Some of our 15 minutes (of fame, that is)?

I'll try to get you in some sort of blogspot infinite loop.  Go here to see a story about us in the local paper.  The story includes a link to this blog, so you can just keep circling around between the two!

Here's one photo from the story.  

I guess I should tell you that both boys are far better foosball players than Sandy and I.  It's a good and easy game to play with them, though.  Better than ping pong because it's logistically easier--you never have to chase the ball across the room.  Peter is quite good at ping pong, though.  Someday soon, I suspect Sandy and I will get soundly beaten at that, too.

We've had plenty of challenging moments, but we're working through them.  Two Sundays ago, Sandy had what we discovered was a miscommunication with Eliyas, and he got disappointed and upset about what transpired.  So, this past Sunday, Sandy navigated a similar situation very differently...and much more effectively.  

A lot of learning to do...for all of us.  Peter is hanging in there quite well.  As big a personality as he is, and as much as he always wants to explain everything from his perspective, he's been forbearing and self-denying a little more than he used to be.  

I get a little tired of talking about "growth mindset" at school--we speak of it so much that it's almost cliche, but there really are going to be a lot of growth opportunities for all of us in this.  If we keep ourselves open to it...which isn't always easy.