The one that got away!

These all just should have been Facebook posts, but the week just got away from me!

Monday - Memorial day 2014 - WEE!  we had a BBQ.  Kid's spent the day at the pool and then we had a lovely dinner with the Dainko's.  Kevin did smoked turkey breast, and it was gooooood.

Tuesday - Caitlin's final concert as a Thunder Ridge Middle Schooler.

Caitlin Dobson

She got to introduce a few of the pieces, filling us old folks in on who the Avenger are, and the importance of the Zombie genre in . . . everything!

Presies for Ms. Ravnine.

 Symphony bars for the graduates.

Kevin and Abigail made it, Colleen wore that really flattering Go Bison shirt . . .

Caitlin and Ms. Ravnine

Encore












Wednesday - Graduation at VPP - class of 2014 (our first class to graduate!)

Selfies are not allowed at graduation.  So I snuck one in during the line up.  Myself, Truman Garred and a whole bunch of Bison. . .  . 

Picture of Katrina Dainko taking pictures. . .

This one?  Or, that one.

Which ones better?  Can't decide.  Kimberly, Colleen and Saida

Adrian!  Take care Adrian, best of luck, and keep on surprising everyone!

Don't tell Andrea I couldn't be bothered to crop her out.  She looks great, just obviously telling a good story.

More Wednesday! - (It was a LONG day!)  Awards night for Caitlin and TRMS

Ms. Martha and Miles Chang

Academic achievement award - Caitlin woke up and participated this year!  Here's hoping she has the bug, and will now keep it up in high school.  

Your beautiful Kitcat!

Scott Crowner and Caitlin

And OGM, I look as tired as I felt.  But I was there darn it.  Nana was too, but didn't get a good picture.

Thursday - NOTHING!  Oh, it was the most glorious of all!

Friday - 8th grade end of year dance.

Awh - Caitlin wore a dress for the 3rd time in a week!  Voluntarily!

OK - I'm off to get ready for the "after party"!  My thought is, if they don't come here, they are gonna want to go somewhere ...  And they can come giggle, eat, be teenagers and maybe even play blackout - HERE.

Moments from my cleaning day

Oh, I'm afraid for our tame little baby bunny Courtney - she's WAY to comfy with large people walking right up to her!  Beware of the furry, 4 legged neighbors, with the big teeth!

And on a completely unrelated topic- I have become my father!  

I'm about to try to swill down some of this nasty looking stuff - because it will cure everything that ails me.  Or, not.  The harder it is to choke down the more you believe in it's benefits !  Cheers Papa!

GOLLY WHAT A DAY

Instead of DojoDobson, today we are the House of Hormones!  All 3 of us girls in tears at one point or another.  I told Kevin we could rent Titanic so he could have a good cry if he wanted to let it all out too.
(He declined.)

It's all good!  Good friends who you can talk too.

Maybe I'm destined to become a REAL Waspina after all!

Happy Mothers Day to me !

The dog at my feet, the kitty in my lap, 2 girls watching movies with me, Kevin making dinner - a snowy day outside.

We've also had a good time bird watching!  The squirrels have almost figured out the new Suett feeder, but the big birds have yet to discover it.

My desert is the quilt I get to start tonight .  Tomorrow, it's all about the students again .  Bringing in cheese dip and chips to help motivate them for their final.  It's been a good weekend. 

Pit Crew - Picture from the Sound of Music

Spring 2014 - Caitlin, do you have names for me?

The highlight of the month was the PIT

This posting will be short and sweet.  A result of Martha using the cattle prod.  I hope to come back and elaborate on this eventually, but - "anything worth doing is worth doing half-assed".  (It's still useful advice!)
The middle school was indeed alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Caitlin was in the Thunder Ridge Middle School musical - playing the violin in the "pit orchestra" as they performed The Sound of Music!  They really worked hard, and she seemed to really enjoy every bit of it.  The play was very good - and the gathering of friends family and neighbors - exceptional as usual!

Texting words of encouragement to Caitlin, who had to leave early to go down into THE PIT

I borrowed this one from Martha, mine didn't turn out.  The entire crew, and the hole in the floor that contains, you guessed it, THE PIT!

You can't even get a decent photo of your kid if they are in THE PIT! (OK, she was just hamming it up.)

 Abi managed to take 1 of her sister in THE PIT by dangling herself in.

The Saturday night audience - minus Ms. Martha Chang and myself - the photographers.  (Abigail and her best buddy Isabella, Victoria and look we found Isaac Z again!)  Friday was Roberta Gillis (Nana) and Kevin.. . . and most of the neighborhood had kids in the orchestra, backstage crew or cast.  It was fun to see everyone.  

I'm calling this one "what's wrong with my camera!?!"  Victoria and Caitlin - a blessing for Caitlin to have such a good friend.