A Day On The Links

Yesterday we decided, since Ski had a day off, to go play golf. We asked Renan if he played golf - he said yes. However, on the way to the course, while discussing what we were going to do, we discovered that when we asked Renan if he played golf, he thought we were talking about miniature golf! Well, needless to say we found out this was Renan's first attempt at "real" golf. He was a good sport and tried his hardest to knock that little ball up and down the course for nine holes. We had lots of fun and he took the teasing gracefully. Ski and Alex battled as usual for bragging rights. We hope we can get Renan back on the course again sometime - maybe we'll even throw some miniature golf his way! P.S. On photo above, Alex was not miserable, he just hates getting his picture taken!

Renan is here!

Well, Renan (pronounced Henan, soft e) arrived this past Saturday. We met him in Springfield when one of the AFS volunteers brought him down. He has immediately fit into our family. The dogs have really taken to him, which is a definate plus! As you can see from the picture, Alex had him out playing catch the next day after he got here. Yesterday (August 18th) Renan started school here as a senior. Everyone has been great helping him out, talking with him and making sure he gets where he needs to go. The senior class has been very helpful with him, which I really appreciate. I substituted at school yesterday and he seemed pretty comfortable there. I'll post more pictures as we get them. Welcome Renan!!

The countdown is almost over!

Well, our two countdowns are almost over. Summer is coming to an end - school starts this Thursday the 20th. Boy has time flown. As usual we didn't do most of the things we wanted to. We are down to one vehicle - the truck finally gave up the ghost. That makes it really hard to do anything extra. Alex starts high school this year. I took him for his sports physical yesterday - 5'7"! He says he isn't playing basketball this year, but I figured we would get the bases covered just in case. I hope he changes his mind. He really enjoys playing and is pretty good at it.

Our exchange student Renan arrives this Saturday the 16th. We are really excited he is coming to stay with us. He is making his final preparations in Brazil while we make ours here. Check back frequently. I will try to do a weekly update once he gets here.