May in Review
Bible/Character: FAITH training covered John 7-13, with memorization of John 8:58, 10:11 and 12:46. The verse which has "stuck with us" all the most was the final one of the school year, which reminds us: "I have come into the world as a light, so that noone who believes in me will stay in darkness." We see so much darkness all around (and even within), but we are not doomed to STAY in it! Praise God for His mercies to us. Chad was away for one of our FAITH training times this month; in his absence we chose to review all the verses memorized since August. These girls have amazing recall! I bet they got over 90% of the 34 verses word-for-word. The motions and the copywork have helped cement God's Word in their hearts and minds. What a blessing! The "big girls" agreed that their favorite verse of the year was "If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Matthew 15:14 FSK lessons have kept CTD busy in her trek through the Old Testament, and Callie continues to learn about God's character through her time in "Paradise Pond." This month, we also completed our slow reading of Elizabeth George's book God's Widsom for Little Girls. Community Bible Study ended abruptly as the girls' music program was cancelled due to a funeral at Immanuel. They ended up performing an abbreviated version on the next (final) week, and said their good-byes for the summer to their much-loved teachers. . . with "monster cookies" and devotional journals for each. What amazing women to volunteer so much of their time and themselves teaching our girls from God's Word.
Dictation/Copywork: Scriptures from FAITH training and other selections as assigned.
Grammar/Phonics: Coplea continues her weekly grammar lessons (both worksheet and online instruction) and Callie is continuing to show progress (albeit slow) in her phonics mastery. In reviewing the school year this month, we have noted that she now has learned over 100 sight words and 54 beginning/ending sounds. We are very proud of her hard work in overcoming obstacles and learning to read! To give us greater insight into her difficulties, we did choose to have her privately evaluated - our initial time with the Christian NeuroPsychiatrist was actually encouraging, and the full testing date is in a couple of days. . . . we'll see what that reveals (likely nothing we don't already know as her parents, but perhaps reassuring?). Callie has also continued to enjoy her Explode the Code series and occasional onlline phonics games.
Handwriting: Daily practice ongoing. Callie has improved tremendously in this area over the course of her first grade year, and can sit down to do very neat and consistent writing when she chooses to (always the key with her!). Caris has also joined us at the table for writing many days lately, enjoying forming "thin men," "tables," and "slides" (all pre-writing exercises). She thinks it's wonderful fun to write "your name" over and over again (scribbling, but all within the confines of one line on ruled paper - pretty impressive for a 2 year-old!).
Math: Callie has moved pretty quickly through her introduction to subtraction. She began with "-2" and moved on to "-9" and "-8" (which are really just a matter of adding one and adding two, respectively). Doubles have been the easiest concept for her thus far. Coplea studied prime and composite numbers, along with conversions (feet:miles, pounds:tons, etc). The greatest highlight of our month was somewhat of a math moment as well. One of the speakers at this year's homeschool conference was Math-U-See founder Steve Demme. We had marked the dates on our calendar last year when we heard he would be a presenter since our girls love Math-U-See and it's an Arkansas company (or so I thought). Interestingly, he wasn't scheduled to speak about math at all. Finding that intriguing, I went to his session on "Personal Devotions." It was clear this man is godly and real. A great combination! The following day, with Chad and I together at the conference, we attended "The Family that Stays Together, Stays Together," expecting it to be about lasting marriage/avoiding divorce. Instead, Steve gave a biblical defense of homeschooling along with a passionate call for husbands and wives to properly relate to one another. I was greatly encouraged about the benefits of homeschooling, but also challenged to reevaluate how we view the role of the church and more in our children's education. Steve mentioned he was hoping to play frisbee golf after the conference, so we introduced ourselves afterwards and shared about our ministry with FamilyLife, then offered him a frisbee golf partner in Chad. It all came together - Chad ran to WalMart and picked up a couple packs of discs - and I had a lovely devotional time while the guys chatted on the "course" near Harding University.
We hustled back just a few minutes late for the "Jonah" symphony, and were grateful for the opportunity to meet such a great man in Steve Demme. Fast forward to Sunday morning, when Chad's cell phone rang, and it was Steve. He was stuck in Little Rock and had our card. . .so joined us for second service and then came over for lunch. What fun the girls had visiting with their "math teacher." He was truly interested in each of them, and even good-naturedly signed their Math-U-See books for them (Coplea had just completed the Gamma book on that Friday). We even called friends from around the corner over to have him sign their homeschooled kids' books, too! Neat that Chad's mom was in town for several days, and she was a junior high math teacher for years. . . so they were able to "talk shop" together in that way.
The conversation surrounding those couple of days made it clear that our hearts "resonated" with Steve and his message about families. We desperately desire to help him share it for an even broader audience. Chad was able to show him around at the FamilyLife offices a bit that Sunday afternoon, and we had the privilege of praying for him aloud as a family before he took off for the airport hotel. (Wish he could have taken our offer to stay with us as we later headed to the river for a memorable evening walk!) A brother in Christ. . . and a new friend. (p.s. Math-U-See is based in PA - they just happen to have reps in Siloam Springs, AR) Praising God for the opportunity to know Steve. (Learn more about the Demmes and Math-U-See at www.stevedemme.com . . . he even mentioned our visit on his blog - big fun!)
Science: Continuing to learn about seeds, and moving on to a study of flowers. The herbs we worked so hard to prepare and grow. . . didn't. However, when we scrapped that and moved on with smiles to plant bean seeds, the girls used the same little terracotta pots and just a few short days later. . . herbs! They grew rather quickly in the sunlight with minimal water, though they'd refused to over the past 5 weeks in UV light with plenty of water. Go figure! One fun project the girls undertook this month was "planting" bean seeds in ziploc bags with wet paper towels, and then placing them in 3 different locations: a sunny window, a dark closet and the refrigerator. Coplea's hypothesis proved right after 12 days, as the seed in the closet became the longest of the plants ("looking for the sun"). Good job, girls!
PhysEd: Lots of backyard play this month, with the pool opening Memorial Day weekend to officially kick-off our summer outdoors! An All-Staff meeting with gym time, attending a UofA Baseball game together in Fayetteville, moving over to the track stadium instead in order to catch a bit of pole vaulting; swimming, swimming and more swimming, 7 or 8 trips to various local parks with Mommy, Grandma or Grandy and immersing ourselves in the life of an athlete as we studied Eric Liddell and watched Chariots of Fire. (Mommy and Daddy also watched Rocky Balboa!)
Latin: Coplea has completed the entire Prima Latina course - How do you say "kudos" in Latin?!! A job well done.
Reading/Literature: Callie continues 20 minutes per day of reading instruction with mom. This month we relied largely on Phonics Pathways materials, but also included easy readers about Eric Liddell and the Jazz Age. Coplea's reading for the month included several titles on jazz and the life of Louis Armstrong, a diary of World War I (historical fiction), Balto and the Great Race (about a sled dog who aids a remote Alaskan village), and Risking the Forbidden Game (a Trailblazer series book set in 1920's Morocco - Maude Cary). In reading about the life of Eric Liddell, the girls both completed several comprehension worksheets. Two new read-alouds have been enjoyed during May - All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace (we anticipate enjoying this entire series over the summer).
History/Geography: History topics for the month were all focused on the 1920s - "The Roaring '20s," "The Jazz Age" and more. We looked in-depth at the changes in men's and women's fashion from the turn of the century through 1930; studied Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and Hoover (and their First Ladies); talked about the importance of radio and its rise as a common news and entertainment source; investigated the life and faith of Olympic gold-medalist Eric Liddell; enjoyed a look at America's favorite pastime of baseball (and a sad commentary on the racial divisions within sports during the early 20th Century); discussed scientific advances such as Hubble's telescope and Goddard's rockets; and found out why America loved Charles Lindbergh so much as the decade came to a close and he flew solo across the Atlantic in The Spirit of St. Louis. After catching up on some timeline entries, our year came to a close with a brief discussion of the prosperity "balloon" which was the 1920s, and how that all deflated with the crash of our stock market in October 1929 on "Black Thursday."
One really awesome lesson in history came as we pored over my Great Great Aunt's "Girl Graduate" book, compiled as a scrapbook during or shortly after her high school years in Wilmar, Arkansas in the early '20s. Our youngest daughter is named after this school teacher and beloved aunt, and her book provided a fascinating glimpse into the era. The girls were simply spell-bound. That's what I call "living history!" Not sure exactly how I ended up with such a treasure, but we'll definitely hold it in safekeeping. After touring the Old Statehouse Museum last week and seeing their vast collection of Arkansas artifacts, Coplea's wanting to donate it to their holdings!
(Our end-of-year family celebration will be two days in/around Hot Springs enjoying "bathhouse row" and getting a glimpse of what it was like to live during the "Gangster Era.")
Creative Writing and Typing: Coplea completed her index card fact sheets on the US Presidents through Coolidge. She reviewed the components of a good essay, and tried her hand by writing one about jazz. She also wrote a book report on Billy Sunday and a pretty insightful summary piece on "The Roaring '20s."
Fine Arts: Our favorite Children's Theatre production of the year came with Arkansas Arts Center's The Secret Garden performance. Very memorable! The girls listened to radio "theater" via their relatively new MP3 players as we traveled to Fayetteville in early May - a taste of the 1920s using 21st Century technology. Coplea has enjoyed giving her younger sister(s) a few art lessons this month. They were thrilled to learn we had signed them up for official ones again starting in September! We all enjoyed a perusal of the Young Arkansas Artists exhibit (including a work by their cousin Sarah) at the Arts Center - some really talented kids in this state! And only God could orchestrate their to be a traveling exhibit of the History of the "Arts and Crafts Movement," which was in its prime from 1890-1930) going on while we were touring the center. . . and just following our discussion of how art moved into furnishings and furnishings into art during that time period. Cool!
Music Appreciation: Coplea completed this year's piano lessons, with a recital at Colaianni Piano in the Heights attended by Daddy, Granddad and BB (Mommy was home with fussy, feverish little ones that night). She also used her talent to encourage the elderly by joining the DeLon and Shelton families in playing for the residents of Outlooke Pointe nursing home in Maumelle. Coplea and Callie were both elated to attend a performance by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra with their Grandma Beth as our Mother's Day gift to her during her time here. They saw the Pulitzer Prize-nominated original score "Jonah" by David Itkin. Our gift to the girls on their final day of "school" was a new CD called "Kingdom Kidz," which comes with a lanyard and trading-type pins which they earn as they memorize each song. They are actually a Scripture memory aid, but will also expose the girls to various genres of music along the way. A perfect gift for our times in the van this summer.
Pre-PreSchool: Caris is more and more aware of the words to songs from church and CDs we have at home. Her current favorite is "Jumping Up and Down" - especially the jumping part and the shouting part ("Hosanna!"). We are looking forward to watching her do a whole lot of swimming in the next few months. Right now it's just fun hearing all of her words ("That hurt my peelings!") and watching the way her mind works through things. . .and realizing she's "just two."
Other Activities:
"After the Boxes are Unpacked" Bible study group in our home
Helped the Tillmans by keeping their 3 youngest girls several times during the month - a very stressful time at their church
Chad continuing to meet with his mentor Mike H. early Wed. mornings
A trip to Fayetteville for 48 hours to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Christ on Campus. . . so influential in Chad's Christian walk - seeing old college friends of his and touring the campus where he walked and studied was a fun time. We also unexpectedly got to join supporters/friends for their church service at FellowshipNWA and then in their home for a Cinco de Mayo feast.
Final Community Group of the school year - a family cook-out at the Englishes
Wendy's brunch with Barbara Rainey: an encouraging morning
Chad spent a full week in the Boston area speaking at churches and meeting with current and potential supporters; also attending a training seminar on "Effective Negotiating" (meanwhile, becoming more and more intrigued with his Peacemaker www.hispeace.org training at the ministry. . . more on that to come, I'm sure)
Coplea's End of the Year party for Fellowship's first-service 4th grade girls. She really seemed to enjoy the evening, and was able to thank and honor her leaders.
A trip to Center Ridge to spend a few days with Grandy while Chad was away.
Wendy's HomeLinc orientation dinner; also, Ideation forum for women. . . what a fabulous idea!
Dentist appointments for the big girls
Chad and his mom arrived within a couple of hours of one another from separate cities as he returned from his time away. So glad to see them both!
"Big girls" helped Daddy as part of the Marlowe Manor pool and park clean up day (a great service project for them)
Family fun at Murray Park and on a long walk with everyone (including Grandma) across the Millenium Trail footbridge (aka "Big Dam Bridge") - we skipped rocks on the North Little Rock side. Glad we got to be there at dusk.
Our official introduction (about time?!) as Senior Staff at an All Staff meeting 5/22 - Beth was able to be present, though our oversight in double-checking the schedule caused her to miss our video presentation and time of prayer
Chad's diligent Tuesday call nights
Our 11th anniversary - a night out for dinner and ice cream. . . interrupted by a babysitter who was throwing up (That's never happened before - poor McKenna!)
A Memorial Day weekend cook-out at Granddad and BB's
Renovation time! The girls helped Chad pull out all the old crossties in our backyard landscaping to make way for new retaining wall stones (unfortunately, Mom wasn't much help as Caris was inside for 24 hours+ with a 103-104 degree fever)
Summer Reading Club sign-ups (The girls are well on their way to their own individual goals. Coplea plans to read "99 books" - all long ones; while Callie is shooting for "12" (wish I knew how to type that two backwards for full effect).
Christy Nockels concert tomorrow night
And we leave Thursday for our mini-vacation to Murfreesboro and Hot Springs!
Happy Summer -
wendy
Dictation/Copywork: Scriptures from FAITH training and other selections as assigned.
Grammar/Phonics: Coplea continues her weekly grammar lessons (both worksheet and online instruction) and Callie is continuing to show progress (albeit slow) in her phonics mastery. In reviewing the school year this month, we have noted that she now has learned over 100 sight words and 54 beginning/ending sounds. We are very proud of her hard work in overcoming obstacles and learning to read! To give us greater insight into her difficulties, we did choose to have her privately evaluated - our initial time with the Christian NeuroPsychiatrist was actually encouraging, and the full testing date is in a couple of days. . . . we'll see what that reveals (likely nothing we don't already know as her parents, but perhaps reassuring?). Callie has also continued to enjoy her Explode the Code series and occasional onlline phonics games.
Handwriting: Daily practice ongoing. Callie has improved tremendously in this area over the course of her first grade year, and can sit down to do very neat and consistent writing when she chooses to (always the key with her!). Caris has also joined us at the table for writing many days lately, enjoying forming "thin men," "tables," and "slides" (all pre-writing exercises). She thinks it's wonderful fun to write "your name" over and over again (scribbling, but all within the confines of one line on ruled paper - pretty impressive for a 2 year-old!).
Math: Callie has moved pretty quickly through her introduction to subtraction. She began with "-2" and moved on to "-9" and "-8" (which are really just a matter of adding one and adding two, respectively). Doubles have been the easiest concept for her thus far. Coplea studied prime and composite numbers, along with conversions (feet:miles, pounds:tons, etc). The greatest highlight of our month was somewhat of a math moment as well. One of the speakers at this year's homeschool conference was Math-U-See founder Steve Demme. We had marked the dates on our calendar last year when we heard he would be a presenter since our girls love Math-U-See and it's an Arkansas company (or so I thought). Interestingly, he wasn't scheduled to speak about math at all. Finding that intriguing, I went to his session on "Personal Devotions." It was clear this man is godly and real. A great combination! The following day, with Chad and I together at the conference, we attended "The Family that Stays Together, Stays Together," expecting it to be about lasting marriage/avoiding divorce. Instead, Steve gave a biblical defense of homeschooling along with a passionate call for husbands and wives to properly relate to one another. I was greatly encouraged about the benefits of homeschooling, but also challenged to reevaluate how we view the role of the church and more in our children's education. Steve mentioned he was hoping to play frisbee golf after the conference, so we introduced ourselves afterwards and shared about our ministry with FamilyLife, then offered him a frisbee golf partner in Chad. It all came together - Chad ran to WalMart and picked up a couple packs of discs - and I had a lovely devotional time while the guys chatted on the "course" near Harding University.
We hustled back just a few minutes late for the "Jonah" symphony, and were grateful for the opportunity to meet such a great man in Steve Demme. Fast forward to Sunday morning, when Chad's cell phone rang, and it was Steve. He was stuck in Little Rock and had our card. . .so joined us for second service and then came over for lunch. What fun the girls had visiting with their "math teacher." He was truly interested in each of them, and even good-naturedly signed their Math-U-See books for them (Coplea had just completed the Gamma book on that Friday). We even called friends from around the corner over to have him sign their homeschooled kids' books, too! Neat that Chad's mom was in town for several days, and she was a junior high math teacher for years. . . so they were able to "talk shop" together in that way.
The conversation surrounding those couple of days made it clear that our hearts "resonated" with Steve and his message about families. We desperately desire to help him share it for an even broader audience. Chad was able to show him around at the FamilyLife offices a bit that Sunday afternoon, and we had the privilege of praying for him aloud as a family before he took off for the airport hotel. (Wish he could have taken our offer to stay with us as we later headed to the river for a memorable evening walk!) A brother in Christ. . . and a new friend. (p.s. Math-U-See is based in PA - they just happen to have reps in Siloam Springs, AR) Praising God for the opportunity to know Steve. (Learn more about the Demmes and Math-U-See at www.stevedemme.com . . . he even mentioned our visit on his blog - big fun!)
Science: Continuing to learn about seeds, and moving on to a study of flowers. The herbs we worked so hard to prepare and grow. . . didn't. However, when we scrapped that and moved on with smiles to plant bean seeds, the girls used the same little terracotta pots and just a few short days later. . . herbs! They grew rather quickly in the sunlight with minimal water, though they'd refused to over the past 5 weeks in UV light with plenty of water. Go figure! One fun project the girls undertook this month was "planting" bean seeds in ziploc bags with wet paper towels, and then placing them in 3 different locations: a sunny window, a dark closet and the refrigerator. Coplea's hypothesis proved right after 12 days, as the seed in the closet became the longest of the plants ("looking for the sun"). Good job, girls!
PhysEd: Lots of backyard play this month, with the pool opening Memorial Day weekend to officially kick-off our summer outdoors! An All-Staff meeting with gym time, attending a UofA Baseball game together in Fayetteville, moving over to the track stadium instead in order to catch a bit of pole vaulting; swimming, swimming and more swimming, 7 or 8 trips to various local parks with Mommy, Grandma or Grandy and immersing ourselves in the life of an athlete as we studied Eric Liddell and watched Chariots of Fire. (Mommy and Daddy also watched Rocky Balboa!)
Latin: Coplea has completed the entire Prima Latina course - How do you say "kudos" in Latin?!! A job well done.
Reading/Literature: Callie continues 20 minutes per day of reading instruction with mom. This month we relied largely on Phonics Pathways materials, but also included easy readers about Eric Liddell and the Jazz Age. Coplea's reading for the month included several titles on jazz and the life of Louis Armstrong, a diary of World War I (historical fiction), Balto and the Great Race (about a sled dog who aids a remote Alaskan village), and Risking the Forbidden Game (a Trailblazer series book set in 1920's Morocco - Maude Cary). In reading about the life of Eric Liddell, the girls both completed several comprehension worksheets. Two new read-alouds have been enjoyed during May - All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace (we anticipate enjoying this entire series over the summer).
History/Geography: History topics for the month were all focused on the 1920s - "The Roaring '20s," "The Jazz Age" and more. We looked in-depth at the changes in men's and women's fashion from the turn of the century through 1930; studied Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and Hoover (and their First Ladies); talked about the importance of radio and its rise as a common news and entertainment source; investigated the life and faith of Olympic gold-medalist Eric Liddell; enjoyed a look at America's favorite pastime of baseball (and a sad commentary on the racial divisions within sports during the early 20th Century); discussed scientific advances such as Hubble's telescope and Goddard's rockets; and found out why America loved Charles Lindbergh so much as the decade came to a close and he flew solo across the Atlantic in The Spirit of St. Louis. After catching up on some timeline entries, our year came to a close with a brief discussion of the prosperity "balloon" which was the 1920s, and how that all deflated with the crash of our stock market in October 1929 on "Black Thursday."
One really awesome lesson in history came as we pored over my Great Great Aunt's "Girl Graduate" book, compiled as a scrapbook during or shortly after her high school years in Wilmar, Arkansas in the early '20s. Our youngest daughter is named after this school teacher and beloved aunt, and her book provided a fascinating glimpse into the era. The girls were simply spell-bound. That's what I call "living history!" Not sure exactly how I ended up with such a treasure, but we'll definitely hold it in safekeeping. After touring the Old Statehouse Museum last week and seeing their vast collection of Arkansas artifacts, Coplea's wanting to donate it to their holdings!
(Our end-of-year family celebration will be two days in/around Hot Springs enjoying "bathhouse row" and getting a glimpse of what it was like to live during the "Gangster Era.")
Creative Writing and Typing: Coplea completed her index card fact sheets on the US Presidents through Coolidge. She reviewed the components of a good essay, and tried her hand by writing one about jazz. She also wrote a book report on Billy Sunday and a pretty insightful summary piece on "The Roaring '20s."
Fine Arts: Our favorite Children's Theatre production of the year came with Arkansas Arts Center's The Secret Garden performance. Very memorable! The girls listened to radio "theater" via their relatively new MP3 players as we traveled to Fayetteville in early May - a taste of the 1920s using 21st Century technology. Coplea has enjoyed giving her younger sister(s) a few art lessons this month. They were thrilled to learn we had signed them up for official ones again starting in September! We all enjoyed a perusal of the Young Arkansas Artists exhibit (including a work by their cousin Sarah) at the Arts Center - some really talented kids in this state! And only God could orchestrate their to be a traveling exhibit of the History of the "Arts and Crafts Movement," which was in its prime from 1890-1930) going on while we were touring the center. . . and just following our discussion of how art moved into furnishings and furnishings into art during that time period. Cool!
Music Appreciation: Coplea completed this year's piano lessons, with a recital at Colaianni Piano in the Heights attended by Daddy, Granddad and BB (Mommy was home with fussy, feverish little ones that night). She also used her talent to encourage the elderly by joining the DeLon and Shelton families in playing for the residents of Outlooke Pointe nursing home in Maumelle. Coplea and Callie were both elated to attend a performance by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra with their Grandma Beth as our Mother's Day gift to her during her time here. They saw the Pulitzer Prize-nominated original score "Jonah" by David Itkin. Our gift to the girls on their final day of "school" was a new CD called "Kingdom Kidz," which comes with a lanyard and trading-type pins which they earn as they memorize each song. They are actually a Scripture memory aid, but will also expose the girls to various genres of music along the way. A perfect gift for our times in the van this summer.
Pre-PreSchool: Caris is more and more aware of the words to songs from church and CDs we have at home. Her current favorite is "Jumping Up and Down" - especially the jumping part and the shouting part ("Hosanna!"). We are looking forward to watching her do a whole lot of swimming in the next few months. Right now it's just fun hearing all of her words ("That hurt my peelings!") and watching the way her mind works through things. . .and realizing she's "just two."
Other Activities:
"After the Boxes are Unpacked" Bible study group in our home
Helped the Tillmans by keeping their 3 youngest girls several times during the month - a very stressful time at their church
Chad continuing to meet with his mentor Mike H. early Wed. mornings
A trip to Fayetteville for 48 hours to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Christ on Campus. . . so influential in Chad's Christian walk - seeing old college friends of his and touring the campus where he walked and studied was a fun time. We also unexpectedly got to join supporters/friends for their church service at FellowshipNWA and then in their home for a Cinco de Mayo feast.
Final Community Group of the school year - a family cook-out at the Englishes
Wendy's brunch with Barbara Rainey: an encouraging morning
Chad spent a full week in the Boston area speaking at churches and meeting with current and potential supporters; also attending a training seminar on "Effective Negotiating" (meanwhile, becoming more and more intrigued with his Peacemaker www.hispeace.org training at the ministry. . . more on that to come, I'm sure)
Coplea's End of the Year party for Fellowship's first-service 4th grade girls. She really seemed to enjoy the evening, and was able to thank and honor her leaders.
A trip to Center Ridge to spend a few days with Grandy while Chad was away.
Wendy's HomeLinc orientation dinner; also, Ideation forum for women. . . what a fabulous idea!
Dentist appointments for the big girls
Chad and his mom arrived within a couple of hours of one another from separate cities as he returned from his time away. So glad to see them both!
"Big girls" helped Daddy as part of the Marlowe Manor pool and park clean up day (a great service project for them)
Family fun at Murray Park and on a long walk with everyone (including Grandma) across the Millenium Trail footbridge (aka "Big Dam Bridge") - we skipped rocks on the North Little Rock side. Glad we got to be there at dusk.
Our official introduction (about time?!) as Senior Staff at an All Staff meeting 5/22 - Beth was able to be present, though our oversight in double-checking the schedule caused her to miss our video presentation and time of prayer
Chad's diligent Tuesday call nights
Our 11th anniversary - a night out for dinner and ice cream. . . interrupted by a babysitter who was throwing up (That's never happened before - poor McKenna!)
A Memorial Day weekend cook-out at Granddad and BB's
Renovation time! The girls helped Chad pull out all the old crossties in our backyard landscaping to make way for new retaining wall stones (unfortunately, Mom wasn't much help as Caris was inside for 24 hours+ with a 103-104 degree fever)
Summer Reading Club sign-ups (The girls are well on their way to their own individual goals. Coplea plans to read "99 books" - all long ones; while Callie is shooting for "12" (wish I knew how to type that two backwards for full effect).
Christy Nockels concert tomorrow night
And we leave Thursday for our mini-vacation to Murfreesboro and Hot Springs!
Happy Summer -
wendy
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