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End of Year Chaos

I think most people are aware that May is just as busy as December, except the holidays aren't thrown in for a little joy. There are so many end of year events and activities to try to schedule in. It's all fun, but it often leaves me feeling a little scattered and unsure on where to start on other things, because my mind is a bit overwhelmed with everything.

This week, we had to fit in daily track practice, a track meet, a doctor appt for G's allergy-inflamed eyes, marching band practice with RHS, a field trip to Dakota City, an awards ceremony to celebrate Ava's academic excellence in middle school, Taekwondo practice, a wonderful dinner out with friends in town, s'mores with neighbors, and just regular ol' school and work to help fill any extra free time. WHEW! And did I mention that we also had one night of multiple tornado warnings, which meant that 3/4 of us were sequestered in the basement, while the last 1/4 of us was hanging out with the garage door open, watching the world whip by. That night was not filled with good sleep, but we all came out of the storm safely, and that's what matters.

Hiding in the basement to avoid the storm



My pasta was happy :)


Playing tic-tac-toe with G while we were out to dinner


He invented a new rule that allowed him to take all of the open spaces in one turn...hmmm...


Scott headed out of town this weekend, so I used that "downtime" (I don't even know how that applies here) to clean-up some areas that I had been neglecting (like the pile of discarded craft kits that Ava left outside her bedroom door...now that area has been cleaned up and looks great!)

Ok, let's break it down. Ava did not have fun this week at track. She was not happy when it was 90 degrees, and they were running hard in the heat. She was ready to hang up her running shoes and be done. But, we said no. She did have fun at her track meet, and even ran the 200 without it being too bad. She's building up endurance! We had fun watching her get the President's Award for Academic Excellence on Thursday night. She's done so well in middle school, and is becoming really good at time management, which will be put into good use starting this summer!


G had a ton of fun at the Dakota City field trip on Thursday. The weather was perfect and the chaperone for his little group was his friend's mom. They had a blast visiting the 1900's jail, making a little boat, and learning about life over a century ago! On Friday night, he had fun playing Capture the Flag with the neighbors, while I took a load off and chatted with the neighbors around their fire table.

Did I mention he earned his orange belt in TKD? Yeah, G!


I had a wonderful time with my mom last weekend in Hudson, WI. We ate at Pier 500 (so good), and walked around the town, shopped a little, and enjoyed the beautiful view of the St Croix River. Most importantly, we were able to spend time together, which is the best gift I could have asked for. 



While I was galivanting in WI, Scott and the kids met up with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey, and took them out for lunch. It sounds like they had a nice time catching up, and I'm so happy that Scott was able to see his mom for Mother's Day. On Sunday, we stayed at home with the kids (mostly) and celebrated Mother's Day with our little family.

Now, I just need to get the motivation going to clean the house before next week's craziness commences!

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