AWANA Quizzing

Daddy and I got to coach AWANA quizzing teams again this year.  It's always fun to help the kiddos study and then get to see the fruit of their hard work that day.  We had 11 kids making 4 teams.  I was coach of the youngest team.

These were 3rd grade girls that had never done this before.

  Daddy got to coach C and his best friend from church (who is moving away; very sad times)

Can you see C and K and Daddy?  Far left on the stage.

I thought we did OK; we didn't seem to focus on it as much this year as we did last year.  Hoping that the enthusiasm that the kids had after this it was all over, will motivate them to work harder next year.

My team (3rd grade): 5th out of 8
Daddy's team (4th grade): 4th out of 6
Other girls team (5th graders): 8th out of 10
Other boys team (4th graders working on 3rd grade book): 6th out of 8

Misc.

A few pictures to play catch-up.  And because there isn't much to go with each picture.

One time a year we go major clothes shopping: after tax return.  We all really needed some new clothes.  We did get a few items that weren't needs.  And I got a few items for friends little ones.  I miss shopping for a little girl.  

This is how C spends shopping time.

A group of homeschool mamas got together to make some baking mixes.  I came home with 9 different mixes (cookies, baked oatmeal, bread, French bread, muffins).
In the background is my 25 pound bag of flour.  Makes some yummy bread!

The beautiful flowers I got for Valentine's Day.

Friends from Cincy came to Indy for a quick family weekend.  We got to meet them for dinner.  I've known his family for FOREVER!
His older sis and I were pen pals all growing up.  I was in her wedding (there is a story there).  It was a good time!

I am so ready for spring!

The back patio today.  One solid sheet of ice.

I am ready for warmer weather.  And flowers.  And longer evenings.  And my garden.  And baseball games.  And green grass.  And fresh strawberries.  And no heavy coats.  Or gloves. Or hats.  Or scarves.  C'mon Spring!

Co-op Valentine Party

We had our co-op Valentine Party February 12.  We did a few games, a craft, had pizza, and the kids exchanged Valentines.  It was a good time; and we actually didn't take forever (like usual).

The kiddos working on their craft.

My Pinterest "somewhat fail."  My creation on the left.  What it was supposed to look like on the right.
Oh well.  They still tasted yummy.

I got to bring this little cutie with us.  She was such a good girl!

All the stuff C came home with.  He got a ton of candy!  And a bouncy ball that's still driving us nuts!

If you know my C--I thought for sure he would want to keep EVERY.  SINGLE. ONE of his cards.  I asked what he was going to do with them.  Of his own accord, he threw most of them away.  He kept one that could be used as a bookmark and one other.  Good for him!

The other think I took.  I thought it turned out really good!  Tasted good, but got dry very fast.

C's Valentine box.  Isn't he cute!  It's Dave from the movie Despicable Me.  

The Valentine card C made for the little cutie.  She calls him Bubby.

Elephants?

Yesterday afternoon--well pretty much off and on all day--it snowed and blowed.  So bad that there was a 40 car pile up on I70, about 25 minutes from us.  It affected every other interstate in the area.  And some of the roads that have exits off of I70.  People were stuck on the road for hours.  If I remember right, the accident was about 2 pm.  The road did not open up until almost 10 pm!

One of semi trucks that slid off the road, had some elephants in it.  Not sure where they were going, but hey!  This makes for a good story.  They (their trainers I'm assuming) had to unload the elephants from the one truck and load them onto another.  Could you imagine sitting in a huge back up and see 3 elephants walking down the road.  I'd be thinking "I've sat here too long; I'm seeing things."

As the news said:

They are in the care of their trainer and have not been injured.

At no time were they loose on the interstate.

They have since been re-loaded onto the truck and left the scene.

Nice to know.