Ex Ex Pat Scheiners

 Lauren and I took advantage of fall break last week and went on a college tour of the University of Kentucky.  She has been very adamant all along that she would NEVER go to school in Kentucky, but she has changed her tune since the tour.  (Granted, it is her first tour so there’s that, but I think she is seeing the benefits of it!) I was very impressed with the tour as well.  We were able to see several classrooms, the library, and the residence halls, which are nicer than some people’s first apartments!  All of them are suites, with no more than 4 people sharing a bathroom.  Granite countertops, coffee maker, mini fridge and microwave all included.  AND each freshman receives an ipad, Apple pencil and keyboard.   Lauren has numerous good friends who are planning to go to UK, meaning she would most likely have a built in roommate.  I think that can be really good or really bad because in my experience, just because you are friends does not ...

 What a week and weekend! Saint X played in two soccer games in the regional division of the State Soccer tournament this week.  The first was on Tuesday, and they played against Trinity.  The girls cheered (but Lauren opted out); Brad, Drew and I went to watch.  It was at Collegiate, which has their sports facility close to the AHS Green.  It was a very exciting atmosphere, and the students and cheerleaders were on the same side of the field with the players, as all the fans were on the side with the bleachers.  And Saint X won, so on to the regional finals, which were played on Thursday night against Collegiate.  Lauren did show up to cheer for that game, but there were only 6 of them there, so they left at halftime. The energy was not quite the same, even though the game meant more.  When I left with 6 minutes left, it was tied 2-2.  I really wanted to stay but we had tickets for the Eras Tour movie, so I had to head home!  Saint X en...

 It is hard to believe that it is October!  The girls have (a short) fall break next week, and then Drew has (a VERY LONG) fall break the last week of October. The school year has gone very well so far.  Lauren continues to excel at school, despite having cheer 3-4 times a week and working 2-3 days a week.  She is a very responsible driver, and since she is one of the first of her friends to drive, she is chauffeur.  (Which is the opposite experience from me as I was one of the last to drive; Ali will be the same!)  She still thinks she wants to go to college in NYC, so we need to get her to visit some other spots so that she has something to compare it to!  NYU set the bar pretty high. Ali has adjusted well to high school, although I think the amount of work she has to do is more than she realized.   She is working hard at gymnastics to perfect her Level 6 skills and have the great season she missed out of last year due to her bad ankle spra...