Matthew turned 38 this week. Sorry, Dear, was that a secret? The kids decided he "wanted" to go to Steak and Shake for his birthday dinner...so we did :) Someone asked us if Matt really wanted to go there and I informed them that Matt has had 38 years of free agency and that has abruptly come to an end. No one with children has free agency!!! He was a very good sport and we had a great time.
We got him Jelly Bellies and a poster with all the words we collected from family, friends and co-workers. He was very surprised by all the kind words and could actually guess who donated which words. True to my promise, I have not reveiled the identity of the two co-workers who contributed words. But, they were some of the best words given!! Feel free to identify yourselves!!
Other than the birthday celebrations, we are having a relatively quiet week. Track is going well for Ali. Kat continues her unit on the solar system. She is going to Mars one day, didn't you know! Luke has passed off all his multiplication tables and now working hard on division. Up next for us is Solo and Ensamble, the science fair and Pinewood Derby. We feel everything will lean toward our favor as we have an engineer in our pocket to help with the science fair and Pinewood Derby.
Matt continues to be the "smartest person in the world" and a fabulous father figure. He went into work a bit later just so Ali and her friend could talk in his car after he drove car pool. The children love Matt. I tried to buy their love yesterday by purchasing straws at the store. They love straws. They loved me more for half a second and then returned their adoration to Matt!
That is about it from the Paine household. What? What was that you said? There is a chance of snow over the weekend?!?! Well, keep that info to yourselves. We need to stay in school and finish the year on schedule!
