Day 1074: Colin's birthday

Colin was born on his due date.  That was odd for me since the other boys were so early.  From the moment he was born, he brought great joy to our lives.  Funny, sweet, loving, mischievous, curious and lovable, Colin liked to take off and get lost.  He didn't know he was lost, but we couldn't find him.  Stores, parks, campsites, we'd turn around and he'd just disappear.  Starting at three, he loved to wear a different "costume" each day.  One day he would be a soldier, the next an astronaut, or a ghostbuster, or cowboy, or greaser.  Every day was delight!

Our wonderful son and his beautiful wife last Christmas

With Colin in the summer of 2013.

Since we got back on Sunday night, we have been working on the bedroom.  I cleared everything out of my closet, took down the shelves and painted it.  There was a horrifying amount of junk in that closet!  Then I vacuumed all the logs, both ceiling and walls.  We moved the furniture out into the living room in preparation for Terry to install new carpet today.   He tore out the twelve year old, stained, formerly cream carpet and installed a beautiful beige, plush carpet.  When he finished, we did more vacuuming and then I washed the surface of the logs, dusted all the furniture, inside and out.  Finally, we moved all the furniture back in.  It's gorgeous!  I am so happy with the results!

Then, we held the first of the Fredonia parent meetings.  As we walked into school, we speculated about how many might show up.  Twenty-six!  An awesome turn out on the first night.  At least two thirds of them are repeats.  I also noticed that five of the parents had been students of mine!  One mom is a teacher in Cassadaga and she asked if we could help her start a program!  She wants to have their kids join our expedition, but she would be willing to do the teaching.    She said that Quest had done so much for her older son, that she wants to provide that opportunity for the Cassadaga kids.  What a thrill!  Now, I must get the book done soon!  

Just to keep us grounded, we got an email from a parent tonight asking to be excused from the parent meeting because an older son did Quest a few years ago.  Ahhhh, NO!