Back to class...

This week I starting teaching another SOSI group in Batavia. I have to teach the next 2 weeks. I have an eclectic group of 11 teachers this time. Because the numbers were lower for this session, I do not get to teach with the other half of my brain, Susan. It is proving to be taxing. today was the end of Day 3. 7 more to go. Then we have wedding and vacation, then a week, then school starts! UGHH! Hate to think about it. Oh well, as they say, one day at a time.

All because of Raymond and Gloria...

The second part of our day was spent at the Knox Family Reunion. The Knox family is Chris's mom's side of the family. We had a wonderful afternoon visiting with our family. We had water balloons, kiddie pool, and lots of great food. We celebrated Chris's Aunt Mary's 60th birthday today as well. These would be the great-grandchildren of Raymond and Gloria. Although we are VERY done adding to this group, I know a few of the cousins are going to add a few more to this group! We look forward to seeing everyone at Christmas time!

Up on a Roof

We had a very busy day today. We started out our morning at one of the most beautiful wedding showers I have ever attended. We had Emily's shower today on the roof of her aunt's condo in downtown Cincy right next door to the Taft Museum. Although it was a little toasty, the view was wonderful (and so were the quiches). Kyler and Gracie found a shady spot to hang out and got along for about a minute and a half until he tackled her to the ground. Everyone moved downstairs to the community room for gift opening. Emmy got lots of great stuff. We are all counting down the the big wedding in 2 weeks. We will be leaving the next day to join them on their honeymoon! We are a very close family! :)

Teacher Field Trip!!

A couple week's ago, Susan and I got to take our fun group from SOSI last year on a field trip. We went fossil hunting, to the zoo, and to visit our friend John Gumm and Local 12. We got a tour of the studio and got to watch the noon broadcast from the side of the set. We completely geeked out and had a great time!!! John made a joke that we should tell them that we were his fan club when we showed up at the desk, so Susan, being awesome, went out late and got the stuff to make us John Gumm fan club shirts! He put these 2 pictures on the news the next morning.

What was the most fun for me was I got to see a friend I have not seen in a LONG time who works at Local 12. (Hi, Greg!) Seeing the look on his face as I was peeking through the window at him was PRICELESS!

Summer has finally begun!

Well, as you can see by my lack of posting, summer has finally begun at the Thompson household. After The kids and I have enjoyed our first official week of vacation. We went to a poolside teacher meeting on Tuesday where Alex unfortunately got 2nd degree sun burn. The girls and I did a little fossil hunting on Thursday, but we still can't seem to find any trilobite fossils. Lots of little pieces. but no trilobite. We may go looking again this summer.

Our next big event is Emily and Joey's wedding. All 3 kids are in the wedding. We leave at 9:00 am the next morning for our cruise. It will be a 5 night cruise to Key West, Cozumel, and Belize. It was really nice of Em and Joe to invite all of us on their honeymoon! The kids are counting down the days.

On a side note, looks like I might get to help out with a great new family entertainment center opening in West Chester. My father in law has been volunteering for more than a year at a model train entertainment center appropriately called EnterTRAINment Junction. He took us on a tour last weekend and I kept thinking about all the field trip possibilities. After a talk with the director, it looks like I might get to help put together some kind of education program. None of the pesky down time for me this summer!