We all dined out for Corey's Bday and yes, that's Eric girlfriend, Carly and she joined us as well. Next weekend is Homecoming and Eric is taking Carly! (aww...) She's a very smart, nice and talented girl who comes from a wonderful family whom we got to know over the course of Les Miserables!
Everyone has been so busy...
Eric is preparing for another show, "HONK!" he plays the part of "Drake the Mallard Duck", he is also running on the LHS Cross Country team again this year (3-5 miles daily!!), participating in the LHS Show Choir and working a part time job bussing tables still at Jimmy Oh's.
Jakob has started the 6th grade--he is playing Football on the Springfield Rams, he was recently invited to apply for the IMSA E2K+ program at school--it's an after school program affiliated with The Math & Science Academy in Aurora, he has turned in his application packet and essay and should be finding out within the next week or so whether or not he was accepted. fifty-two (52) 6, 7 & 8th graders were invited and only 30 will be accepted. Jake was one of twelve 6th graders. They were picked based on their math and schience ISAT scores--they had to be in the top 20%. So keep your fingers crossed--he's quite excited and hopeful!! If he gets in this year it's an automatic through the 8th grade!
I've been busy with a new project at IDOT--Operation Teen Safe Driving--this is the 2nd year of the program and I've been added to the team and well--it's a subject close to my heart (Eric took drivers ed this summer) so I really am enjoying my work these days. I've been battling an inner ear infection which of course seems to affect EVERYTHING--balance etc--so I feel like a HOT MESS lately!! Otherwise everything else is great!
Corey is still coaching Jake's football team and keeping busy at work (Levi, Ray & Schoup--Sports Recruitment Software Department), lately with everyone's activites we seem to just barely cross path's!! With Eric and Jake doing so well in their math and science classes--I am so grateful for Corey's Math degree--Eric is in Geometry --and I don't think I could BEGIN to help him with his homework! He saves the hard questions for "OD" and they work on them together. He is fantastic at helping the boys with their homework!
Well...ta ta for now!
Marianne
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