This is one of my favorite times of the year. The dogwood trees are in bloom and I really enjoy looking at them as I drive around. All the bigger trees are starting to leaf out but they haven't put out enough foliage to obscure the dogwoods yet so they really show up plainly in all the woods.
TEA ANYONE? Jenna celebrated her birthday in high style on Saturday. She and her friends had a formal tea at Burdette's Tea Shop in Springfield. It was a girls only affair so the boys and I were not invited, but after looking at the pictures and video we could tell they all had a great time.
Each of the girls wore a very pretty spring dress and were served small peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, cheese and crackers, and other types of finger food. The really fun part was that each girl had their own tea pot, cup, and saucer and poured their own beverage. Maegan, one of Jenna's classmates, kept guzzling her drink just so she could pour more into her cup. It was a very nice way to celebrate Jenna's sixth birthday.
We did have a small family celebration before church yesterday evening and Vicki and Ben took ice cream treats to school today. Pauline laughingly commented that celebrating this birthday was worse than getting ready for a wedding.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM...not quite. But we did have our second soccer game on Saturday. Ben's team won, but I don't know the score. I was just proud to see the boy actually kick the ball once. I got a good laugh at one point in the game. A bunch of the players got all tangled up in trying to get to the ball and fell in a heap. Ben, who was standing about 8 feet away from this, decided it looked like fun and flopped down on the ground too. It seemed like the coach spent a lot of time standing Ben back up after this. The coaches also had a good time hauling tired players from the field on their shoulders. Ben would probably say this was the best part of the game.
Jenna's team played a very exciting game. Near the end of the game Jenna got the ball and drove it the length of the field and scored the goal that tied the game up 2-2 (which ended up being the final score). After the game Jenna said, "I can't believe I scored, but the goalie just wasn't even paying attention!"
NEW WORDS. I think we have been hearing a few English words out of Nate this week. He can say "Ben" when he wants to and can also call for "Nenna" when he sees Jenna. He also walked up to me the other day, handed me a book, and said something that sounded a lot like "read."
ON TV. About a month ago I reported that I was doing some editing work for a TV show called Spiritual Outdoor Adventures. I have finished the episode I was working on and it will air this weekend. It features Gray LeVox, lead singer for Rascal Flatts, deer hunting with show host Jimmy Sites at Legends Ranch in Michgan.
Those of you in the Nashville market can catch (or tape) the show on Sunday morning at 8:30 on Channel 30, our UPN affiliate. It is also broadcast on the following cable/satellite networks: Family TV, FeTV, i-Life TV Network, and Faith TV. Do not watch this show if you do not want to see several white tail deer killed on camera. After watching these scenes Vicki said, "I just can't stand this," over and over.
OUT OF ORDER. Well, Vicki's kitchen is back in business, but if you come to visit right now you will need to step across to Pauline's house if you need to use the bathroom. When they peeled up the floor in our only bathroom they found a lot of water damage from a leaky toilet and a leak in the shower plumbing. We got the guy that built Mrs. Connie's house to come fix the floor. Somehow he replaced the subfloor without removing the tub. Hopefully we'll be back in business by Wednesday night.
Joe
