We are Singing in the Rain

March 14

We are Singing in the Rain

It actually warmed up enough (44 degrees) to melt all the snow! It’s the 1^st time the snow has melted since the first snowfall over 3 months ago. We can finally see the grass. Whoo-hoo! We also had our 1^st thunderstorm of the season. It was spectacular. I almost grabbed an umbrella to run outside to do a dance and “sing in the rain”, but I have a suspicion I am a lightning magnet, so I refrained.

(Look!  No SNOW!!)

The Report from Orlando

Marisa left on Thursday after school for Orlando. They had 5 or 6 huge luxury motor coaches (buses) and they drove straight there. She said they are staying in an amazing hotel (and Sarah Palin is staying there too so Marisa has been keeping her eyes out for her!) Yesterday they spent the morning at “Animal Kingdom” and the afternoon at the “Epcot Center”. She said it was the best place ever! She got to eat crepes in France! This morning, her orchestra did a clinic (in a recording studio I think?) She is spending the afternoon at “Magic Kingdom” searching for some hot princes.

http://parklink.disney.go.com/parklink/dis/pi/missionspacevideo/2010-03-13/31af8aa548812910

Alayna, Alayna, Let down your blond hair

Alayna auditioned for and got the part of Rapunzel in the 2^nd grade musical. She worked super hard on learning her lines and the music. We went to see it on Tuesday and she was fantastic! Singing, dancing, and acting are really her thing. Bob will post some clips from the show.

(Another Rapunzel??)

We also went to her art show. I took pictures of her art so you could see it. One of her drawings made us die laughing. We thought she had drawn our family. She informed us that it wasn’t our family- it was just “a” family that she had drawn. Whew! Guess who we thought they were…

(We thought: Marisa far left, Kayla in the pink leotard next to her, Alayna in the picture frame above her head, me in the turtle neck, tyler in the overalls, and Bob is the stick with a balloon head in the green picture frame.)

And the winner is…

Me! Well, I got 3^rd place in the school staff wellness competition (behind the PE teacher who won) I won $30 and was pretty proud. So, I went out and rewarded myself with some new workout clothes. They are starting another competition after spring break. I may do that too.

Spring Break

We are finally on Spring Break!!!!!! Kayla spent the night at a friend’s house doing an all night Harry Potter marathon. We watched 2012 as a family yesterday and I started my puzzle. Sadly, Alayna and I have started off our break with a bad head cold. Always so fun. We plan to do lots of fun and relaxing stuff!