Pie

You already know that I  love to bake. Well I bought myself a new ATKitchen GF cookbook and finally made the Dutch Apple pie recipe. It only took 3. 5 hours. It is DELICIOUS!!! And lasts in the fridge, I have had a slice for the last two mornings. YUM!!!

Middle school

Did I mention that Ellie will be in MIDDLE SCHOOL next year?
Apparently, they are building a new building and will be making it the middle school for 6, 7, and 8 grades. We went to the orientation and got signed up for our extra activities. There are EIGHT periods a day - what if you have homework In all of them?? I am not ready for this.
Ellie signed up for Creative Writing and Orchestra I - playing the cello. We decided on this together with dad. I think we will buy a cello, we can always sell it, if it does not work out.
As an additional musical note (ha!) Ashley has informed me that she is on a piano strike and does not want to practice any more. I said she does not have to learn to play the organ, but has to take lessons for a few more years. Her teacher said she is doing well. Music is good for you Ashley!

School presentations

You get to do a lot of fun things at Excelsior Academy. One is presentations. Last week I went to a poster presentation about Queen Elizabeth I by Ellie and an oral report on King Tut by Michael. Both were awesome. Michael's class especially liked his picture of the mummified picture of King Tut and his question about "where there pee toilets" when he was alive.

Fingers

Ashley and I have been having ouchy fingers for quite a few weeks. Pus came out of mine at one point, but they just weren't getting better. Finally, when  I swear I saw Ashley's fingernail move, we went to the Instacare. Apparently we both had paronychia of the finger. Weird we would both have it .Got it lanced, drained, antibiotics. We are both feeling better. Go drugs!