The Puddles

Look at everything that girl went home with. She earned more than a lot of the girls. Her award ribbon was taller than her!!

the line was loooooong. It was horrible. I had all three kids with me. It took well over an hour of waiting on line to get to the booth to vote. If the kids weren’t with me I would have walked out. But what kind of a lesson would I be teaching if I didn’t vote. So we waited. And voted. And was grateful that I had the ability to cast a vote.

Madie earned six awards tonight.  More than anyone!  She did so good. She had the most AR points in the whole school.  She had the most AR points in the whole fourth grade, of course.  A certificate signed by President Obama for straight A’s. She had a highest reading grade in her class. She read all 20 bluebonnet books! (She was the first in the entire school and got to pick the movie for the AR party). She was a member of the Conroe Feeder Choir.  Six awards!  I am so proud of her.  Strangers were coming up to her congratulating her on her achievements. She is such a special young lady.

Way to go, Madie!  Dad and I are so proud of you!

I and a few other moms cooked and wrapped 300 hot dogs for the fourth grade.  It was fun. Besides one of the moms injuring her hands picking up a roasting pan (horrible steam burns on both hands.  She ended up in the ER. It was a nasty burn.)  Otherwise, the event was great!  Madie and her friend came home early and played Just Dance 3 on the Wii for hours.  I don’t know how they had the energy! It was a good day!

Ben had his Court of Awards on Thursday.  Dad took him while I went with Madie.  Chris and I would have like to have been at both events, but they were scheduled for the same night and time.

He was so proud when he came home.  This pack is so much better than the last one.  They made Ben feel so proud that evening recognizing all of the hard work that he has done.

After our first good year of scouts, this is what I’ve learned (for those times that I have to take him). 1.  Ben needs at least 3 slides.  We only lost them every week.  2.  Ask questions.  3.  Thank the volunteers generously! They do great work!!!

I think it is finally time to iron on his pack number! We are staying for a while!

Ainsley invited me to her reading restaurant this week.  The kids pretended to be waiters and brought their books in on a tray! First Ainsley told me a joke. Then Ainsley read a book to me.  Then she told me another  joke. Of course, she followed with another story that she wrote this time!  It all ended with a poem that she wrote.  It was so much fun!  Thank you Ainsley for inviting me!!

Ainsley is officially a Brownie!!!!  She woke up that morning and announced that day was going to be fabulous because she was becoming a Brownie today.  This our fourth year for Ms. Penny and I to organize this bridging ceremony for all of the Girl Scouts in Conroe.  I have no pictures of Madie bridging either as a Brownie or a Junior.  (The camera didn’t work the first year!) This time my wonderful husband made sure I had photos of Ainsley walking across the bridge!  I work really hard to help put this event on.  I do it for my girls. It is nice to have photos of the day!  The ceremony was last weekend and Ainsley is still wearing her Brownie vest all over the house.  She is adorable!

We had a lot of fun on this campout.  All five of us!  Dad was sad to leave, but he had to work in the morning!  The kids swam, played frisbee, went on a hike, and had a good time.  We participated in the dutch oven cookoff!  Chris was a judge.  I’ve never had a dinner with all of the dishes made with dutch ovens.  It certainly was fun!  Can’t wait for next year!