We're all a little Nutty

It seems I'm always irritated about one thing or another, so you can imagine my relief when I was informed... I can't wait!

This is at the first soccer game that got cancelled because of weather (not the last). And this is what we decided to do for Spring Break instead of camping at Goblin Valley, as originally planned. The kids slept out in the backyard in the foul weather all week long and were happy as can be. Lizzie has gotten quite good at soccer. The kindergarten teams have 20 minutes of practice before each game and then they play 4 on 4 with no goalies. Dillon loves playing defense. He runs like a gazelle. He's the one on the left. I loved this picture because Mara had a bubble beard. She would hold the bubble wand so close to her face that she was getting no bubbles, but probably ingesting plenty. Interestingly, she ate a huge dinner after that bubble cleanse. Dillon and his friends had to make cardboard surfboards for school and everyone decided to surf down the hill in the backyard with the leftover pieces. I bet you wish you could see the pictures from when I went down, huh? Just in cas...

I've been thinking lately that I should make a list of things that I'm thankful my mom taught me, and then give it to her for Mother's Day. One of the items on the list would be that she taught me it was important to volunteer, specifically at church, school, and in the community. I unexpectedly received an award at a PTA meeting last night for volunteering at the elementary school. It made me happy that my efforts were noticed and appreciated, though that's certainly not why I help out. And, as a result, I can't stop thinking about WHY I volunteer to do so many random things. When each of us picks a task at the schools that we can do well and does it diligently, it helps kids in ways they wouldn't be helped because there just aren't enough hands to go around otherwise. I love being involved because I know what's going on in the school. The faculty members know who I am, and I think they even treat my kids better because of it. That's one of t...