in around doing math. Today I ran 9 miles (uphill both ways) in the pouring rain...

We've plugged into Crossways Free Church in Manassas and the kids all enjoy the youth programs. Charles and I are joining a small group Bible Study and that also starts next week. Life keeps humming along.

I hope to post a bit more regularly once I finish my math course. It is an eight week intensive and it is over at the end of October. I'm almost half way there. Honestly - I'd rather run uphill in the rain than do math...