Dossier is Sent!

Finally! We received our authentication forms from the State of Wisconsin in Thursday's mail. I made all the copies and sent out our dossier to Holt in Oregon on Friday. YEAH!! It seems like it has taken forever, but we finally did it. Now, we wait. We still have to go for fingerprinting in Milwaukee, once immigration gives us an appointment.

Well, we're done with 3 weeks of school now and we're starting to get into our routine again. Grandma Lenz picks up the kids at school every Monday and Thursday, brings them home, helps Jordan and Noah get into the football and cheerleading practice clothes, and takes them to Weyauwega for practice by 4:30pm. Tuesday is drama practice for Noah and I pick him up at 4:30pm. I've been trying to walk my 3 miles every day when I get home. My two sidekicks, Tia and Tiger LOVE going for these walks and look forward to them as much as I do.

Noah's football team is undefeated right now, 4-0. Brad is one of the head coaches, so I have to sit in the stands by myself and try to figure the game out. I'm getting pretty good at it, if I do say so myself. Cassie had to march in the Horse & Buggy Days parade yesterday, and I missed her by a few minutes because Noah's football game ran late. Bummer. She'll be marching in the homecoming parade but I'll miss that because it's during the day time when I'm at work. She also has to march for the Christmas parade in Appleton, but that makes a Tuesday evening REALLY late. We'll have to watch her on TV that night!

Cassie has a date for homecoming. She's excited but I'm not sure yet. I can't believe she's old enough for a DATE! We have the dress but still need to buy some shoes. That might be harder than it sounds because Cassie has a REALLY hard time walking in even a very little heel.

Today, it's a nice cool 73 degrees and kind of overcast. A perfect fall day to make homemade applesauce. I made this in my classroom this past week and want to try it for my family. I can't wait to smell the applesauce cooking! YUM!