Been awhile

Seems that since coming back from Colorado we have not been doing much posting. School started not long after the girls go back and we have been busy.

Gale is doing good after her surgery. It just took time to heal and get stronger. I think the girls all enjoyed being there but were also glad to get home to their own bed and things to play with.

Emily started fifth grade and her Eleventh BD is tomorrow. Elizabeth's fourth BD was Friday a week ago. She was very happy to have a BD. She talked about it all day long. She got to eat at the Bandilier Grill in White Rock for lunch then we went to Gabriels for dinner for her. David Daniel, a friend from work, joined us. Elizabeth really enjoyed her meals for her BD. When we got home she opened her BD presents from the family. She has been playing with them a lot.

ALB is going to preschool/daycare three days a week. On Thursday she goes to preschool while Gwen goes to a ladies bible study then they meet me and the Nolen's for lunch. As Steve calls it the Familys' tradition.

Emily's most notable activity at school is that the fifth graders are running to Austin, Texas. Why Austin I do not know but they as the fifth grade are adding up the miles they run in the morning at school to see if they can run to Austin. Family and friends can join as often as they like to run with them. I ran with Emily a week ago Friday. She had a half mile on me by the time I arrived then we ran together until time was up. She got 2 miles and I got 1.5 miles. Not bad for the Adamses. So far she is doing very well in school and adjusting to her new teacher. Both teachers of the fifth grade seem to be turning up the school thing a notch or two with a lot more work and responsibility on the kids than four grade. They are adjusting well.

Tomorrow is also Gwen and my seventeenth anniversary! We were going to Taos for two nights at a nice B&B without the kids but we along with Elizabeth have been sick. We were able to cancel and get a gift certificate for two nights good for a year. Yea.

One finally note...the All-Blacks beat Australia this morning to win the Tri-nations tournament again. It came down to the finally test to decide.