Elliott Is In

Yesterday we got the word that Elliott got accepted into Newark High School - the same school Ashleigh goes to. He, and she previously, goes to Newark Charter School. However, that school only accomodates students up to 8th grade. So after 8th grade, all of the students have to apply to go to a "regular" public high school. The school that Elliott would normally be assigned to is not one where we wanted him to go for a variety of reasons. So we applied to Newark High and he is in! On top of that, he got accepted into their advanced placement Cambridge program - another program that Ashleigh is in. It is very challenging and he/she will get college credit when they graduate from high school. We are so excited and he is relieved. Now to get Ashleigh a car and they can drive to school together every day!

Last night was a good night at basketball. My team lost most of the games, thanks to me, but it was a good workout. I did play OK in one game. The important thing is that no one got hurt. And the most important thing is that I didn't get hurt!

It was wicked windy yesterday and the bird feeder sheered a screw and came off the tree. I was able to re-hang it with no damage done.

Elliott has a 4 day weekend. We don't have any real plans. Today is Friday the 13th but so far it has been a good day - our federal tax return was deposited into our bank account today. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day but we don't have anything planned. We might just cook out.