right now...

It's been a while since I've done one of these 'right now' snapshots...like more than a year and a half.

So here we go.

Curt:

-About a year ago he got promoted again to be a GM (general manager) in IT finance.

-He loves his team there and is doing good work.

-At church he served as Young Men's president until the church reorganized things last fall. 

-He's still a ward organist/choir pianist/primary pianist.

-He read 120 books last year and is on track to do that again this year.

Carmen:

 -Taking the GRE on the 20th of this month and plan on applying to a masters program at Georgia Tech.

-Going to be demoing our master bathroom to the studs within the next month, it'll be my project of the year to get it put back together from there.

-At church I teach a teenage sunday school class.

Des:

-Just competed in the science olympiad

-Is picking up more complex piano music in the inconsistent and far between lessons we remember to give him 

-Is an amazing reader and math do-er, doesn't enjoy writing

-Can wear the same size shoe as me and is catching up in height (is up to my lips)

Evie:

-Won the county poetry recitation

-Is blowing all the school milestones out of the water

-Is a cheerful and caring sister

-Lost a bunch of teeth in between the last update and now

-Is not a morning person. Daylight savings is a doozie.

McKay:

-Is a crazy talented reader. He doesn't start kindergarten till this fall, but can read anything including large chapter books and scriptures.

-Is obsessed with crossword puzzles and work books.

-Is still so tiny and petite.

Edison:

-Just turned 3.

-Is a tank. Definitely overtakes his older brother in heftiness.

-Has learned all the letters, their sounds, all the colors, and can count into the teens.

-Talks up a storm.

We've reached a big milestone. In February we were able to pay off the house.

We had wanted it to be an effort that the whole family was involved in/cared about, so we had jars with 'gems' that the kids got to move every month as we paid. (Each represented $1000... we had to take a bunch out as the 'left to be paid' jar emptied and overflowed the 'paid' jar).