First Day of School

Another year of school begins. Jacob is a senior attending DMACC for Automotive Technology. He does not have any classes at the highs school, however being dual enrolled in the Ogden school, he is able to take the classes for college credit and we don't have to pay for it. It is a great benefit for us. This year will be a challenge with the time schedule. Jake will have to leave each day at 9AM, drive to Ames, take his class from 9:50 to 11:50. That gives me from 8am to 9am to do homeschool in the mornings with Jake and then try to finish in an hour or two after lunch each day. We are not looking forward to that. Afternoon school is hard. We all want to be done by then.Luke is an 8th grader this year and will be home most of the morning doing his school. He is also playing football for the first time ever. I don't think he has even played catch or kicked a football before this year. He attended a 3 day camp at the Ogden school to get a feel for it before he committed to a season. I have to admit, him playing football makes me nervous for a number of reasons. Luke has always exceled academically, however he lacks motivation and tends to procrastinate and skip over sections of his work. I will have to stay on top of that. This year the boys are doing some government and economics, reading and listening to an audio book of Uncle Tom's Cabin among other things.

Another year of school for these two. Andrew is a 4th grader and Bridget 6th grader.

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Volleyball

Jake went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s Volleyball game in Coon Rapids. They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them. Still enjoy watching them learn.

Treasures

In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Dayton Fun Show

It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.

The Muench Bunch

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