Dolly Parton

Tori's state project was due and she did Tennessee. She had to do a booklet shaped as the state, do a shoe box made into a float, and dress up as a person from her state. She dressed up as Dolly Parton. With her fur coats and high heel shoes she was ready to be a blonde. Just for the record she made an A+.

18,000 EGGS

We may be a small church but when you ask you shall receive, and we did. The church had an Easter Egg hunt and we had 18,000 filled eggs. The kids had a ball and left with enough candy to eat for months. When you start putting eggs out you know you place them in a well hidden spot but after the 5th bag you just start throwing them.
We might even find some eggs still out there.

Sam's Program

Sam's grade did a program in honor of the best children's author ever....Dr Suess. They sang every story he ever wrote. My favorite was Sam I Am of coarse but Sam wanted to be Thing One. I think she is Thing Three. It was a great night without a fight...it was from here to there that everyone had as much fun as they do at the fair. Ok I will leave the rimes to Suess.

The Little Mermaid

We wnet to Atlanta last weekend to see the Southern Ballet. This year's show was the Little Mermaid. Emma was in it and she played a poor sole..the counterpart of the Seawitch. It was hard to believe that was Emma under all that black. She did a great job as did the dance company. We had to go thru some bad weather to get there. Ho thought the ballet should have been the Wizzard of Oz...the tornados would have been a perfect backdrop. But we made it there and back without any problems. It was good to have everyone together again. The long hours and hard work that Emma put in really showed. It was a great time for us all.

Girls sport day

The girls and I went to UNC this past weekend and joined 250 other girls and women in learning a new sport. We had a blast. Jenna tried basketball, flag football, archery, and field hockey. Tori did tennis, running, archery, and field hockey. Sam learned self defense, archery, field hockey, and running. I tried Nia, Zumba, self denfense, and tennis. I can say after 20 minutes of Nia and 20 minutes of Zumba I learned I was out of shape. It snowed a little while the girls were outside but they came in and warmed up pretty fast. It was cool to try something new. Jenna and Sam made the newspaper. Tori got to meet the head leader of Girls on the Run. I learned the run I signed up to run with Tori in May is a 5K. I need to get in shape fast.

Ho's Hobby

Ho and Bear went on another adventure. This time they ended up at Bike Week. While the rest of us froze they were at the beach. They had a great time. They came home talking about the crazy bikes, all the people, and what the biker women were wearing (or should I say not wearing). It is great for Ho to have a hobby. He loves how fast the bike goes and for his gray hair to blow in the breeze. I think he enjoys it because when he is on his bike he can't hear the noise of his 5 girls. When he puts on his leather he does look like a member of the village people. Go Ho Go!!

Rodeo

Sunday the girls and I went to the rodeo. There is nothing better then being in a place with so many country folks. My grandmother would have been upset to know I did not stand when they played Dixie but I did my loudest redneck yell and clapped. Tori really enjoys the bullfighters...the rodeo clowns, Jenna loves the bull riding, and Sam loves all the pretty horses. You ask what do I like...while I found a few things that looked very nice. So if anyone needs a hint for what to get me for my birthday (you know it is only 6 months away)just look at some of the pictures above..I don't mean the clown, been there done that. I guess you can say I have trained the girls well, when we came in Jenna picked a place to sit on the side of the fence. I asked why and she said when the cowboys get ready to rope they ALL will be standing in front of us. I must say we did have the best seats in the house.