Gardens, Grades and a Balloon Artist!

Last Week

On Monday we planted our garden. I decided to do it a little differently than last year and go with squares instead of rows. We'll see how this turns out. I thought it might be slightly easier to weed. Blaze has been busy digging next to the compost fence (shown in the right corner) to get tasty morsels. I saw her eating the last hard boiled egg from Easter when I left home this morning. Shell and all. GROSS!

On Wednesday the kids had a half day and we got to go pick up report cards and have conferences with their teachers. Kirstin had all A's even in her Honors Math and English class! Beauty and Brains. Boys you'd better watch out!

Noah had A's and B's and is progressing great. His teacher is a family friend and I was able to do our conference over the phone. (It was so nice!)

I had to talk to each of Emil M.'s teachers to schedule his exams prior to leaving for the family reunion at the end of the school year. It was actually very nice to hear them tell me what a kind person he is. His Creative Writing teacher had great things to say about him as well and informed me of some writing/scholarship contest she wanted him to enter in so we got right on that and he sent off two submissions the next day. He's taking the lead of the High School's literary magazine they put out every year and will be seeing it through to publication. It's great experience and I'm happy to see him taking some leadership roles at school.

That night was Noah's last soccer game. Spring Soccer is the shortest of all the sports seasons lasting only 5 weeks I think. (Now that's my kind of sport!!!) They ended the season undefeated and he was so proud.

On Saturday Noah's school had it's Spring Fling. Our HSA (just like PTA) was in charge of it. It was my last big event as the HSA Co-President. It turned out great and everyone had a good time. I made balloon animals all day and walked around making sure all the booths were manned and all was in order.

I found the best Youtube video on how to make the sweetest balloon bracelets for girls.

Swords for boys

and I already had a book on how to do animals but the only one I had memorized to make was the dog. This is my little pink poodle!

I had to have my crazy balloon hat because what is a balloon artist without a crazy balloon hat?

I think I might bring some balloons to the Family Reunion. The kids would love it but with so many boys I'll have to expand my artsy arsenal.

Our best booth was definitely the Pie in the Face booth. We got some of the teachers and other staff to be our targets. Here is Noah's Teacher. At least the Rediwhip was extra creamy!

Noah got his face painted and the Band Boosters came out and sold Funnel Cake. I've seen kits where you can make it at home now and I'm totally tempted, but really! Do I need that temptation living in my house? It was sooooooo good though!

I'm so glad it's done. We will have a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in a couple of weeks but I just realized that our family will be camping that weekend and we're leaving the day before the luncheon. Thankfully Shelly, the other Co-President is going to take charge of it.

It feels good to finally be finished with that responsibility.

It's been a two year term and I made it!