Have I Mentioned...

I love LOVE LOVE baseball--and it is baseball season. Last night we met Bob and Roberta Keester at Blair Field to watch Millikan HS play Jordan HS. (It just happens that Ronnie Keester is Millikan's Baseball Coach!) The game was all Millikan--I think the final score was
15-0--so that was good, but it was fun to visit with the Keesters and to visit with Mr. Keller, the Principal of Millikan, who was Drew and his friends' coach when they went to Newcomb School.
Not only that, but Drew actually showed up at the game with Rylee, Cassidy, Camryn, Hudson,and Sabrina. So much fun to have them around, shagging balls that went over the stands, and cheering the team on (even though they will be, or already are, Wilson HS students).
Earlier in the day I went to Tabitha's (kindergarten) awards assembly at Tincher . So proud of her for getting the Principal's award--she sat so patiently while lots of other awards were given out. I am not a fan of awards assemblies. I think children thrive on smaller group settings for awards, (pictures up in the classrooms, everyone receiving some acknowledgement for their efforts) especially the young ones. Too often the awards assemblies just cause the children to say things like : "I got 3 awards and you only got one" because they see quantity, not importance or quality. I also think that having a lot of awards assemblies takes some of the importance away from the awards. I am glad that Carden School chooses to award for specific individual efforts like: Geography Bee, Spelling Bee, Music Recitals, and grade level
productions. Their biomes and science projects are put up for all to see, not awarded with prizes; because the belief is that every student is trying their hardest and everyones effort in all areas is praiseworthy. Anyway, I'm proud of Tabitha's efforts, she's a jewel and she keeps us all hopping (so give her an award for that, while you're at it!)
Well, time to count the change for the Easter eggs. Then off to the Ward Easter breakfast in Rush Park. Then groceries to buy and table to set .....Here comes pati-Sue cottontail with:
Blessings of family, friends, and
Gratefulness for the Atonement this weekend, and always.
Make it a GREAT weekend.!