Spring is here, Spring is here!!- or is it???

March 2, 2008

Oh my heck!!! It is almost 50 degrees here, the snow is melting, and we didn’t have to wear coats home after church! How awesome is that??? The funny thing was that I had to park on a mini ice pile in the church parking lot. When we came out after church, the snow had melted and our car had slid out of the parking space into the middle of the lot. That was embarrassing! But, guess what is headed in tonight? Another snowstorm!
Anyway, we had a busy week as usual! On Thursday, in the middle of a snowstorm, we drove to the scout Blue and Gold Banquet. The storm was so bad (they should have canceled) that Tyler was the only scout from our ward that attended. They had a cake decorating contest and Tyler won the award for “The most yum-m-m-m-m-y cake”. (When you see the picture, you will see why) He also got to be color guard leader. He thought that was cool!
Kayla’s Battle of the Books team won their second round this week. I got to go see the competition and they did a great job. I think they have one more to win to qualify for the semi-finals. Her big business fair is next week and she and her friend Jan are selling snowballs (crushed Oreos dipped in almond bark) She was also able to attend a special YW Tuesday night for camp. She is so excited to go to camp this year!
Marisa was one of only 4 kids selected from Excelsior to attend the Kennedy Honors Orchestra. They only looked at the music the week before. She checked in at 8:00 and they rehearsed ALL day. We showed up for the concert at 6:00. I thought it was an excellent concert. Bob taped a few so we could post them on our blog. I hope that you can download it and listen. She is in the middle on the left where the violins are, but she will be a bit hard to see. Anyway, she said it was a very long day but she was grateful for the experience. She has also been working very hard on NHD (National History day) They have the first showcase next Monday. She chose to study the French Revolution. I can hardly wait til you see the pictures of her project- the guillotine she made with grandpa is awesome!!
I have been very busy subbing almost every day and trying to wade through this long grammar course. It is taking me much longer than expected. I want to get it done by spring break so I can participate in my annual ritual of scrubbing, cleaning, organizing and reorganizing the entire house. It is usually the time of year Bob puts in for overtime! We will see how much I can get done this week.
We hope all of you are doing well. Drop a line (or a few) when you get a free minute!

Kris and crew