We are taking temporary refuge in Tom's boss's house in the Shore Acres neighborhood of St Petersburg while we wait to see what will happen on the home(s) we have under contract and what will happen
with our home in SLC.
We've been fortunate to get the kids involved in some really fun activities so far - they are all taking sailing classes at the youth sailing center that is practically across the street from Tom's office and they are all really enjoying it.
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| Theo & Ben hard at work =) |
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| Tember practicing |
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| Spencer is at the back steering the boat |
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| Tom & I even got a trip out to the bay in on the 4th |
Tember seems to have found a new gym and has been invited to be on the level 4 competition team (she is very excited!)
The boys are all swimming on a local swim team. - yep - all 3 boys - they have one lane on the shallow end of the pool for special needs swimmers and Ben has been loving it. He has been begging to join his brothers on the swim team but hasn't had the ability to swim in deep water so this has been perfect. It's only about 4 feet deep - just deep enough that he can't walk it but shallow enough that he can go and touch the bottom for reassurance. He plugs along, grabbing the lane lines as he goes - with a huge smile on his face the entire time.
Theo also has a huge smile on his face each time he comes out of the water - the coach has him with the 8 & 9 year-olds because they are the only ones that can keep up with him. He is just one GIANT BALL OF ENERGY. For some reason we thought that would lessen as he got older - but it really seems to have increased, ten-fold. His sailing coach can hardly wait for him to turn 8 so he can join the racing team - they say he is absolutely fearless on the water (imagine that?).
Spencer is getting his stride back as well - he is sailing bigger boats than the other kids and really enjoys it. He is learning how hard it is to be a teenage boy with a clean mouth and mind (we are really grateful that he is still horrified by all the foul language of his peers out here, and even more mindful of the challenges that presents a young man trying to participate in sports and friendships). He is also getting his strokes back in the pool. It's fun to see him back in the water - he always comes out in a much better mood than he went in. =)
We are still working on where he will attend school in the fall - middle school here is a little scary and very tricky. All the schools are on a lottery system so he is on waiting lists which can take until the 10th day of school to shake down. Ugh - we are looking at private, homeschool and charter. Hopefully something will come together before too long.
Patience seems to be the name of the game this year - we like to think we are getting better at it - or at least better at continuing to live while waiting. The kids have been good sports, but they need friends and a community and just to know where to plan on being for awhile- we could use some of that too.
Keep your eyes open for a few more photos and such over the next few days - in the middle of all the moving we've had some fun.
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