I knew spring was coming, but it hit and jolted us from our winter slumber like an alarm clock at 5:47 a.m. We've been running ever since. Well, one of us has been running . . .
Nathan ran his first year of track and did quite well for a 6th grader. (This photo was from his first meet in Aberdeen. Photo credit goes to Gail Stoltenberg.) 6th graders always run against 7th graders and sometimes both 7th and 8th graders, as was the case yesterday at the Lake Region Conference Meet in Ipswich. He came in 4th in the MS 1600m, 8th in the 400m, 9th in the 800m, and their 4x400 relay took 5th.
The girls performed in their Elementary Spring Concert last Wednesday. The older kids presented a musical, "Joust," and the younger grades presented a musical named "Swamped!" Teresa was a minstrel with her recorder (first red hat/black dress on the left) and Rachel was a "tadapole."
We also had our last Religious Ed class for the year last week. The 4th graders decorated the sidewalks as part of their activity. I have seen this design from Teresa a couple of times lately and I love her message--"Shine Bright All the Time."
The FFA Banquet was Friday night. The members received many honors over this past year. Landen was recognized for receiving a Gold Medal Award for placing 10th at State FFA.
Teresa and I got up before the sun Saturday and headed to Jamestown, ND, for a volleyball tournament. She played in the Matchbox program this past spring in Aberdeen. They had one practice a week for 9 weeks and had two "play dates." One showed us parents what they had been working on and this last one was a tournament. Teresa made some fun new friends and improved on her volleyball skills as well. Watching these "little" girls serve the ball over the net amazes me. Believe me--it is more difficult than it looks!
With one more week of school, there are field trips and fun ahead. Oh, and we are also in the process of building a new garage. More on that later!
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