Operation Bird Rescue!

This morning, while Katie was "supposed" to be doing school...all of a sudden, she went flying out the front door. Matt said she was running after the dogs for some reason. The reason, I soon found out, was because the dogs had a bird. She had been looking out the window (instead of doing school work) and spotted the "incident" just as it happened. So out the door she goes...shoe-less in 20 degree weather, no less! The story had a happy ending for all concerned, except the dogs of course...who did NOT get the bird. But Katie was happy. And the bird was happy...a little shook up, naturally, but happy nonetheless. (If I was an animal...I'd sure pick Katie as my friend.)In other exciting news, Rachel has a new violin bow. We were informed by her teacher several weeks ago that she really did need a new bow. We did a home trial program with Shar Music. They sent six different bows for her to try. You can keep them for 10 days, which gave her lots of practice time, plus her teacher spent an entire lesson with her in helping her determine the best bow for her violin. Turns out, she and her teacher ultimately picked out the same one! So, one week and $450 later, Rachel has a new bow. If you're terribly interested, and I know you are, you can go HERE to see the one she decided on. It really is amazing to hear the difference in sound a different bow makes! Now...if we can ever just get fast internet, I'll upload a video of her playing.Jacob's Intro. to Accounting class seems to be going well for him. He likes it better than he thought he would...of course, he hasn't had his first test yet! :O) Today is really his first day "back in action." The entire family (with the exception of ME) has had some kind of nasty head/chest cold bug. It's been nothing to sneeze at (no pun intended). They've really felt bad with it. Seems to take about a week and a half to really get over it. But Jacob was the last man down, and he's getting back on his feet again, so I believe we're all in the clear now. :O)
So I guess that's about all for now. Hope you're all well and happy! I'll be back again soon!