4/25/17 Temple and Learning

This morning after Heidi dropped off the carpool kids she went to Franklin East Elementary. This is the school the kids would go to if the house works out. There is a waiting list for all the grades. Meaning that for us to get in somebody else has to move out. While Heidi was there filling out applications and doing orientation the phone rang. It was a parent calling to drop out of all day kindergarten. This means that instead of being first on the kindergarten wait list Joseph is in. Having one child in means the others get moved up to the sibling list. Instead of being 8 or 9 on the wait list they are now 1 or 2. The lady at the school told Heidi "This almost never happens. Today is your lucky day". Is this Heavenly Father letting us know we're headed in the right direction? We feel pretty good about it.
I took the above picture of Peter and Joseph while Heidi went to the temple. The goggles made them feel like super heros. They had fun noticing how the tinted lenses made everything change color.

This afternoon Rebecca hit an amazing milestone (at least to me) in her Khan Academy. She has practiced all the skills in the Pre-algebra mission (94% complete overall). This is the stuff David is working on in 7th grade and she's in 5th. The best part is that she is genuinely understanding the mechanics of how the math works. Once she knows the new vocabulary she is able to comprehend how it fits in with the things she has already learned. It's fun to watch her excitement and progress. TJ and Sarah are both also making progress on their next missions. Today we also helped Orson Phelps with his math and Lauren Roche came over. With them we've had to help fill in some gaps that didn't get filled in earlier for the current material to make sense. Once that happens math becomes much more intuitive.
This evening Heidi, with a little help from me, filled the green van with leaves. Goodness, she is a hard worker. So glad to have her in my life.