Update from Aurora

Rhi,

Just wanted to let you know your boys are doing quite well at earning fair rides.  We have implemented a contest where they can earn them.  They have to earn 15 points at a meal in order to earn one ride.  They can earn points by sitting up to the table with both legs hanging down, not shoving their mouths full, not talking with their mouth full (Patton usually earns a point - then has to tell me - with his mouth full, asking for something with a please, saying thank you, picking up the dishes, waiting for everyone to be finished before asking to be excused.  They are quite pleased when they earn the fair ride!  I have decided that Patton will lose points when sucking his thumb.  He lost 6 points already this morning.  15 will lose a ride.  We'll see how many he loses.  So far Ike hasn't earned a ride.  He keeps talking with his mouth full, has a problem sitting up, and never says thank you or picks up his dishes.  You've got a lot of work to do with that one!

 
 

Things are going well - no one has been bloody - just muddy.  I had to rinse one set of jerseys 3 times before the water in the washing machine wasn't black.  Sorry, but the socks didn't recover.  Grandpa has done better planning and only takes them to the field with big ridges.  They can't mess them up too bad.  At least he didn't have to rebuild them yesterday.

 
 

Have a good day - so far we are.

 
 

Love you,

Kelly