At long last...a website update.
Summer was just getting started when I made my last website updates. Fortunately, for me, we also have a blog which can be updated easily from my cell phone. Otherwise there would be large gaps in the story-telling of the Mellmann Family life. It's been a great summer, but it is already half over. By half I mean that half of my kids are back in school. Patrick started on Monday ( see his picture here ) as a fifth grader at Trinity. For the first time, in nearly five years, he was ready for school to start. Patrick looked forward to reconnecting with his school friends, and his teacher, whom he really likes a lot. With the first week almost over, he is still sporting a really good attitude toward school and the work required. I wish I could say the same about guitar practice and Tae Kwon Do. :) Katherine starts her first grade year next Wednesday. It will be interesting to see how she handles the new academic requirements (first grade is more academically demanding than