March Up Tos

– I paid the $90.00 ticket for talking on my cell phone while driving. I was talking to Hunter who was home alone to let him know I was running late so he wouldn’t worry, 30 seconds tops… Of course a cop was sitting there ready when I turned the corner.

– Hannah and I went whale watching with her preschool class and saw some beautiful whales and dolphins. She and her friends had the most fun barking at the seals though.

– Rob found an as-is large screen TV at auction and we picked it up for a good price. Then we discovered the color was off and that this model was part of a class action lawsuit requiring the company to replace faulty parts. Fortunately for us, the parts were on super back order so they offered to replace ours with a brand new flat screen plasma TV. This is by far the best deal we’ve ever stumbled upon. We had a movie party on Friday night, and there will be many more ahead I’m sure!

– I worked at the Calligraphy/Hornbook station for the 5th grade Colonial Day. We practiced writing with feathers and ink wells.  All of the 5th grade classes spent the whole day dressed in colonial clothing, and doing colonial things: whittling, square dances, buzz saw toys, corn husk dolls, quilting, embroidery, tin punching, painting… It was a lot of fun for me, and for Hunter too.

– Emma took a mini-drama class and played the part of “Baker” in The Gingerbread Girl.  She did a great job remembering her lines and looked so cute. Our girl sure loves to be on stage.

– I finished my beginner Photoshop Elements class and passed the final with a 97%. I haven’t really had time to do much with what I’ve learned yet, but hope to soon.

-The transition, after the boundary changes, into our new ward has been great. We’re all happy and still doing our best to keep up with our friends who are now in other wards.

– Rob got a new calling in the ward. I can’t tell you yet what it is yet, but he’s a little nervous. I know he’ll be great! Our new bishop assured me that he has a job waiting for me, but until then I’ve been filling in the gaps while our new ward is staffed (nursery, sunbeams, and leading music-the toughest so far-).

– I tallied laps at the school Jog a Thon and let me tell you, it’s no easy task when they’re all wearing the same t-shirt! I told my four kids they had to give me a high five every time to make sure they were counted for each lap. They all had fun running, dumping water on their heads, and eating popsicles afterward.

So that’s the gist of what we’ve been up to this month. Here’s hoping that April will be a better blogging month. I have some March photos in the gallery now too.