Music Monday

I love this band and this song is awesome!!

Graduation Time

It's so hard to believe that a year ago I was planning our girls graduation. Emilee and I worked hard on the planning and ideas behind her big day. It seems it was a big hit and this year we are helping some others prepare for their big day. If you have a big celebration coming may I suggest just make it how you want it to be. Throw caution to the wind and make it fun. Don't worry if every things not perfect.(do you hear me Julie?) No one cares about your dust and if they do shame on them!! I thought I would repost a few pictures of our special day.

Catch Up

My people did this mommy proud. I got to have a wonderful spinach quiche with a mixed fruit cup on the side. I received a beautiful hanging basket and a glider for the front porch. The fellas let me go visit sissy for the day and we had a great time . We ate lunch on a boat that sits on the Ohio. Good lunch, spinach salad with blackened grilled chicken..yum. We walked around downtown Madison and even went to a flea market. These are random pictures we took .

The hanging basket is a gift to my friend who turned 40. I like to welcome all new members to the club. What club? The Fabulous Forties club. Membership comes whether you want it to or not. I like to remind new members that it's only a number and embrace it. So I wrote little tags with fun messages on them.

Last night was another literacy party and this time we tried very hard to reach our Hispanic population. We had 75, this was huge. I applaud these folks for coming out and trying to learn something new to help their children. I must tell you it was a tough gig. I love to talk and having to work with an interpreter was a little challenging . It made me think about all the challenges these families face. No one likes wearing shoes that don't fit!!

So many projects so little time!!!

Winner

We have a winner.....Rebecca!! Yes, comment #2 was pulled from the jar. So, Rebecca just shoot me an email with your address and I will get that in the mail to you.
Thanks for all that posted a comment and please remember your strengths and not so much about your weaknesses. God gave us all a gift set, it's just figuring out what it is and using it.

Congratulations to our lucky winner.

Giveaway

Well, it was my blogs 1 year anniversary this past weekend and I have a giveaway. Some yummy tea to sit and relax with as you are listening to your new Jeremy Camp CD. And how about you wear this fun Jesus loves you but I'm his favorite t-shirt. Throw in some fun glass magnets and a crocheted dishcloth and I think we have it covered.

Just leave me a comment and tell me what you are good at. Not your kids but one thing you do well. I know this can be hard but ladies lets concentrate on our strengths and not our weaknesses. I will select a winner this Saturday May 9th .

Thank you for all your blog support and I have enjoyed getting to know so many of you.

Big Hugs

Breaking Up

Whoever said breaking up is hard to do was so right but do you think they meant for the family? Our family adores our girls special fella but raising a strong young woman that thinks for herself can be rough. This is one of those times. He's graduating and she's just starting and being a
pre-med student she has a long road ahead. What a smart girl to determine you just don't have time for a relationship, how wise to take your studies seriously, to be focused on your dreams couldn't make us prouder, but does this mean we have to break up with him too? Apparently it does.
I take comfort knowing that for many years we have been praying that someday the Lord would sent to her, her BOAZ. I pray she will be open and ready for that. I know that God has plans for both of these young people.
So lets pray for young love and broken hearts.

Blast Off

Cafeteria where we have snack (those milk cartons can be rough for little hands to open)

Conversation activity

Math activity with skittles

Reading

I wanted to share pictures of what I have been working on . Spring brings kindergarten round -up and kindergarten blast off. These are two of my favorite events. Test scores are showing that 60% of our children entering kindergarten are not prepared. This is how my job was created. We are grant based and concentrate on reaching families birth to 5. We share so many neat things and I decided that next week I will share one of the techniques with you. But for today I wanted to share our kindergarten blast off event. We work with the teachers and create sessions for the kids to do with their parents. We do writing, math, and reading. The families receive all kinds of activities to practice over the summer and the kids favorite part ...the bus rides. This event brings a comfort to the children and their parents on what is expected. It's not like when I was in school and we went to school to learn. They have to know so many things. We just read our surveys and it's so wonderful when a parent tells you that their child feels so much better about coming to school. They love all the activities and are excited about kindergarten. All parents want their children to succeed . I am thankful for this job and feel so blessed that I get to contribute to the future of our youth.

I would be glad to share any info I have, just shoot me an email.