Congratulations, Bethany! Way to go, Rachel!

Bethany entered a writing contest recently in the Homeschooling magazine.  The kids were given a starting sentence and had to write a story from it.  I'd forgotten she entered, and then a package arrived in the mail for her.  She opened it and said, "Hey!  Hey!  I won!"  =)  The prize was a book about the ocean.  (Unrelated to the topic of the story.)  Bethany said, "If they knew me, they would have chosen a different book."  She's afraid of things that live in the deep.

So, another writer in the family.  =)  Good job, Bethany!

And in other news, Rachel did a very brave things and went out on her own to get an apartment, with no established friends as room mates, in a new part of town.  She has an apartment, she has a computer, she's signed up for killer classes this semester, and she's showing a younger sister the ropes.  Another brave person in the family.  =)  Excellent job, Rachel!

Rebecca  =)

proud mom of 6 wonderful kids