Off to State

Ruth's Reflections theater entry won at the Regional level this week, and she is going on to state. On Wednesday they had the awards ceremony where Ruth's theater entry, along with six others from our school district were chosen to go on to state. The irony is that Ruth spent most of her time working on her Film entry, which didn't get past council, and this entry she did in just one afternoon at the last minute. I've shrunk down the file and I'll post the video her winning entry here. She had to write and submit the script as well as a video of the performance.




Early Valentines Day

Because Ruth and Jared tracked off at the end of this week, they had their class Valentines parties this Friday. There is quite a competition at the school for cute and creative Valentines boxes, and much thought and work went into the creation of the kids boxes this year. Ruth's ant hill, made from paper mache, is a totally original idea (as is all that Ruth does). Jared's is a lego guy head.



Put up the Quarantine Tape!

Yes, our good fortune of not being sick at all so far this winter has come to an end. I got it first, and then Kaitlin had me pick her up at school on Wednesday. It's only the 2nd time I ever remember Kaitlin coming home sick. Wednesday night was Ruth's awards night, and then the next morning she was starting to feel sick as well. Kaitlin and I felt functional after only a day of rest, but Ruth's moved down into her chest and developed into a nasty cough and fever. On Friday, Ruth stayed home in bed while I went to her class and set up the Valentine's party. Once I got all the volunteer moms going, I excused myself and went back home to my sick Ruth. I brought back Valentines to her from her class which helped a little, but darn it!, it sure stinks to be sick on fun days. And then this morning, Chaz had it too. It still remains to be seen if Chaz will have the short version or the long version. For now, they are both on the couch.

So it was just Jared, Chuck and I who got ready and went to church today. In the car on the way, Jared folded his arms and said "It's not fair. I wish I was sick!"