The High School Graduate Who is Now in College

So what, I'm late posting this...but here is Matt in all is glory as he finally graduated from High School, which was the only thing my mom made him promise. Now he is a Delta Chi at the University of West Georgia!

Wow! It's been a very long time since I have posted and much has happened. To recap, here are the highlights:

• Andrew scored so high on the CRCT he was invited by Duke University to take the SAT as a 7th grader. He took in December 2008 and scored higher than 33% of the graduating seniors. His math scores were good enough to be invited into an online summer class, which of course he declined because who wants to do school work in the summer. He called it Nerd Camp.
• Matt graduated High School - whew! We had a big party with way too much Sonny's Barbeque and I haven't eaten at Sonny's since (that was in May). I just can't stomach the thought of barbeque yet.
• Andrew's basketball team made it to the championship game but didn't win. They came in second overall for the season. I believe he had the most assists on the season and was second in points overall.
• Matt managed the Duluth Baseball team in his Senior year. He really enjoyed it and I think the players really enjoyed him. Sadly their record was not a winning one and they got a new coach midway through the season.
• Just after graduation we headed off to Las Vegas with my friend Anne-Marie. I was attending a conference and thought it would be a fun get-away for the boys. We stayed at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and saw The Blue Man Group. By far this was the best show I have ever seen. The boys and Anne-Marie also took a helicopter tour of the Hoover Dam and Grandy Canyon. The boys saw The Lion King and Anne-Marie and I saw Zumanity. As for gambling, well Matt won $111 and I won $141 on the slots. Of course I lost all of mine continuing to play. Matt decided to stop and bring his home (he won that on the last night).
• Just before school started back we took off for a week to St. Augustine, Florida. My sisters, Sara and Carey (and her husband Kevin and daughter Lindsay) were there as well. They all went parasaling, we played some poker and hung out at the pool. We really enjoyed spending time with them.
• Andrew is now in 8th grade and doing well so far. He says his Social Studies teacher is "hot" and he really likes his math teacher. He's even going in early on Tuesday and Thursday for 8th grade only intramurals.
• Matt is now a freshman at West Georgia. He's in a dorm with a roommate and loving every bit of the college life. He's hoping to pledge the fraternity Delta Chi. Life at home is certainly quieter without Matt...I think it's because there is no arguing between the brothers.
• Me, well I am just working so I can continue to be the ATM for both boys and now the University of West Georgia.

I'll try to be more timely so when Deanna reads this she won't be able to chastise me for delayed posting.