Mike finished tennis this week. I am proud of his good attitude and the stick-to-it-ness he displayed this season. I'm glad he was able to double with his friend Jacob and even though they didn't do as well as they would have liked, they were on the varsity team, so they had good competition. I hope they'll practice throughout the summer. I was happy when Mike asked if he could be on the tennis team again next year.

Megan gets her braces off tomorrow! She looks forward to eating an apple without cutting it up. She has also started a fictional blog: http://littlemissfuturedictator.blogspot.com/ It perfectly demonstrates her sense of humor and why being the mother of a teenager is never boring.  She is the second mother in our house - a lot of times stricter than I am. I'm so busy running the kids places, Norah doesn't care if I'm home or not, but if Megan leaves she crumples to the floor and cries, "Megan, come back!"

I love listening to Emma practice the piano and I can't wait to see her at her recital. She is playing the main theme from Swan Lake. She has been doubling up on her school lessons and is done with a few subjects. Like utilizing a "debt snowball", she utilizes that time to do more lessons in her other subjects and will soon be enjoying an early summer vacation.

I'll catch up on the rest of the kids next time. It's way too late for me!