Sweet Success

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

ACE Convention is now over for another year. It is a sad week for me. You see, my father, my mother and my sister are all tied up for 5 days since my parents are judges and my sister is competing...I had to try and not call my mother and tell her every detail of my life so she could enjoy my sister...who got all the attention that week! :-) But I survived. Ha. But I guess I should say that it was also a happy week since my beautiful sister made so many great placements!! You go, sister!

Here is a list of the medals. She will also be going to Nationals to compete.

Essay: 1st

Dialogue: 1st

Small Ensemble: 2nd

Radio Broadcast: 2nd

Female Trio: 2nd

Short Story: 3rd

Mixed Trio: 3rd

Volleyball: 3rd

Science exhibit: 6th

CAPS Character and Potential Leadership: 6th 50 some points out of 60

Command Performance (you perform your event at night rally): Dialogue

Shawn's cousin, Katrina Newton, was also able to attend and she placed very well....I might get a few wrong (sorry, Katrina) but wanted to post her accomplishments as well.

Checkers: 1st

Scrapbooking: 1st

One mile run: 2nd

Archery: 2nd

Small Ensemble (with Emily): 2nd

Mixed Trio (with Emily): 3rd

Volleyball (with Emily): 3rd

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Colossians 3:17

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Yes, a thousand times Yes

The reason St. Patrick's Day is so important around this household is for the special fact that Shawn asked me to be his wife on this day...Sunday, March 17th, 2002....here's a snapshot of that day...
Many things can happen, the sun could cast nothing but shadows, the sea could evaporate and the axis of the earth could break like crystal. Death could cover me, but in the flame of your love, I will never die.....Gustavo Adolf Becquer

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
On a side note: The boys and I have made themed cupcakes for a few friends and we will have more "green" thinks for supper tonight, but one thing that Ethan is extra happy about: If Mawmaw doesn't have any green on today when he goes to play at her house he gets to pinch her! His whole face lit up when I told him that...BTW, the boys have green underwear on, so they are covered...(in more than one sense of the word!!!)

Spring Has Sprung

We have enjoyed the bits and pieces of "the wonderful feeling of spring"! Shawn fired up the four-wheeler for the boys (Morgan and I got the big four-wheeler) and a great time was had by these two macho-mini-men....We are now back down to two dogs - all the puppies have new homes...Morgan adores the dogs (as you can see below)! She is also going to be outdoors quite a bit if the weather keeps up like this. She will bring you her jacket and cry (very loudly) because she is just itching to get outside. Once outside, well, she is happy. But when you come inside from playing outside...cover your ears! She is wailing again! Silly girl!
This was written on a note that was handed to me at church -
In the nursery today I pointed to one of the ceiling lights that was out and asked Landon "What happened?" He very quickly said, "Morgan broke it!"