Spring may be here but the chill has returned as we are in the middle of "Dogwood Winter." That hasn't stopped Jenna and Ben from wanting to play outside as much as they can. They enjoyed motoring around the yard in the Gator this afternoon.
SAVE IN THE CROSS. That is the name of the musical the choir performed at church this morning and they did a fantastic job! Our lives revolved around choir practices this week but it was worth it. Vicki rejoined the choir for this event.
POOR AUNT MAR. Aunt Mar saw where Pauline was scheduled to work the nursery at church this morning and hatched a really nice plan. She called up and said, "I'll get Marisol (a neighbor who helps her clean her house some) and we'll keep the kids on Friday night so Pauline can see the dress rehearsal."
Aunt Mar was looking forward to coming and sitting with Nate in her lap as much as he would let her. Unfortunately for Aunt Mar, Nate and Marisol hit it off so well neither wanted to give the other up. As Aunt Mar left she said in a disheartened voice, "I didn't get to hold him at all!"
SOCCER TIME. The first game in the soccer schedule was yesterday. Jenna and Ben play on different teams due to their ages and most of their games are at the same time. The good thing is that we can stand between the two fields and watch either game.
Jenna's team tied (I don't know the score). Jenna made three long drives at the goal but the goalie was very quick. Ben ran around a lot. I think he got his foot on the ball once but he brought us quite a collection of dandelions throughout the game. His team won 7-2.
HUNT THOSE EGGS. Jenna and Ben have a good cache of candy now. Both had egg hunts at their schools on Friday and then there was an egg hunt as a church activity yesterday. The Easter Bunny made appearances at all three hunts. Jenna has been scared of the bunny in the past but has overcome those fears now.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. We went to see The Passion last night with some friends. It is very well done and I think a good thing to see to be reminded of just what a sacrifice Jesus made for us all. I wish I were more familiar with Catholic traditions as I did not understand the significance of some of the details in the film.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY, IT WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU. Ben and I got to church this morning and I looked down and there was a big wet spot on his sleeve. When I asked how it got there he said, "I don't have a Kleenex."
Later I discover that Ben asked Vicki for a tissue at the soccer game. She told him, "I don't have one. Use your sleeve." At least it wasn't the bathroom mirror.
NEW WORDS. Ben was aggravating Nate at lunch today. Nate finally looked at Ben, furrowed his brow, and said, "BOT!" (Stop)
SPRING BREAK. Robertson County Schools is closed for spring break this week. Jenna asked what we would be doing and I told her there were several projects to do around the house including cleaning. Jenna replied, "Well, I'm not doing it. It's my week off!" Dream on kid.
Joe
