Summer at last!

Well, today is the first official day of summer vacation and our unseasonably hot weather has returned to the normal, overcast/mid-60s... go figure! Oh well. It will give me a chance to cross some of those cleaning projects off of my list. My plan is to tackle one room each day - well, not consecutive days, but designated cleaning days. Today I am moving at a snails pace and enjoying the prospect of not having to be any particular place or have any particular agenda accomplished. I am trying to get my weeks worth of laundry put away so I can see our coffee table again, but beyond that, Zach and Addison and I have just been hanging out. They are napping now and I am actually at a loss as to what to do with myself. And being in a bit of a lazy rut at the moment, I may just do nothing! Kevin is working very long days trying to get the church auditorium finished, so he's pretty much out of the picture for entertainment purposes the next few days. Ho hum... maybe I'll take a nap too!

Field Day

The last day of school this year we held a field day at the bottom of the hill. It was a huge sucess and we look forward to a bigger and better one next year!

Raymond and Jeremy doing the 3-legged-race

Grannie came to spend the day with the little kids

and watch Raymond participate in all the events.

My cutie-patutie Addison

Maybe she'll win the water balloon toss!

What do you suppose happens when you put a battery powered car (with the wheels spinning) into a little girls hair? I wish I had taken pictures, but I was busy trying (for a LONG time) to somehow unwind that ultra-fine hair from the wheel. What a mess! I almost just cut it, but then finally pulled enough of it out to free her. More came out during bath... Addison was not very patient and in fact, made it worse by trying to squirm away. Any guess which of her brothers was the culprit? Our little Zach Attack, of course. Also on his list of offenses today: cup of sand and log into the quick set pool we were trying to put up, screw driver into the side of the kiddie pool we put up last week (puncturing the first level) and I'm pretty sure he's responsible for digging up half of my raised bed garden-which I had just planted seeds in. Guess it'll be exciting trying to guessing what is coming up ;o) That is one busy kid! My restful Saturday was anything but - which does not bode well for my summer. Nevertheless, I am absolutely looking forward to spending some extended time at home with by brood. I love the summer!

Counting the days

Only 5 days of school left... hard to believe how quickly this year has gone. Raymond is moving up to 3rd grade. He still struggles with spelling, but has become an avid reader, so I hope that will take care of itself as time goes. Zachary will start preschool in the fall. I told our principal the other day that he needed to give the preschool teacher a raise! Addison will stay with Mrs. Cummings in the nursery. I wonder how that will go without her brother. They fight a lot these days, but she is always lost without her brothers and gets so excited when they see each other after being apart awhile. Very sweet. Hopefully I'll be able to work blogging into my summer routine. I have a weekly "schedule" 'I hope to impliment - we'll see how it goes!

Grandpa Bob send this my way and I really enjoyed it, so I thought I'd share.

http://www.lshs64.com/enjoytheride.html

Rain or Shine

Happy Easter one and all! What a blessed day to be a Christian and celebrate our Saviour's resurrection. Following the morning service, our church always has an egg hunt - rain or shine. Today, unfortunately it was rain. It didn't seem to faze the kids at all -although my umbrella was blown inside out and Addison's hat wouldn't say on. I have pics of the two little ones but will need to wait until Grannie gives me the pictures she took of Raymond to post those.

McTeacher's Night

Denise Minge and me -------------- Grannie brought the kids ----------------- Kevin making fries

Kevin is working hard to get a flag-football team started at our very small Christian school. We only have enough players to field an 8-a-side team, but the boys are excited to play and have already started practicing. Unlike most tackle football programs in public schools, we will play in the spring, instead of the fall. There are 5-6 schools in the NW that are interested and possibly willing to play, so Kevin has adapted a rules book and is now trying to raise funds to buy uniforms and equipment for our team.

The most recent fundraiser was a McTeacher's Nite. It was actually a lot of fun! I worked up front and had my first ever experience behind the counter of a fast food restaurant. Business was brisk and we'll find out hopefully within the next week how much money we made. I'll keep you posted as more develops on the football front