The Blanding Bugle

Volume 21 Issue 10

October 2012

Long, Blonde and Gorgeous

Jessie turned 12 back in August and as much as Doreen wanted to take her to her annual hair cut she just couldn't find the time with all the medical stuff that was happening to her. So she scheduled a special day with Jessie to go get her yearly make-over. 

Believe it or not this is five inches shorter!

Just love her color!

Jessie at Ballet Class.

School!

The weather outside doesn't say it, but it must be fall as the stores are almost sold out of all school supplies. Doreen did have to buy a few for her new college student. Mike is doing his Senior year and Freshman Year together at Bellevue College.  He is very excited to start on the path to young adulthood.  He is also involved in the high school's drama club with a good friend. He was cast as a Harvard Law student in the musical Legally Blonde.

Jason is just working at Toyota of Kirkaldn and waiting to put his mission papers in.

Kray is starting his second to last term at BYU Hawaii with an anticipated graduation in April! He will is excited to be almost done with school and move back to the mainland where there is a girlfriend and family. Paradise isn't what he expected it to be.

Matt, Chris and Jessie are still being homeschooled.  This year Doreen has asked another family to join us twice a week for some extra classes.  A month into the yera and we are enjoying it.

The boys are enjoying a PE class. Matt is trying his hand at a Robotics Club and Jessie is taking Art and Ballet this year.

Of course the three younger ones are still taking piano lessons and excel! Jessie is also taking voice lessons this term and Chris is taking guitar. Sadly Matt had to give up his sax: we can only afford so much.  Our house if FULL of music.

Soccer!

It is really odd, but Doreen only has one kid playing soccer this year: Jessie. Unfortunately at 13 all the boys play their games on Sunday. Jessie's team looks very strong and she is excited to see what this year brings. Doreen is coaching Jessie's team: Thunder.

Matt and Doreen are ref'fing games and brining in the bucks! Mike grabs a game here and there, but mostly he is doing drama and working with Jason at Toyota of Kirkland on Saturdays washing cars.

What Doreen does when she is forced to stay down.