So............

I really, truly have been meaning to finish updating my blog. I have pictures from the Wildflower Center with Mom and Dad, Bekah's play, end of school year pics, this years art from the kids....

And now is the time that my lovely computer decides not to work properly! I guess I'm calling ATT tomorrow to complain about the internet speed...again. I'll do that in between chores, playing with the kids (it is summer after all), finding a percussion kit for Paul (have you heard he made the percussion class in middle school?), doing homework, and cooking for the fam.

What is the deal? And while I'm ranting, why can't I find a contractor to redo my bathroom? They either want an arm and leg, haven't returned the bid to me, or won't call back in the first place. I guess business is just good for them and they don't need a new customer. Good for them, not so much for me.

On the happy side of life, it is summer. The summer classes I'm taking aren't all that bad. In fact, there's really no work at all in the math class (and I'm even learning a thing or two!). I have purchased plane tickets to visit Elko in August - YEA! - and I'm running almost the whole 5K distance now. Can't wait for that race just before my b-day in August.

Ok, back to work...school work...I guess I should utilize this time at school to do that. :)

Ramblin' at the Park

Bluebonnets...
Our state flower and Bekah's all time favorite. They were especially beautiful this year and there were several nice patches at the park on this day.


Perspective


Stalking...
We happened to see a deer while were were walking along the path. I certainly wasn't expecting it but the deer is probably used to it by now. (I have no idea why this is underlined...don't know how it happened or how to turn it off...hmmmmm)


Of course, one must try to get as close to the deer as possible...


but when a gaggle of other kids join in, it doesn't work too well.

No, really...it's for the kids...

Have I mentioned that I get addicted to things? Chocolate...coke...reading...chocolate...oh yeah, Guitar Hero....
So, we borrowed a Wii from Tim's brother for the kids to play with over Spring Break. They (and by they I mean Tim and myself as well) loved it. It is actually pretty neat. Of course, the kids do not have a real appreciation for a lot of the music on there as most of it is from waaaaayyyy before their time. We felt obligated to play so the appreciation would be noted...yeah, that's the reason...

ROCK ON BABY!


Yeah, we still got it...whatever it is.

Spring 2010 Sports

Soccer

D-E-F-E-N-S-E
Bekah is really good at defending the goal. Almost nothing got past her. She also improved her long kicks this season. Her dad taught her to back up, run up on the ball, and kick it hard!


Strike a pose!
Always one to pose for a shot...I took this one for her teacher. Although, I don't think her teacher ever got a copy...note to self...

Football

Huddle up!
Paul is at the very right hand side of this huddle. That is our favorite ref in the picture as well. Some people just love what they do and he's one of 'em.

CATCH!
Yep! That's my boy, right in the middle about to catch the football. This was their first game where he was just on fire! He caught several passes and pulled several flags. Future MVP??

Bekah

Just some random shots of Bekah from the last couple of weeks.
She had an assignment to write a paragraph of an experience she had. Well, she whined and whined that she couldn't think of anything so I finally just pulled out all the pictures from the Yellowstone trip to remind her (btw, she loves to pose for the camera).


Playing defense on her new soccer team. They've had one game. No win but we have lots of potential!


Our project. We are weeding this flower bed in hopes of planting strawberries, tomatoes, and anything else that sounds or looks good.


This one taken just today at recess. Bekah and her friends Grace and Maddie. So sweet!!!

Business Fair

Fifth grade had their business fair today. The students have to come up with a product to sell (I think the teachers give them a list of ideas), they have to market it (make a poster), and sell it in the gym on the appointed day (yell at each student who walks by). So here we see Paul and his partner, David, eagerly awaiting their next customer.

Their product was paper clip flippers. Bent paper clips that will flip any object a few feet away when pressure is applied correctly. They come in multiple colors. Please feel free to send in your orders.

For an extra fee, you can also purchase specialized objects to flip with your paper clip flipper.

And here are the industry moguls counting out the number of tickets which indicates how many items have been sold.

We are still trying to figure out the purpose of this unit of study since we had to have a lengthy discussion with Paul about how businesses don't get their supplies donated to them by their mothers and then count every sale as pure profit. I do know that they enjoyed being out of the classroom for a whole day!

Car Conversation

Here's how it went on the way to school this morning (maybe not exact words but it's pretty close!):

Paul: I love chipmunks. Chipmunks are so cool.

Bekah: Yeah, chickmunks are cool.

Paul: They are my second favorite...next to pigs. Pigs are the best!

Me: (Laughing hysterically inside my head.)

Paul: Pigs are so awesome and oinky...

I can't remember anymore because then I started thinking about how I had to put it on the blog as soon as I got home. Pigs...really? That must have been some powerful eye medicine he took last night :)

These kids crack me up!