Noah's Parent Teacher Conference

Noah lying on the grass between Boston and Colton.

A couple of weeks ago we had Noah's parent teacher conference.  Beforehand I asked Noah what he thought his teacher would have to say about him.  "Hmmm," Noah said, "I think that she will tell you that I'm delightful." 

When we arrived in the classroom Mrs. Greenwalt did, indeed, tell us that Noah was delightful - and also very diplomatic.  The other day he was standing at the end of the line in school, and Mrs. Greenwalt noticed that he had a funny look on his face.  The little boy standing in line in front of Noah had been absent for over a week, and she had given him a packet of work to finish so that he could catch up.  The class walked into the library, and as Noah walked past Mrs. Greenwalt he said, "You may want to look in your trashcan when you get back to class, there's something very interesting in there."  She did, indeed, check the trashcan - and found that entire packet of school work lying in the bottom.  I truly believe that Noah has learned this delightful skill of diplomacy by living as the third born in a home where tattling could quite possibly end in rather intense pain.  Apparently Carlye and Nathanael have done a great job teaching him life skills.

Overall Noah's doing great in school.  All of the kids like him, he's kind to everyone and he almost always has a smile on his face.  

Today I am thankful for friends who are photographers, fall weather and running water.