School starts Monday

August 1 and school begins. Remember when August was still considered summertime! Here are some things that will be new at the Nobles house this school year:

Kate starts middle school, which in Rome City is 7th grade. Once they go to middle school, they belong to Randy. At orientation I introduced myself & Kate to her teachers and promptly told them if they needed anything to call Dad down the hall. I don't do middle school!

Carrie will be senior in high school. She is a section leader for the trumpets & has a solo in the fall show. She will be taking English at Georgia Highlands (joint enrollment). Neither of the older two did that! She will also be working at Chick-fil-A at the mall. Her only college choice is Berry and the Winshape program. Pray for her as she takes the ACT in September! She needs great scores to get those scholarships.

Alyssa is starting her final year at Berry. She is student teaching at Elm Street Elementary in the 3rd grade. Elm Street has a high population of Hispanics, just what she likes! She will continue to work with the children's ministry at church. What will she do after graduation? I don't know, not sure she knows, but I'm glad that God knows!

Aaron continues his quest to finish college, at his 3rd institution! He has spent the last 3 semesters at Georgia Highlands, catching up. He will start Kennesaw University in August, commuting two days a week. He will continue to work at Olive Garden & probably do some soccer refereeing. Currently he is in Orlando with a church out of Kennesaw doing some mission work through Hands & Feet Ministries. Aaron still needs direction in his life. Pray that comes soon and that he is willing to follow God's lead & not his own.

Randy is the new athletic director at Rome Middle School this year, I don't really know what that involves, but I know it will keep him extra busy. It will also give him a supplement that will help offset those furlough days. He is in year 31 teaching 8th grade social studies, and is staying to get Kate through middle school. Because of his title of AD, I told him he needed a smart phone. He needs it for weather conditions and to take care of emails when he is out on the road.

Anything new for me? YES, I have started working out at the Cage Center on the Berry campus. Kate & I have been going on the days she doesn't swim. My plan is to continue working out there 3 or 4 days a week. I will continue my walking on other days. Age 50 does ugly things to your body, so working out will help firm up the ugliness!

I'm also VERY EXCITED to go away with some piano teacher friends when school starts next week!!! We aren't going to a conference, just to the lake. One of the ladies has a house on Lake Hiwassee in North Carolina. We're going up to have fun and relax before our teaching gets under way. I'll be the youngest of the 4, but it will be great. I'll have pictures & stories to share in my next post.

Here's to August! Let the rat race begin!