We have officially entered THE BUSY TIME as far as the kids are concerned. I think school's administrators, teachers, and parents group have all noticed that there is "only" a month left of school and so they're madly scheduling things every five minutes. Actually, every two days, but still. Add in a few birthday parties and it's quite the challenge.
This past weekend, Julia got to attend her first friend birthday party, which was held at the local bowling alley. She thought it was the awesomeist. These brave people invited her entire class of about 18 kids and there were 16 that made it. Julia's goal was to beat the bowling score of the birthday boy, and for the sake of it being his day, I'm pleased to report that he got an 80 and Julia got a 79.
Allie has been attending a course called "Girls on the Run" for the last eight weeks. It's a girls empowerment course coupled with running exercise, with the goal of completing a 5K race after 10 weeks. In her case, that race will be the Susan Komen Race for the Cure. This Wednesday, she's running a practice 5K on a neighborhood trail. You go, girl!
That same day is Julia's birthday. Not actually. Just at school. Her teacher sent home a note saying that she picks a date for kids whose real birthday is in the summer and that's the day that the class celebrates Julia. Oh, and if you want to, send cupcakes.
This Thursday, Allie is involved in a special program at the local senior center, celebrating Norwegian culture through song and dance. This town is overflowing with Norwegian descendants of the people who settled the place 100 years ago or so, so she's learning to be a Norwegian (even though she's half German and half Irish/English). Allie is a bell ringer and she's excited.
Friday, there's a local blood drive that I'll be sure to make it to. This donation will top off my 8th gallon of blood, which is 64 pints and 64 donations.
Also Friday, I have to bake a pie. This weekend is our community's biggest festival, Syttende Mai (Seventeen May - or the closest weekend to May 17th, which commemorates the day that Norway earned it's independence from Sweden way back when). What does that have to do with pie? Our local library holds a pie sale as a fundraiser and since I spend a lot of time using library services, I figure I can bake a pie.
And these are just this week's events for our family. What's on your schedule for the week?
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Your week has left me feeling worn out - or is it from ours? We have just returned from a long weekend in Spain to visit my sister/brother-in-law and family, then extra hours spent at school invigilating SATs as well as work in the afternoon. I managed to fit in a special tea party for a friend's 65th and a lie in this morning and finish my book - not gloating. Peace to end, Amy & Evan coming for a sleepover tonight, haven't seen them properly for 2 weeks so looking forward to that. Hope you all aren't too exhausted and that Allie enjoyed her 5km run.
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