Spring Update

Ginger is now 15 1/2 and we are getting ready to get her Learner's Permit (yikes!). She is always busy filming and editing. She will be attending JROTC Boot Camp during Spring Break.
Erin is rehearsing a lot for the upcoming Impressionist Ballet performance; Degas Dancers and Monet's Garden. She is also worrying about her grades: are colleges looking for consistent good grades or should she slack off for a while so she can show an improvement?
Ruth recently got to participate in a national study; a person with a laptop in a case came to our house and interviewed her for about 3 hours. In return, Ruth got a $20 gift certificate to the store of her choice. Ruth also participated in the school talent show last night; she showed her talent for flexibility in a routine she and Erin designed. She had to use different music, unfortunately, because they didn't have a cd player, only an ipod player, so she doesn't feel like she did her best. But she is one of the most flexible people I know.
Charlie is having a great time in cub scouts; by the end of March he will have completed all the Wolf requirements and a ton of the electives. He also recently moved up a reading level and is smarter at math than he realises.
Esther is also rehearsing a lot for the upcoming Impressionist ballet; she has advanced from Waterlily last year to Raindrop this year. She is really enjoying her Daisy Troop. Esther just got accepted from the waiting list into the new charter school, based on the model of the older kids' school, but k-12. Yay!
Ida enjoys preschool , as well as doing chores at home with Mom and going with Mom to all the places Mom has to go.
Vivian enjoys being the Mom and helping with ballet costumes, getting to lessons and rehearsals, completing wolf requirements, completing girl scout requirements, gardening, teaching Art Docent lessons in the kindergarten classrooms, and the latest project: organising the elementary school lost and found (we ususally have a few minutes to hang around after school starts, so I just sort out a few at a time and we'll see how it goes!)
Bruce is doing Deckhanding on a tugboat again; he enjoys being outdoors and being able to throw ropes as thick as your thigh accurately up onto ship's decks and onto bollards on docks. He can throw it so the rope wraps around the bollard in a criss cross in one throw. He really enjoys his week off to spend at home with his family.