Back To School!!!

We are back in school!!!!  Patricia has started the 6th grade and Brandon is in his 11th grade year.  As you can see here Patricia hit the ground running with a full schedule.  She has made several new friends already and continues to mention new people everyday.  Her favorite subject is still math, but she has added a brand new subject this year... Italian.  The jury is still out.  The class is going to be challenging, but I think she is up for it.  The homework is already in full swing.  She has written several short stories about herself and her family.  She has written a book report on The Egypt Game, and started a second book for independent reading.  Very busy!  Thank you to Aunt Jodi for the new school supplies.  The kids at school ohhh and awww over the new things she brings to her locker everyday.  Our challenge this weekend was to put together locker decorations.  Most of the girls at school were prepared on the first day to decorate their lockers to the nines.  We did know anything about, magnetic wall paper and the hanging locker organizers so we are a little behind.  I ordered the hanging wall locker and we made our own wall paper.  Patricia and I went to Michael's last night and found a bunch of girly skulls, and gothic pictures and beads and we made a collage that is one of a kind.  We are pretty proud of it and no one else will have one like it.  Patricia's locker is metal and she is allowed to hang magnets and pictures so if you happen across anything like that she would love it.  We are going to make a few more collages that go with the holidays so she can change it up.  If you find unique scrap-booking nick-knacks or pictures that we can add in she would love those too.  The first one will be a halloween  collage, should be fun!!!  We are also going to make a Birthday one for her to give to her friends on their birthday to hang on the outside of their locker.  We can turn cards into locker decorations too so that would be an easy way to kill two birds with one stone.  Love you all!