Life is good! We are still loving Arizona. Our family recently took a hike in Sabino Canyon. It is quite different hiking through the desert. Most of our hiking as been done on tropical islands. What a change. But it is great.
Eric and Erin finished up 4th and 6th grade with straight A's. Erin wasn't excited about moving here but she is Miss Popularity. We have not been here two months yet and she has been invited to many birthday parties. She was voted most fun to hang out with in her class. Popularity isn't exactly what we want for our little girl esp with the boys as she gets a little older. We'll have to keep an eye on her. Eric was excited about the move here but he misses his Monterey friends. He has yet to make any good buddies. But there are lots of kids to play with in the neighborhood.
Eric and Erin start with a new piano teacher on Tuesday. Wow, is it nice to be out of Monterey. The lessons are longer and $100 cheaper a month! I hope the kids like the new teacher. She is much more structured than the last one. They really liked Mr. Garcia and so did we. The bad part about hiring a teacher that we know from church is quitting to find a new better one. It can create hard feelings. Believe me, we know, we did it once before.
The kids have decided they will forgo other sports and all try martial arts. It was an all or nothing thing for our family. With four kids, we can't go four different directions for practices and games. So for $200 a month, all the kids (and Mario and I if we choose) can go to martial arts. There goes a $100 that I saved from piano.
I again injured a knee. I hurt my right knee about 5 years ago when I ran an 8 mile race (that I barely trained for) just a few months after having twins. Then I injured my left knee when I fell from a horse. The ER dr told me that it was just bruised and it would be fine. It healed along with my right knee and I went back to running. Then about 5 or 6 months ago, my left knee started hurting when I ran. So I took a long break from running and tried to heal it. But then I started walking and running again. On Tuesday as I was finishing up my run, my knee decided it was done. I think I tore the meniscus again. So now I will be back to resting. But I have confidence that I will be back to running in a few months, or at least I hope. But for now, I will just enjoy the breakfast in bed and pampering I get from my family.
Life is good and we are grateful to be here in Tucson.
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You guys will have so much fun with the martial arts! Can't wait to see you guys in July! Hope we both are able to lose 10 lbs!!
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