T.G.I.1st.F.

Today completes the first week of school.

Mariah loves her teacher(s) - she gets to trade classes for the first time today. She will have 3 teachers, but so far her main one she really likes. The bus situation is a pain, but I've called, twice, because the kids are waiting at school for over half an hour just to get picked up, so they're not getting home until over an hour since school let out. They say they are looking into it. I sure hope so.

Taryn, who I am still learning to recognize after that really cute haircut she got, finally got a good schedule worked out. She didn't get Art at first, but Music Theory instead. Well, that wasn't going to fly, but Art is only offered 1st & 2nd period. Which was where she had Chemistry and AP US History. She didn't want her Chemistry class touched. So we moved AP US History to Honors and we were glad she didn't have to drop Spanish III to take History. It was one of those if you do this, then this, and if that, then this, deals. That is the drawback to going to a small high school - not a large offering of classes throughout the day. Taryn & Indy have a new seminary teacher this year that we are glad to have (well, as glad as you can be about anything that starts at 6 am). They should have a great year in the New Testament.

Indy's schedule was no better. She wanted to dual enroll at the community college with 2 classes but the high school schedule wouldn't line up to let that happen at all. And unfortunately, with gas prices and multi-kid schedules, me working at the preschool, she couldn't do the work co-op either where she can go half-day to high school and work 20 hrs at her job, because Taryn needed a ride home. It was too bad because Indy really wanted the freedom of a half-day at high school and I thought it was good practice for college. Buying another car is not an option. We had to work really hard with her counselor just to get AP English IV, but Indy now has a decent schedule of classes. She had to give up French II and had to take Latin I instead because it was the only good thing offered for that last open period. So she's a tri-language student - Spanish 2 yrs, French and Latin 1 yr each. I guess that means she can say hello, how are you? in 3 languages!! Wait, do you actually talk in Latin?! The good news is the school offered Psychology for the first time this year so Indy gets to take a class that will be really interesting to her and is in the area she is thinking of majoring in. Finally, a silver lining for Indy!

Gib had it the easiest this week. No problems for him. I think there's even a cute girl in the picture, but he won't divulge. He likes his classes and one of his good friends is in a few with him. He doesn't have any hateful teachers (that I know of). He is taking two honors classes: Algebra and Spanish. His locker is in a decent location and, get this, it opens like it's supposed to! He even has time to open the guy's locker next to him that doesn't work so great. He leaves for school happy and comes home happy. What more can you ask for?!

We are looking forward to capping off this week with a pre-season football game tonight. It's the Titans vs Raiders! That's always a show. Those Raiders fans are demented. And, get this, I'm getting my hair done today too, so really the title of my post could've been Hair & Football, 2 of My Favorite Things too! (Yay Mickie!) If I had it my way, my skin tone would look good with pure silver hair, I'd chop it all off, spike it up and go punk and never have to pay to color it again. 'Course then I might start getting some (ahem) unwanted attention from other women, so I guess that's why You Should Always Listen To Your Hairdresser. Since I apparently will never carry off the Silver Fox look, I guess I will wait a few respectable years and go blue. Hey, then I could match the Titans team colors with my hair! Take that, Raiders Fans!