June 20th,
2006
Boy how time
flies! Sorry for the delay Chuck – we’re
still a little scatterbrained these days, but it’s getting better
J!
It’s always fun to read everyone’s newsletters and get the latest
scoop. It sounds like we all keep pretty
busy (understatement of the year!) Well,
this is the latest from the Baum Shelter:
Bradley:
has certainly had his fair share of Hospital time during the past
month. It was a rough 2-3 weeks with ER
visits, fevers, leg pain, tests, more tests, etc. We are happy to say that he has made a full
recovery and is doing awesome! He’s back to his old self. Bradley has become quite social – and thinks
he needs to be playing with a friend at all times. Nathan is pretty cool about letting him tag
along when he goes to a friend’s house to play.
It makes Bradley feel so grown-up!
Sarah:
loved playing soccer this season and having her dad as her coach. It was a good season and she’s looking
forward to playing again next year.
Sarah had an awesome year at school!
When she started, she was below grade level in reading, and by the end
of the year she was actually above grade level.
Just amazing! Sarah’s favorite
thing is to play with her best friend Ashley.
They are like two peas in a pod. We’re
so grateful that Sarah found a good friend that she ‘clicks’ with.
Nathan: is
totally obsessed with a game on the internet called ‘Runescape’. I don’t really get it, but he eats, sleeps,
and breathes for Runescape. We actually had to put a limit on his
computer time – it was getting just a little bit out of hand (understatement
once again). Nate is now in Webelos and is thoroughly enjoying it. He has a great den leader – which really
makes a difference! Otherwise, Nate can
be found playing with a couple of his friends from the neighborhood. It certainly is becoming hard to keep track
of who is playing where . . .
Nicole: is now into running. She runs with a couple of her friends 3x a
week. They seem to enjoy it – even
though I think they are in it more for the social aspect, rather than for the
fitness – which works for me! Nicole
just started taking voice lessons again – and absolutely loves it! Ali and Nicole learned a piano duet and
played it in Nicole’s choir class to compete in West Jordan Idol. It was kind of fun because they made the
first cut and thought they were pretty cool. The ‘cool’ part was that they had
so much fun doing it – hopefully they will play it at the Family Reunion J!
Ali: is all about reading during the
summer! Whew – I don’t know how she does
it – but she can spend hours reading one book after another. It’s pretty amazing! Ali is still taking private viola lessons –
and she of course still plays the piano.
I love to listen to the kids play the piano – especially church
hymns. It brings such a good spirit into
our home. Ali is also looking forward to
being in the West Jordan Marching Band.
She loved being a part of it last year – but I have to admit, by the end
of October I was having Ali withdrawal symptoms – I swear we never saw her!
Jennie:
Well, what do I say about myself?
It’s a KidFest at our house during the summer
– which is fine with me. I really don’t
mind having friends ‘hang’ at our house – and they have such good friends – it
makes it very easy to tolerate a few extra faces around the house! Um . . . I still go to an aftercare group
once a week at NLC. It’s good for
me. I will also be seeing a therapist a
couple times a month. I still have to
work hard to keep myself on track – it’s very easy to slip back into old
habits. My main job right now is to 1)
take care of myself, and then 2) take care of my family. That in and of itself is a full-time job!
Ross:
just finished a catalog for a company in
We’re looking
forward to seeing everyone at the family reunion!
Love,
The Baum Shelter J