We've Been Pinned!

I guess this means we are going steady. They've put stakes in the ground on our lot with measurements that show where the dirt should be made level. They call this "pinning." The back of the lot doesn't need much to reach the mark, but the front of the lot does.

Located sort of in the middle of the lot is a pile of dirt that has grown grass and weeds over the months of sitting idle. There is a nest of mud daubers in the side of the hill. Hopefully, nobody gets stung when they flatten it out. We tried to clean up as much trash as possible to keep it from becoming part of the landscape.

So far tonight, Brad has suggested that we drive out twice to see if they dumped our dirt and leveled the lot.

We have some exciting blog news. Ned and Stephen have started a blog, too! Go and see, go and see! http://www.stephened.blogspot.com/Now you'll be able to see two houses being built. Our advice: patience is a virtue. Of course, we can't seem to take our own advice, so take that with a grain of salt.

Today was my first day as the teacher. I taught an introductory lesson about Media Literacy in a build up to persuasive advertising techniques. It went well, but I was tired. I spent so much time last night needlessly stressing and worrying that I didn't sleep. I'm sure this will get easier the more I do it.

In other news, everybody seems to have settled into school just fine. Charlie likes a lot of things about middle school, like having chorus twice a day and changing classes, but he doesn't like middle school gym. Who can blame him?

Bishop's job at Publix is going well. He's working just enough so that he doesn't feel overwhelmed. Most of his shifts are short- just three hours. This is the perfect teen job. After he finishes paying us back for the door that he broke, (yes, he broke the front door), he can start to save for his insurance payments and get his driver's license.

Mitchell is digs art, but hates drama. He's the kid who is never happy with his electives, but usually likes his academic classes. Did I tell you that he got a perfect score on the reading FCAT last year? That's pretty amazing.

Fourth grade is going well for Olivia. She's enjoying being the only one in the family at her school. For once she is not somebody's little sister- except that Charlie had all of her teachers before she did. She has learned how to do a front flip at gymnastics. She can nearly fly.

Hopefully, next weekend we'll have pictures of a form- the outline of our house in wood. Maybe it will even be plumbed and ready for the foundation to be poured!