We Had a Fun Day

Well Orchestra practice went well and service should be nice tomorrow. We played pretty well together for not having rehearsal most of the month of May. After tomorrow my responsibilities will be reduced to staffing kids church for the summer.

We got the car back to the dealer. It should be ready on Tuesday. We will decide then if we will purchase it or not. I do like the car very much and miss having it in our garage.

I practiced pitching some softballs this afternoon and I am too inconsistent to pitch for the team as of right now. Sarah did well and Matt did too. We will see how Monday's game goes and switch some players around.

Birthday dinner was at the Texas Roadhouse. All of us had delicious steaks, bread, potatoes and an onion blossom thing. After dinner we went out to a bonfire at one Mary's friend's house. It was nice to get to know some new people.

All in all it was a good birthday. Now I will have to wait another 365 days for number 47! Thanks to all for the birthday wishes!

Grace

PS: Mary decided against the self study summer spanish and has dual enrolled at the community college for Spanish this fall.

It's My Birthday!

The first thing I did on my birthday is get my hair cut and styled. It looks nice. Starting to grow out some of the layers again. I have orchestra practice in a few minutes and then we will take the Prius back to the dealer. We had it overnight. We like it a lot and hope that they can have a few things corrected so we can buy it! Later is an graduation open house and then we are going to dinner tonight. I am considering Texas Roadhouse, Red Robin and On the Border. The weather is beautiful and I just might practice my slow pitching skills this afternoon, so I can use them in an upcoming game. My left thigh muscle is still tight and sore. I hope that I can play on Monday.

I'll type more updates prn.

Gracie, RN

Accomplished!

Today was very productive. I made lasagna rolls for quilting lunch, worked on music for Sunday and am working on the last load of laundry. This afternoon Matt had driver's training, and we took a look at this Prius right here in Greenville. It is very clean. There are more miles, but that makes it more affordable. I also know that Toyotas are great cars, so even with more miles I know I can depend on it. We should know if it will be ours in the next few days. I think buying local is a plus, that way I wouldn't have to drive to G.R. for any needed service.

Tonight we went to the High School Jazz Band concert. It was great as always. The weather was great and time flew by and it was over. Brandon did a very nice job singing with the group. He also plays the keyboard. I'm thinking Mary should sing with the group next year. Matt is done with band. He doesn't really want anything to do with it. We are keeping the trumpet and Jeff wants to learn to play it. The mouthpiece is stuck and I still have to get to the music store to have it repaired.

Mary had a meeting with the guidance counselor and the spanish teacher this morning. Mary wants to get some foreign language credit on her transcripts for college admissions. So she will do independent study for Spanish I and take a profieciency exam this fall. Sarah can help her. Then she will take Spanish II in the fall. She will have Independent study english, Pre Calculus, Chemistry, Orchestra, Village Green and Government one semester and Music theory the next semester. Matt had his last finals today and school is officially over! He is very happy.

Driving is going pretty well. Matthew has one more week and then Mary will have a week of class. She will be eligible to take the road test after completing the 3 day course. We have been practicing parking procedures.

Well, I am working at 0500, so I am going to end this post. I'll let you know what happens with the car.

Good Night!

Grace, who is 45 for just 34 more hours!

Just To Let You Know

We are deciding whether to get another car. Initially we were going to trade the van for a "new" one, but found out we wouldn't get very much for it. Our van has over 150,00 miles on it. The more we thought about it, the more the plans changed. I had the idea of getting a "new" car for me and letting the kids drive the old van, which is fine with them. This is better because of insurance costs. The first car we tested was the Kia Spectra. A brand new red one with great incentives! It was ok, and I could walk away without feeling a need to buy it. Whew! Then we stopped at the Toyota dealer. I love Toyotas. I saw a nice little Matrix, but Jeff has been interested in getting a Hybrid. So they showed me the Prius. What a cool car! It drives really nice and I was so much more interested in the used Prius than the new Spectra. No, we didn't buy it, not yet. Jeff has done a lot of homework on pricing, interest rates and insurance. We may go drive this white one later today. By the way, the Matrix smelled of cigaretter smoke! Yuck!

Today. It will be busy. Cook for quilting, school runs for Matthew. Drivers Ed, car shopping (maybe), dinner and then the annual Jazz Concert at the gazebo in the park in the evening. Brandon will be singing many songs. Yay! I forgot we are invited to an open house too! Sarah has to ump a game. Of course I still have laundry waiting for me downstairs. I work early on Friday, so I can't stay up too late!

Speaking of late, I am tired! Better get some sleep. Wonder if I will hear our bats? The bat man came and found another nook where they might be getting in. He says he will keep coming until they are gone. The waranty will be good.

Sandman is coming! Night!

Grace

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!

Let's start with the GOOD! Graduation was very nice. We arrived early to see if there were any tickets to the gym available. I think we were even closer in line this year than last year for Sarah's graduation. Anyway, we were talking with the people behind us and told them our saga, and low and behold, they had two extra tickets! We were sooo grateful when they gave them to us. Brandon's family arrived later, so we were able to get them in line with us and we all sat together. The address was well done by one of Mary's favorite teachers. The band did a great job playing pomp and circumstance while the graduates received their diplomas. I think Matt said they played it 29 times through! Luckily, there is a rotation system in place so that all of the musicians don't have to play the whole time...~30 minutes! The weather was nice so we were able to get a nice picture of Brandon and Mary afterward. On a side note, the mouthpiece on Matt's trumpet is stuck! Even a mouthpiece puller couldn't get it free. We will have to go to the music store and see if they can remove it.

The BAD... Although our softball team is amazing..we lost last night 17-6. We played the best team in the league with 15,000 players (it seemed) and some of their calls were not so good. They are really liberal with their strikes, balls and safe calls. Sarah pitched at the end of the game and was awesome! She has earned a permanent place on the mound! We had some good hits, but they had better gloves last night. I hit one to the pitcher then took a walk at my last at bat. Jeff and I only batted twice last night. That should tell you that we weren't getting lots of runs!

The UGLY! My poor leg hurts terrible. I was walking like I was 110 years old. Limped through most of the game. I pulled my quadriceps femoris (thigh muscle) of my left leg at work 3 times in the past week. It was sore before the game and just got worse each inning. My right foot has chronic heel spur stuff going on. I do feel better this morning and am back to my almost 46 year old gait.

Kids have half days today, tomorrow and Thursday. Then summer vacation! Yay! I have places to be, so I am off to the shower! Have a great day everyone!

Gracie

The Safest Place

A good friend of mine sent this to me this morning. I loved it so much, I wanted to share it on my Blog....

How to stay safe in the World today

1.. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents.

2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home.

3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians.

4.. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water because 16% of all accidents involve these forms of transportation.

5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in Hospitals. So, ... above all else, avoid hospitals.

But,.... You will be pleased to learn that only ..001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are usually related to previous physical disorders.

Therefore, logic tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time is at church!

....And.....Bible study is safe too.

The percentage of deaths during Bible study is even less.

So,Attend church, and read your Bible IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

GOD BLESS YOU!!!

Before Church

Happy Baptism Birthday Mary! Well, we celebrate 17 years of Mary becoming a child of God! Hurray. What can be better? I am playing for church in just a few hours and I think I am ready. The communion hymn is tough. Playing and singing. I am going to have to help the people sing this one. Otherwise, the songs are great today! The 2009 graduates of our church will be recognized this morning. They will be wearing their caps and gowns. All of the Sunday School students will receive ice cream this morning as a perk for thier attendance.

We can't stay too long after church, as we have to get over to the high school and get in line for graduation. It is a beautiful day, so it won't be too bad standing out there. Rumors have it that there are still tickets for the gym, just don't know how to get them. I hope that Mary can be in the gym even if I sit in the comfort of an auditorium seat. The bleachers aren't too comfortable, but it is nice to be there in person. Either way, we will get to see the graduation.

I got a note with my paycheck yesterday that I need to drive to Lansing in the next 7 days to correct my charting. Another nurse got one of those, when she called they told her she didn't check the right box. Well, I am telling you I am not going to drive over an hour to check a box. I will pay for postage for them to send me the problem papers. It just really urks me that even after several errors I found on the chart, they think it is ok to ask someone to drive over an hour. Hah! They didn't come to fix the errors on the chart that I reported! We'll see if I still have a job tomorrow. Don't worry, I will be nice and diplomatic, at least at first!

Guess that is it~I need to turn my attention to Sunday School then piano playing!

Grace, who wears many different hats!

Time to Catch Up

Baccalaureate was very nice on Thursday evening. The orchestra played Slane, aka Be Thou My Vision pretty well. The second violins always struggle. There was some good scripture readings and the Village Green sang You Raise My Up. It brought tears to my eyes. The Catholic Priest gave the address and did a really nice job too. It was all over by 8 pm. I had to race out of there to pick Matthew up from driver's ed. Tomorrow is Gradaution! Mary and I will attend and Matthew will be playing in the band. As for Mary and Matthew they have one more full day of school and then 3 days of finals. Mary has only one due to exemptions and taking the AP tests earlier this year. Matthew has to take all of them, poor guy. He was sick and missed more than three days, so no exemptions for him. I don't think he will have to take a band test, since he is playing for graduation, just as Mary played for baccalaureate as her orchestra test.

Friday I worked again, only 6 hours but I was just exhausted! I took a nap after taking Mary out to Brandon's. Then Sarah took the van to her Hope College friends house. They enjoyed pizza together and then saw the movie UP! They liked it very much. I guess Mary and Brandon are going to see it tonight. Matt Jeff and I went to Home Depot and looked at new lawnmowers. Our old one's self propelled thing a ma job broke. We decided however after looking at new ones just to repair the old one and use it until it stops again. On the way home we enjoyed burgers from Checkers, something we don't get to eat very often.

Today I helped at our church's garage sale for 4 hours. We did pretty well. Made some money for this summer's VBS. Mary and I went shopping, she went running and I am blogging. Matt and Jeff got some mulch for the "flower" beds. I think that our grass is looking pretty good. I play for church tomorrow, so I will be practicing and organizing music for the morning and next week's trinity service. The orchestra will play the whole service next week. Tomorrow is also the last Sunday of regular Sunday School. Starting in June, sunday school stops and we have church at 0900 with Kids Church during the sermon.

Of course I will have to try and keep up with chores, laundry, cooking and keeping track of our day to day activities. I got a letter from my job in Lansing that I need to come and fix some nurses notes. I think they are crazy. They sent the same letter to another nurse here for forgetting to check one box. They will be getting a call from me on Monday. I take a lot of care to make sure things are right and do a lot for them.

The bat man should be out this week. Sadly, he rolled his new truck last week. He is ok, but the truck is totalled. I heard our batty friends last night near my closet and in the ceiling. I still wonder if we will ever be rid of them. Seems normal to hear them now. That is Crazy!

That is all for now.. Have a great day!

~Gracie

Cloudy and Gloomy

Greenville has been cloudy and gloomy the past few days, with occasional rain. I think it is supposed to clear up the next few days with cooler temperatures. I still have to do the whole flea thing, but I keep putting it off. That is one good thing about Michigan, I don't have to put on flea medicine med on Sammy while it is cold. It is time to give the treatment. I just don't like the smell.

I worked 11.5 hours yesterday. It was supposed to be only 7, but when Mom got home from the doctor it was clear she needed to sleep. So I stayed to make sure everything got done. It wasn't so bad, just made for a long day. I woke up later this morning and am still tired. Had my own appointment this afternoon and then will attend Baccalaureate tonight. Mary plays as a final grade for orchestra. It will be nice to attend for all of her friends too. I work tomorrow too, but I am only going to work 6 hours.

I have gotten 3 more rejections from applications at several hospitals. Looks like I am going to have to call and ask why I can't even have a chance to interview. I am discouraged and close to giving up.

Sarah is going to her college friends house tomorrow for a movie and spending the night. I hope she has a lot of fun. She really misses her friends from Hope. Sunday I play for church and then there is graduation at 3 pm. Matt needs to be there at 2pm and then Mary and I will stand in line to get good seats in the auditorium. Congratulations to the class of 2009!

Grace

The Umpire is Sweet!

I finally got to one of Sarah's games. She is not the player, but the umpire. She did an awesome job! Think I got some good pictures of her too. See the album for more. I really don't know many ladies that love the game of ball more!

I had a pretty busy day at work. Lots of paperwork and phone calls today. My patient is doing better and was pretty happy today. I work for 7 hours tomorrow, but I don't have to get up at 0430. My alarm went off at that time this morning and I thought I hit snooze, but turned it off. Luckily, I woke up at 5 and was to work by 0515. Whew!

We had nice weather again today. Trying to get laundry done, but it slow going. After an 11 hour day of work, I really don't feel like doing laundry. The bat has not shown himself again, but we keep the door to the ping pong room closed. I still am a little nervous going down there at night. I don't know what I would do if he flew at me while by the washer.

Well, better get going. Have a great one!

Gracie

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! It has been a beautiful weekend here in Greenville, MI. Jeff and Matt got a lot of yard work done this weekend. We hope to have a nice green lawn this year. We also did some cleaning around the house and Sarah continues to unpack the never-ending boxes in her room. I guess she is leaving some packed with stuff she doesn't need until she is back at college.

On the fun side of things we went to see Night at the Museum-#2. We thought it was good. We grilled out burgers last night and then hot dogs today for lunch after spending time at the driving range hitting golf balls. I can't say that I got any better. Mary gave it a try as well. An onlooker thinks she would be happier with longer clubs. Matthew still likes to hit it like a baseball, but has many good hits. I continue to have good and bad shots eventhough I feel like I am hitting it the same way. Jeff helped Mary and Matt, as did I a little bit, then finished up his bucket. I think Matt was "helping" dad empty it by hitting some of his balls. This afternoon we celebrated at our firsts graduation open house. They had wings and meatballs some "regular" and some "hot", like the graduate prefers. The cake was delicious.

Now Mary is out at Brandon's house enjoying time with her best friend. I am sure it is an awesome sunset on the lake. Jeff is back working on the yard, Sarah in her room and I am holding off on the laundry since the sprinklers are running.

We have been thinking of our family in Ohio this weekend, celebrating the baptism of Claire! It would have been nice to see everyone and meet our newest little cousin. Hopefully we will get to visit them later this summer.

I work Tues 5a-5p, Wed 10-5p and Friday 8a-4p. Not much time to get other things done. I will just continue to plug along day by day trying to get as much done as I can. That is all I can do.

Thank you to all of our troops! Especially those in our family, Jeff and Bob! We are proud of your service to our country!

~Grace

Swingout!

Swingout for the Class of 2009 was very nice. All three student speeches were good, especially the welcome. Village Green sang a song from the musical "Wicked". It was very moving. Matthew played in the band for the processional and recessional. They play a song from Star Wars. He had to dress up today, tie and all! I think he looks great! The band director liked his State tie, she's a Spartan! The whole class got a balloon and they had a ballon release in honor of a classmate who died from leukemia. I think that was nice. Thought about mingling with some of the graduates, but it was crowded and cold this morning. So I decided to let it be a day for their family and school mates.

I finally finished the laundry and even made dinner for this evening! Wow! Matthew is driving for the first time tonight. I am happy for him and also a little nervous. He will be riding while other students learn to drive. I have been praying a lot today, so I will include that too. Pray for my little patient as she is quite sick again. Waiting to hear from her mom. She took her to the doctor today. I am supposed to work tomorrow for eleven hours. Sarah will be going with me and taking care of two of the boys.

Tonight we hope to watch the movie about Benjamin Button. I hear that is very good and I will need kleenex. Mary has been invited to join up with her senior friends after their mystery trip and spend time together at a friend's house. I am glad that they included her. She is going to miss all of them. Everyone is growing up too fast. Technically I guess Mary is a senior now!

Better check on the dinner!

Grace

PS- Mary got two tickets to graduation! She and I will attend commencement anyway~

Honor Roll

This was awards week at Greenville High School. Today was honor roll day. Both Mary and Matthew received academic awards this morning. We are very proud. Before I know it, Mary will be graduating. Tomorrow is Swingout, the seniors last day. Three students will deliver speeches, and student government will change over to the class of 2010. After the morning ceremony the students swingout and leave on the mystery trip planned by the senior parents. I think Matthew will be playing in the band for the processional tomorrow and on Graduation, May 31. Mary will play with the orchestra at Baccalaureate on Thursday.

I worked nights last Tuesday and had a pretty good night. My patient slept through most of the shift. The next day is always pretty rough. I slept several hours, but with at least 4 phone interruptions. I just don't feel like doing much of anything,except recover. By midnight was wide awake again and did work on the computer till 0300! While I was sitting at the computer I heard my little night friends in the wall! I don't think we will ever be rid of the bats! There! I just called the bat man and told him I heard them. He wasn't too happy. Neither are we. What will we do next??

I have tomorrow off to attend Swingout. I would love to see the kids in their caps and gowns. I won't get to go to graduation. Then I think I am going to take Sarah to Grand Rapids for some clothes that she needs. The weekend kicks off with a 12 hour shift on Saturday afternoon. We had hoped to go to Ohio for a family baptism, but Matthew has driving class on Monday evening. So the drive to Columbus was a little far for the amount of time we would spend visiting. We hope to incorporate a visit to see the new baby this summer. We do have a graduation open house on Monday for one of Mary's "boys".

Sarah has another game to umpire tonight. She is behind the plate. Matt finally has a day of rest. Tomorrow is his first day behind the wheel of a car! He can't wait. We also want to see the next Night at the Museum movie.

Well, better finish up the laundry, only 2 loads to go!

Grace

Driving and Softball

Today was Matthew's first day of Driver's Education. He was so happy to start and will drive for the first time on Friday. He can't wait. I guess they showed a movie that kind of scared the kids a little. I think that is ok, since driving can be dangerous. He has written is paper and tomorrow will be type type type! Unfortunately, he has to have a few baby teeth pulled in the afternoon and then driving again tomorrow evening. Lots to do!

Our church softball team did well again tonight. We won 32-9! I had some really good hits tonight, and crossed the plate twice! There are lots of good hitters on our team. All of the Wilhelm's got a least one hit tonight. Two of my hits went to the outfield. I am not much of a fielder, so I play behind the plate a few innings to earn a place in the lineup. We have next week off and play one of the toughest teams on June 1st. The weather was just perfect for the game, so that was nice too.

Tomorrow is the High School Jazz Band Concert. I really want to go, but I am working night shift tomorrow. I will see how much sleep I get and how Matt is doing with his paper, before I decide if I go to the concert and then go right to work. Sarah is umpiring her first game behind the plate tomorrow. I know that she will do a good job. She sure loves ball. We will also need to figure out who has what car when. I can get dropped off at 9 pm and get picked up the next morning.

Thursday is academic awards day. Both Mary and Matthew will be receiving awards that day. Friday is the senior's last day of school and then Mary will be at the top of the totem pole. She will be very sad though, as her best friends are seniors.

That is all for now.

Grace

Happily Ever After...

Mary's birthday was very nice. She had a really nice time. Dinner was very good at Outback and then we had cake with her best buddies..all boys! She liked her presents too. We bought her a new DVD player and the outfit seen in the pictures. She got Emily Post's Book of Etiquette, (something she really wanted) a gift card, cards and even a birthday song written just for her! She was very happy to spend time with family and friends.


Boy, is it late and the alarm will go off soon. Goodnight!

Grace

Happy 17th Birthday Mary!

I can hardly believe that our Mary is Seventeen Years Old! She has grown into such a lovely young lady. One more year and she graduates from high school. The time is flying by, just like my mother warned me. This morning we did had our traditional wake up call to the family singing "Happy Birthday" later in the morning. Then I made scrambled eggs and sausage for breakfast/brunch. Her funfetti cake is done and frosted and ready for a message. I took her shopping for a new outfit and she will get her other gift later. Brandon will be joining us for dinner. Mary is still trying to decide where we will be going. Cake and ice cream will finish off the night. A few other friends may come for the sweets.

Working backwards in the week, Matthew had his last baseball games yesterday. They won one and lost one. I guess he did pitch, but we got there after he was done. No walks. He got on base a few times and played 2nd base for the rest of the game.

Thursday night was the big choir concert. It was very good. We went to the late show at 8:15 pm. Matt's choir sang several songs and then the show choir did some awesome singing and dancing. Mary did a great job esp with the Quick Step during "The Joint is Jumpin". Later after the show, Mary didn't feel well at all and ran a fever all night. She got better the next day and was cleared at the doctor's office of any strep throat. She has the same kind of cold symptoms that I have had for a while now.

Wednesday I held our last children's choir. We had nice time eating ice cream and played "Name that Tune" with the songs we sang during the past season. We had a lot of fun.

Tomorrow we have church, then we will rake some leaves for a youth fundraiser for a hour or so. Mary has an AP party (for kids in the advanced placement classes) in the afternoon. Jeff and I will be leading worship at the Long Term Care centers in town. Matthew has to work on his paper that he has been working on for a while now. I will be glad when that it finished!

That is all...better go wrap Mary's present.

Grace

Win Win!

Tonight was a winner all around! The church softball team won big 28-0! Sarah got a double on her first at bat. From the looks of the scorebook, everyone was hitting well. Wish I could be in two places at once! While Jeff and Sarah were playing ball, I was at the choir awards banquet. We had a really nice time. Mary received her varsity letter for choir and as an officer helped with the passing out of the other awards. Matthew received his certificate of participation. Mary, Matthew and Brandon received the presitigious Musician of the Year Award. How wonderful! I was glad I could be there. We sat with friends and all enjoyed the evening together. Our table actually got a little rowdy!

Now it is time for bed again. Sarah is at a bonfire at a friends house and will be home late. Tomorrow is going to be busy again. Matt plays ball in Grand Rapids and then there is a Band/Orchestra concert at 7 pm. We will be going to Matt's game so we can bring him home in time for the concert. He will miss the 2nd game. There may not be a 2nd game, since there are 3 in the concert, 1 sick, 1injured and 1 ineligible. That is 6 guys short. I wonder if they will have enough boys to play?

We are under a freeze warning tonight. I brought in my flowers I received as a gift last Sunday. It was cold this AM too, dipping down to 37! The heater had to turn on last night! We are ready for spring to last!

A proud parent/church ball coach!

Grace

Relapse

Well, after I thought my laryngitis was gone, I felt a cold coming on and by yeaterday afternoon I was really stuffed up, coughing and sneezing! No fever or aches, so I don't think it is the "swine" flu. I feel a little better today after taking many different drugs to relieve my symptoms. Maybe I will be back to normal soon!

Even with my cold, I had a very nice Mother's Day. Church was nice, though I couldn't sing with the choir as I had a bass voice yesterday. We went to Cory's for lunch. My chicken was very good, but the service was very slow. I got some nice cards from the kids and a box of chocolate from Jeff. Discovered a voice message on my cell phone and Mary's friend, Brandon, surprised me with Mother's Day wishes. How thoughtful! We took naps as always on Sunday, and then watched some TV and ate pizza.

Mary is helping Matthew with a huge english assignment. We hope that he can get it done. Mary had her own project that she finished. It was quite impressive english assignment. They have less than 3 weeks of school left. Time really flies by. Mary turns 17 on Saturday. She wants to go out to dinner together. Not sure what else she'd like to do. Probably spend time with her friends. I just want her to be happy!

Tonight is our first church softball game. It is also choir awards night. Jeff and Sarah are going to play ball, and I am going to the awards banquet. I need to bake brownies and cupcakes for the event. Last week of HS baseball and there are two concerts this week. I am looking forward to both of them. Next week Matthew starts driver's education! I can't believe it! Look out world!

Sarah needs to work on unpacking her stuff, apply for a scholarship and consider other job opportunities. The only problem with a summer job would be trying to go on a family vacation. Are they a thing of the past for us???

That is all for now... Better get baking and start the laundry, again!

Gracie

Delayed

Jeff made it Dallas so far tonight. Got a message that his flight to Detroit was delayed. It is a good thing that he has hotel reservations tonight in nearby Howell, MI. I guess there are some thunderstorms around the area.

I had a good day at work. Then came home and watched some TV, took a nap and played some catch with Matthew. He helped me put the 3rd seat back in the van. We took it out to move Sarah home. Don't feel much like cooking whe Jeff isn't home. Tonight we had pancakes.

Think I finally have got all the prescriptions to the right place. We will see over the next week, if the newest prescription went to the right place. I really hate that I, the customer, has to do so much of the work. That is way things are though.

Guess that is all for now. We had nice weather yesterday and today, and expect some rain and thunderstorms tonight with cooler temps. That is spring in Michigan!

Grace

Missing...

My voice is missing. I sound very squeaky. Since I have no other symptoms, it have decided that it must be allergies. Lots of things budding and blooming. Wonder if I will be able to sing on Sunday?

Jeff is doing well in AZ. He packs up leaves tomorrow, flies to Detroit, then will drive home Saturday morning. it will be nice to have him back home again.

Charlotte's Web opened tonight and it was very nice. The kids really knew their lines and I thought it was well done. I will not go tomorrow, but am selling tickets on Saturday and will watch it again, I think with Jeff, Sarah and Matt.

Mary took her AP Literature test today and feels pretty good about it. We won't know the results for at least a month. Her birthday is next weekend. Can you believe she will be 17? Nothing much planned yet, but she'd like to go to dinner and spend time with her friends. I am trying to think of some thing nice to get for her birthday. Don't have much time left to dwell on it.

Matthew had an away ball game today. They won! Yay!! Matt got on base a few times and made some good plays. I wish I could have seen him, but I generally don't go to the away games unless I know right where it is, or if I am riding with Jeff.

Sarah applied for some jobs yesterday and did a few things around the house. Her friend is over watching movies. She was going to be the taxi driver again, but I don't have to be to work until 0730 instead of 0530. I will go to work after I drop the kids off at school.

Better get off to bed.

Grace